Chicago (ORD) to Toronto (YYZ)

435mi
700 km378 nm

Flight time

≈ 1h 40m

Bearing

72° E

Chicago (ORD) to Toronto (YYZ) is 435 miles (700 km) as the crow flies — the great-circle baseline most distance-based mileage programs credit.

Route map: ORD → YYZORDYYZ

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What actually flies ORD–YYZ

Filed traffic data

In May 2026, United Airlines operated the most departures, one of 8 carriers flying nonstop ORD–YYZ; the Embraer E175 was the most common aircraft at 38% of departures; flights ran 81% full.

Departures

813

May 2026

Seats

78,525

both directions

Passengers

63,272

both directions

Load factor

80.6%

RPM ÷ ASM

Who flies ORD–YYZ?

United Airlines operated the most nonstop ORD–YYZ departures in May 2026 (268), one of 8 carriers on the route.

  • UA

    United Airlines

    268 departures · 39,296 seats

    79.2%

    Load

  • MQ

    Envoy Air

    240 departures · 16,227 seats

    79.1%

    Load

  • YX

    Republic Airways

    142 departures · 10,792 seats

    86.3%

    Load

  • OO

    SkyWest Airlines

    118 departures · 8,436 seats

    83.6%

    Load

  • QK

    Jazz Aviation

    41 departures · 3,116 seats

    83.5%

    Load

  • SY

    Sun Country Airlines

    2 departures · 372 seats

    22.0%

    Load

  • 13Q

    Chartright Air

    1 departures · 7 seats

    0.0%

    Load

  • LH

    Lufthansa

    1 departures · 279 seats

    99.3%

    Load

What plane flies ORD–YYZ?

In May 2026, the Embraer E175 flew 38% of ORD–YYZ departures — more than any other aircraft type.

How has ORD–YYZ traffic changed?

Nonstop ORD–YYZ departures fell from 912 in June 2025 to 813 in May 2026.

Monthly nonstop ORD–YYZ traffic, trailing 12 months through May 2026. Bars scale to the busiest month; months with no filed service show as zero.

  • June 2025

    912 departures · 82,922 passengers

    86.3%

    Load

  • July 2025

    987 departures · 86,434 passengers

    88.5%

    Load

  • August 2025

    965 departures · 84,062 passengers

    88.7%

    Load

  • September 2025

    989 departures · 78,141 passengers

    81.9%

    Load

  • October 2025

    1,003 departures · 86,969 passengers

    85.6%

    Load

  • November 2025

    861 departures · 66,078 passengers

    77.2%

    Load

  • December 2025

    887 departures · 66,953 passengers

    83.2%

    Load

  • January 2026

    815 departures · 57,801 passengers

    80.0%

    Load

  • February 2026

    834 departures · 59,013 passengers

    80.8%

    Load

  • March 2026

    911 departures · 69,248 passengers

    84.0%

    Load

  • April 2026

    969 departures · 75,238 passengers

    83.3%

    Load

  • May 2026

    813 departures · 63,272 passengers

    80.6%

    Load

By direction

Each direction is filed separately — they rarely match.

ORD → YYZ

89.3% full

407 departures · 35,285 passengers

YYZ → ORD

71.7% full

406 departures · 27,987 passengers

Nonstop ORD–YYZ 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

ORD

Chicago

US

Chicago O'Hare International Airport

Coordinates

41.98°N, 87.90°W

Hemisphere

N · W

YYZ

Toronto

CA

Toronto Pearson International Airport

Coordinates

43.68°N, 79.63°W

Hemisphere

N · W

Frequently asked

How far is Chicago (ORD) from Toronto (YYZ)?

ORD to YYZ is 435 miles (700 km / 378 nautical miles) measured great-circle — the shortest path over the surface of the Earth.

How long is the flight from ORD to YYZ?

A nonstop covers the 435-mile great-circle distance in roughly 1h 40m of block time, before winds. Actual schedules vary a few percent by direction and aircraft.

What plane flies ORD–YYZ?

In May 2026, the Embraer E175 flew the largest share of departures (38.4%), followed by the Embraer E170 (22.5%).

What mileage do I earn flying ORD–YYZ?

Distance-based programs credit off the 435-mile great-circle figure, then apply your fare-class earning rate. Revenue-based programs credit off the fare instead.

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