Chicago (ORD) to Vienna (VIE)
Flight time
≈ 10h 12m
Bearing
44° NE
Chicago (ORD) to Vienna (VIE) is 4,702 miles (7,566 km) as the crow flies — the great-circle baseline most distance-based mileage programs credit.
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What actually flies ORD–VIE
Filed traffic dataIn May 2026, Austrian Airlines was the only carrier flying nonstop ORD–VIE; the Boeing 787-8 was the most common aircraft at 100% of departures; flights ran 79% full.
Departures
54
May 2026
Seats
15,876
both directions
Passengers
12,554
both directions
Load factor
79.1%
RPM ÷ ASM
Who flies ORD–VIE?
Austrian Airlines was the only carrier to fly nonstop ORD–VIE in May 2026 (54 departures).
- OS
Austrian Airlines
54 departures · 15,876 seats
Share of departures100.0%79.1%
Load
What plane flies ORD–VIE?
In May 2026, the Boeing 787-8 flew 100% of ORD–VIE departures.
- Boeing 787-8
54 departures · 79.1% load
100.0%
How has ORD–VIE traffic changed?
Nonstop ORD–VIE departures rose from 50 in June 2025 to 54 in May 2026.
Monthly nonstop ORD–VIE traffic, trailing 12 months through May 2026. Bars scale to the busiest month; months with no filed service show as zero.
June 2025
50 departures · 13,522 passengers
92.0%
Load
July 2025
52 departures · 14,781 passengers
96.7%
Load
August 2025
54 departures · 14,821 passengers
92.9%
Load
September 2025
60 departures · 16,375 passengers
82.7%
Load
October 2025
48 departures · 12,821 passengers
90.4%
Load
November 2025
32 departures · 166 passengers
1.7%
Load
December 2025
36 departures · 244 passengers
2.2%
Load
January 2026
12 departures · 3,554 passengers
94.4%
Load
February 2026
14 departures · 2,452 passengers
59.6%
Load
March 2026
36 departures · 7,981 passengers
75.4%
Load
April 2026
50 departures · 11,116 passengers
75.6%
Load
May 2026
54 departures · 12,554 passengers
79.1%
Load
By direction
Each direction is filed separately — they rarely match.
ORD → VIE
92.6% full
27 departures · 7,354 passengers
VIE → ORD
65.5% full
27 departures · 5,200 passengers
Nonstop ORD–VIE traffic has been filed since 2025.
Source: US DOT BTS Form 41 T-100 Segment (All Carriers). Data through May 2026; filings from 2025. Public domain (US Government work).
The airports
Vienna
AT
Vienna International Airport
Coordinates
48.11°N, 16.57°E
Hemisphere
N · E
Frequently asked
How far is Chicago (ORD) from Vienna (VIE)?
ORD to VIE is 4,702 miles (7,566 km / 4,086 nautical miles) measured great-circle — the shortest path over the surface of the Earth.
How long is the flight from ORD to VIE?
A nonstop covers the 4,702-mile great-circle distance in roughly 10h 12m of block time, before winds. Actual schedules vary a few percent by direction and aircraft.
What plane flies ORD–VIE?
In May 2026, the Boeing 787-8 flew the largest share of departures (100.0%).
What mileage do I earn flying ORD–VIE?
Distance-based programs credit off the 4,702-mile great-circle figure, then apply your fare-class earning rate. Revenue-based programs credit off the fare instead.
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