Chicago (ORD) to Fayetteville/Springdale/Rogers (XNA)
Flight time
≈ 1h 51m
Bearing
223° SW
Chicago (ORD) to Fayetteville/Springdale/Rogers (XNA) is 522 miles (840 km) as the crow flies — the great-circle baseline most distance-based mileage programs credit.
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What actually flies ORD–XNA
US DOT T-100 · filed dataIn April 2026, Envoy Air operated the most departures, one of 3 carriers flying nonstop ORD–XNA; the Embraer E175 was the most common aircraft at 46% of departures; flights ran 73% full.
Departures
504
April 2026
Seats
33,727
both directions
Passengers
24,511
both directions
Load factor
72.7%
passengers ÷ seats
Who flies ORD–XNA?
Envoy Air operated the most nonstop ORD–XNA departures in April 2026 (282), one of 3 carriers on the route.
- MQ
Envoy Air
282 departures · 19,649 seats
Share of departures56.0%68.5%
Load
- YX
Republic Airways
115 departures · 8,728 seats
Share of departures22.8%76.2%
Load
- G7
GoJet Airlines
107 departures · 5,350 seats
Share of departures21.2%82.2%
Load
What plane flies ORD–XNA?
In April 2026, the Embraer E175 flew 46% of ORD–XNA departures — more than any other aircraft type.
- Embraer E175
233 departures · 75.4% load
46.2% - Embraer E170
164 departures · 63.4% load
32.5% - Bombardier CRJ-550
107 departures · 82.2% load
21.2%
How has ORD–XNA traffic changed?
Nonstop ORD–XNA departures fell from 515 in May 2025 to 504 in April 2026.
Monthly nonstop ORD–XNA traffic, trailing 12 months through April 2026. Bars scale to the busiest month; months with no filed service show as zero.
May 2025
515 departures · 26,410 passengers
76.1%
Load
June 2025
514 departures · 27,805 passengers
81.5%
Load
July 2025
484 departures · 25,832 passengers
87.7%
Load
August 2025
482 departures · 23,649 passengers
80.8%
Load
September 2025
473 departures · 23,665 passengers
83.7%
Load
October 2025
530 departures · 27,067 passengers
83.2%
Load
November 2025
473 departures · 21,723 passengers
74.4%
Load
December 2025
418 departures · 18,806 passengers
73.4%
Load
January 2026
363 departures · 14,720 passengers
70.2%
Load
February 2026
428 departures · 18,778 passengers
73.1%
Load
March 2026
509 departures · 24,537 passengers
76.6%
Load
April 2026
504 departures · 24,511 passengers
72.7%
Load
By direction
The DOT files each direction separately — they rarely match.
ORD → XNA
69.6% full
253 departures · 11,768 passengers
XNA → ORD
75.8% full
251 departures · 12,743 passengers
Nonstop ORD–XNA 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.
The airports
Fayetteville/Springdale/Rogers
US
Northwest Arkansas National Airport
Coordinates
36.28°N, 94.31°W
Hemisphere
N · W
Frequently asked
How far is Chicago (ORD) from Fayetteville/Springdale/Rogers (XNA)?
ORD to XNA is 522 miles (840 km / 453 nautical miles) measured great-circle — the shortest path over the surface of the Earth.
How long is the flight from ORD to XNA?
A nonstop covers the 522-mile great-circle distance in roughly 1h 51m of block time, before winds. Actual schedules vary a few percent by direction and aircraft.
What plane flies ORD–XNA?
In April 2026, the Embraer E175 flew the largest share of departures (46.2%), followed by the Embraer E170 (32.5%).
What mileage do I earn flying ORD–XNA?
Distance-based programs credit off the 522-mile great-circle figure, then apply your fare-class earning rate. Revenue-based programs credit off the fare instead.
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