Chicago (ORD) to Toronto (YYZ)
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.
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What actually flies ORD–YYZ
US DOT T-100 · filed dataIn April 2026, Envoy Air operated the most departures, one of 7 carriers flying nonstop ORD–YYZ; the Embraer E175 was the most common aircraft at 42% of departures; flights ran 83% full.
Departures
969
April 2026
Seats
90,308
both directions
Passengers
75,238
both directions
Load factor
83.3%
passengers ÷ seats
Who flies ORD–YYZ?
Envoy Air operated the most nonstop ORD–YYZ departures in April 2026 (285), one of 7 carriers on the route.
- MQ
Envoy Air
285 departures · 18,712 seats
Share of departures29.4%79.6%
Load
- OO
SkyWest Airlines
166 departures · 12,556 seats
Share of departures17.1%90.0%
Load
- UA
United Airlines
156 departures · 22,914 seats
Share of departures16.1%82.7%
Load
- AC
Air Canada
136 departures · 18,840 seats
Share of departures14.0%81.1%
Load
- YX
Republic Airways
116 departures · 8,816 seats
Share of departures12.0%89.9%
Load
- QK
Jazz Aviation
109 departures · 8,284 seats
Share of departures11.2%83.3%
Load
- SY
Sun Country Airlines
1 departures · 186 seats
Share of departures0.1%0.0%
Load
What plane flies ORD–YYZ?
In April 2026, the Embraer E175 flew 42% of ORD–YYZ departures — more than any other aircraft type.
- Embraer E175
407 departures · 87.3% load
42.0% - Embraer E170
267 departures · 80.3% load
27.6% - Airbus A220-300
130 departures · 80.9% load
13.4% - Airbus A319
57 departures · 87.4% load
5.9% - Boeing 737-800
36 departures · 78.9% load
3.7% - Airbus A320
30 departures · 73.8% load
3.1% - Boeing 737 MAX 8
29 departures · 84.9% load
3.0% - Boeing 737-700
7 departures · 86.3% load
0.7% - Airbus A321
2 departures · 76.5% load
0.2% - Bombardier CRJ-900
2 departures · 82.2% load
0.2% - Boeing 737-900ER
2 departures · 94.7% load
0.2%
How has ORD–YYZ traffic changed?
Nonstop ORD–YYZ departures fell from 1,018 in May 2025 to 969 in April 2026.
Monthly nonstop ORD–YYZ traffic, trailing 12 months through April 2026. Bars scale to the busiest month; months with no filed service show as zero.
May 2025
1,018 departures · 78,936 passengers
78.4%
Load
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
By direction
The DOT files each direction separately — they rarely match.
YYZ → ORD
84.4% full
485 departures · 38,129 passengers
ORD → YYZ
82.2% full
484 departures · 37,109 passengers
Nonstop ORD–YYZ 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
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 April 2026, the Embraer E175 flew the largest share of departures (42.0%), followed by the Embraer E170 (27.6%).
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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