Chicago (ORD) to Warsaw (WAW)
Flight time
≈ 10h 09m
Bearing
39° NE
Chicago (ORD) to Warsaw (WAW) is 4,672 miles (7,519 km) as the crow flies — the great-circle baseline most distance-based mileage programs credit.
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What actually flies ORD–WAW
Filed traffic dataIn July 2026, Polskie Linie Lotnicze was the only carrier flying nonstop ORD–WAW; the Boeing 787-8 was the most common aircraft at 67% of departures; flights ran 92% full.
Departures
98
July 2026
Seats
26,040
both directions
Passengers
23,988
both directions
Load factor
92.1%
RPM ÷ ASM
Who flies ORD–WAW?
Polskie Linie Lotnicze was the only carrier to fly nonstop ORD–WAW in July 2026 (98 departures).
- LO
Polskie Linie Lotnicze
98 departures · 26,040 seats
Share of departures100.0%92.1%
Load
What plane flies ORD–WAW?
In July 2026, the Boeing 787-8 flew 67% of ORD–WAW departures — more than any other aircraft type.
- Boeing 787-8
66 departures · 92.9% load
67.3% - Boeing 787-9
32 departures · 90.8% load
32.6%
How has ORD–WAW traffic changed?
Nonstop ORD–WAW departures fell from 104 in August 2025 to 98 in July 2026.
Monthly nonstop ORD–WAW traffic, trailing 12 months through July 2026. Bars scale to the busiest month; months with no filed service show as zero.
August 2025
104 departures · 24,860 passengers
89.3%
Load
September 2025
100 departures · 21,847 passengers
81.5%
Load
October 2025
75 departures · 18,184 passengers
89.5%
Load
November 2025
47 departures · 10,906 passengers
85.7%
Load
December 2025
51 departures · 12,100 passengers
87.0%
Load
January 2026
48 departures · 10,375 passengers
78.2%
Load
February 2026
34 departures · 6,967 passengers
80.5%
Load
March 2026
54 departures · 12,211 passengers
86.5%
Load
April 2026
63 departures · 13,956 passengers
85.9%
Load
May 2026
85 departures · 19,381 passengers
84.8%
Load
June 2026
92 departures · 21,863 passengers
90.2%
Load
July 2026
98 departures · 23,988 passengers
92.1%
Load
By direction
Each direction is filed separately — they rarely match.
ORD → WAW
90.5% full
49 departures · 11,788 passengers
WAW → ORD
93.7% full
49 departures · 12,200 passengers
Nonstop ORD–WAW traffic has been filed since 2025.
Source: US DOT BTS Form 41 T-100 Segment (All Carriers). Data through July 2026; filings from 2025. Public domain (US Government work).
The airports
Warsaw
PL
Warsaw Chopin Airport
Coordinates
52.17°N, 20.97°E
Hemisphere
N · E
Frequently asked
How far is Chicago (ORD) from Warsaw (WAW)?
ORD to WAW is 4,672 miles (7,519 km / 4,060 nautical miles) measured great-circle — the shortest path over the surface of the Earth.
How long is the flight from ORD to WAW?
A nonstop covers the 4,672-mile great-circle distance in roughly 10h 09m of block time, before winds. Actual schedules vary a few percent by direction and aircraft.
What plane flies ORD–WAW?
In July 2026, the Boeing 787-8 flew the largest share of departures (67.3%), followed by the Boeing 787-9 (32.6%).
What mileage do I earn flying ORD–WAW?
Distance-based programs credit off the 4,672-mile great-circle figure, then apply your fare-class earning rate. Revenue-based programs credit off the fare instead.
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