Chicago (ORD) to Blountville (TRI)
Flight time
≈ 1h 46m
Bearing
140° SE
Chicago (ORD) to Blountville (TRI) is 481 miles (773 km) as the crow flies — the great-circle baseline most distance-based mileage programs credit.
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What actually flies ORD–TRI
Filed traffic dataIn June 2026, Envoy Air was the only carrier flying nonstop ORD–TRI; the Embraer E170 was the most common aircraft at 96% of departures; flights ran 77% full.
Departures
55
June 2026
Seats
3,597
both directions
Passengers
2,756
both directions
Load factor
76.6%
RPM ÷ ASM
Who flies ORD–TRI?
Envoy Air was the only carrier to fly nonstop ORD–TRI in June 2026 (55 departures).
- MQ
55 departures · 3,597 seats
Share of departures100.0%76.6%
Load
What plane flies ORD–TRI?
In June 2026, the Embraer E170 flew 96% of ORD–TRI departures — more than any other aircraft type.
- Embraer E170
53 departures · 77.2% load
96.4% - Embraer E175
2 departures · 63.2% load
3.6%
How has ORD–TRI traffic changed?
Nonstop ORD–TRI departures rose from 1 in August 2025 to 55 in June 2026.
Monthly nonstop ORD–TRI traffic, trailing 12 months through June 2026. Bars scale to the busiest month; months with no filed service show as zero.
August 2025
1 departures · 108 passengers
54.3%
Load
September 2025
0 departures · 0 passengers
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Load
October 2025
1 departures · 0 passengers
0.0%
Load
November 2025
0 departures · 0 passengers
—
Load
December 2025
0 departures · 0 passengers
—
Load
January 2026
0 departures · 0 passengers
—
Load
February 2026
0 departures · 0 passengers
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Load
March 2026
0 departures · 0 passengers
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Load
April 2026
0 departures · 0 passengers
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Load
May 2026
21 departures · 1,002 passengers
73.4%
Load
June 2026
55 departures · 2,756 passengers
76.6%
Load
By direction
Each direction is filed separately — they rarely match.
TRI → ORD
89.9% full
28 departures · 1,646 passengers
ORD → TRI
62.8% full
27 departures · 1,110 passengers
Nonstop ORD–TRI traffic has been filed since 2025.
Source: US DOT BTS Form 41 T-100 Segment (All Carriers). Data through June 2026; filings from 2025. Public domain (US Government work).
The airports
Frequently asked
How far is Chicago (ORD) from Blountville (TRI)?
ORD to TRI is 481 miles (773 km / 418 nautical miles) measured great-circle — the shortest path over the surface of the Earth.
How long is the flight from ORD to TRI?
A nonstop covers the 481-mile great-circle distance in roughly 1h 46m of block time, before winds. Actual schedules vary a few percent by direction and aircraft.
What plane flies ORD–TRI?
In June 2026, the Embraer E170 flew the largest share of departures (96.4%), followed by the Embraer E175 (3.6%).
What mileage do I earn flying ORD–TRI?
Distance-based programs credit off the 481-mile great-circle figure, then apply your fare-class earning rate. Revenue-based programs credit off the fare instead.
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