Chicago (ORD) to Tulsa (TUL)
Flight time
≈ 1h 58m
Bearing
230° SW
Chicago (ORD) to Tulsa (TUL) is 585 miles (941 km) as the crow flies — the great-circle baseline most distance-based mileage programs credit.
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What actually flies ORD–TUL
US DOT T-100 · filed dataIn April 2026, SkyWest Airlines operated the most departures, one of 4 carriers flying nonstop ORD–TUL; the Embraer E175 was the most common aircraft at 47% of departures; flights ran 73% full.
Departures
401
April 2026
Seats
27,222
both directions
Passengers
19,966
both directions
Load factor
73.4%
passengers ÷ seats
Who flies ORD–TUL?
SkyWest Airlines operated the most nonstop ORD–TUL departures in April 2026 (231), one of 4 carriers on the route.
- OO
SkyWest Airlines
231 departures · 16,698 seats
Share of departures57.6%74.3%
Load
- MQ
Envoy Air
120 departures · 7,998 seats
Share of departures29.9%69.7%
Load
- G7
GoJet Airlines
49 departures · 2,450 seats
Share of departures12.2%78.2%
Load
- YX
Republic Airways
1 departures · 76 seats
Share of departures0.2%88.2%
Load
What plane flies ORD–TUL?
In April 2026, the Embraer E175 flew 47% of ORD–TUL departures — more than any other aircraft type.
- Embraer E175
190 departures · 78.4% load
47.4% - Embraer E170
102 departures · 69.5% load
25.4% - Bombardier CRJ-550
57 departures · 73.6% load
14.2% - Bombardier CRJ-700
52 departures · 59.0% load
13.0%
How has ORD–TUL traffic changed?
Nonstop ORD–TUL departures rose from 389 in May 2025 to 401 in April 2026.
Monthly nonstop ORD–TUL traffic, trailing 12 months through April 2026. Bars scale to the busiest month; months with no filed service show as zero.
May 2025
389 departures · 21,121 passengers
83.9%
Load
June 2025
419 departures · 23,261 passengers
82.8%
Load
July 2025
414 departures · 23,137 passengers
83.4%
Load
August 2025
449 departures · 24,329 passengers
81.1%
Load
September 2025
439 departures · 23,628 passengers
82.2%
Load
October 2025
439 departures · 24,344 passengers
82.0%
Load
November 2025
373 departures · 19,851 passengers
74.7%
Load
December 2025
372 departures · 18,474 passengers
69.7%
Load
January 2026
282 departures · 14,343 passengers
69.6%
Load
February 2026
292 departures · 14,904 passengers
69.4%
Load
March 2026
357 departures · 19,646 passengers
74.3%
Load
April 2026
401 departures · 19,966 passengers
73.4%
Load
By direction
The DOT files each direction separately — they rarely match.
ORD → TUL
69.3% full
201 departures · 9,446 passengers
TUL → ORD
77.4% full
200 departures · 10,520 passengers
Nonstop ORD–TUL traffic has been filed with the US DOT since 2025.
Source: US DOT BTS Form 41 T-100 Segment (All Carriers). Data through April 2026; filings from 2025. Public domain (US Government work). The DOT publishes roughly three months in arrears.
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Frequently asked
How far is Chicago (ORD) from Tulsa (TUL)?
ORD to TUL is 585 miles (941 km / 508 nautical miles) measured great-circle — the shortest path over the surface of the Earth.
How long is the flight from ORD to TUL?
A nonstop covers the 585-mile great-circle distance in roughly 1h 58m of block time, before winds. Actual schedules vary a few percent by direction and aircraft.
What plane flies ORD–TUL?
In April 2026, the Embraer E175 flew the largest share of departures (47.4%), followed by the Embraer E170 (25.4%).
What mileage do I earn flying ORD–TUL?
Distance-based programs credit off the 585-mile great-circle figure, then apply your fare-class earning rate. Revenue-based programs credit off the fare instead.
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