Chicago (ORD) to Valparaiso (VPS)
Flight time
≈ 2h 24m
Bearing
174° S
Chicago (ORD) to Valparaiso (VPS) is 798 miles (1,284 km) as the crow flies — the great-circle baseline most distance-based mileage programs credit.
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What actually flies ORD–VPS
US DOT T-100 · filed dataIn April 2026, Envoy Air was the only carrier flying nonstop ORD–VPS; the Embraer E175 was the most common aircraft at 100% of departures; flights ran 86% full.
Departures
59
April 2026
Seats
4,484
both directions
Passengers
3,837
both directions
Load factor
85.6%
passengers ÷ seats
Who flies ORD–VPS?
Envoy Air was the only carrier to fly nonstop ORD–VPS in April 2026 (59 departures).
- MQ
Envoy Air
59 departures · 4,484 seats
Share of departures100.0%85.6%
Load
What plane flies ORD–VPS?
In April 2026, the Embraer E175 flew 100% of ORD–VPS departures.
- Embraer E175
59 departures · 85.6% load
100.0%
How has ORD–VPS traffic changed?
Nonstop ORD–VPS departures fell from 62 in May 2025 to 59 in April 2026.
Monthly nonstop ORD–VPS traffic, trailing 12 months through April 2026. Bars scale to the busiest month; months with no filed service show as zero.
May 2025
62 departures · 5,416 passengers
71.9%
Load
June 2025
65 departures · 6,880 passengers
74.1%
Load
July 2025
68 departures · 7,035 passengers
73.7%
Load
August 2025
72 departures · 6,022 passengers
63.9%
Load
September 2025
12 departures · 1,040 passengers
67.7%
Load
October 2025
8 departures · 522 passengers
73.3%
Load
November 2025
59 departures · 2,638 passengers
61.9%
Load
December 2025
62 departures · 2,761 passengers
58.6%
Load
January 2026
60 departures · 2,751 passengers
60.6%
Load
February 2026
56 departures · 3,404 passengers
80.0%
Load
March 2026
60 departures · 3,832 passengers
84.4%
Load
April 2026
59 departures · 3,837 passengers
85.6%
Load
By direction
The DOT files each direction separately — they rarely match.
ORD → VPS
84.0% full
30 departures · 1,916 passengers
VPS → ORD
87.2% full
29 departures · 1,921 passengers
Nonstop ORD–VPS 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 Valparaiso (VPS)?
ORD to VPS is 798 miles (1,284 km / 694 nautical miles) measured great-circle — the shortest path over the surface of the Earth.
How long is the flight from ORD to VPS?
A nonstop covers the 798-mile great-circle distance in roughly 2h 24m of block time, before winds. Actual schedules vary a few percent by direction and aircraft.
What plane flies ORD–VPS?
In April 2026, the Embraer E175 flew the largest share of departures (100.0%).
What mileage do I earn flying ORD–VPS?
Distance-based programs credit off the 798-mile great-circle figure, then apply your fare-class earning rate. Revenue-based programs credit off the fare instead.
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