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Routes and flights · the DOT's airline reports, August 2025 to July 2026

Decatur ⇄ Chicago O'Hare International DEC–ORD

Airlines flew 1,200 flights between Decatur DEC in Decatur, IL and Chicago O'Hare International ORD in Chicago, IL in the twelve months to July 2026, both directions together: 19,869 passengers in 60,000 seats, 33% of them filled. 156 miles, about 38 minutes in the air, on 1 airline: SkyWest Airlines Inc. (1,200). Planning to fly it yourself? The weather and winds along this route right now.

1,200
flights, twelve months
DEC-ORD: 598 · ORD-DEC: 602
19,869
passengers
33% of seats filled
156
miles
about 38 minutes airborne
1
airline
2 aircraft types

Flights by month both directions

02855821101/254/257/2510/251/264/261027/26
By month, as a table
flights
1/25104
2/2596
3/25106
4/25103
5/25105
6/25106
7/25101
8/25103
9/25102
10/25110
11/2594
12/25102
1/26100
2/2698
3/2690
4/2697
5/26106
6/2696
7/26102

Passengers by month

05071,0141,5222,0291/254/257/2510/251/264/261,9167/26
By month, as a table
passengers
1/251,701
2/251,657
3/252,029
4/251,790
5/251,657
6/251,914
7/251,890
8/251,791
9/251,712
10/251,695
11/251,541
12/251,996
1/261,362
2/261,366
3/261,442
4/261,422
5/261,789
6/261,837
7/261,916

The airlines twelve months, both directions

AirlineFlightsPassengersSeats filledService
SkyWest Airlines Inc. OO1,20019,86933%scheduled passenger service

The aircraft as the airlines report their types

AircraftFlightsSeats a flightPassengers
Canadair RJ-200ER /RJ-4401,1985019,850
Bombardier CRJ55025019

DEC → ORD this direction alone · flown January 2025 to July 2026

598 flights of 598 scheduled, 10,014 passengers in 29,900 seats. SkyWest Airlines Inc. 598.

ORD → DEC this direction alone · flown January 2025 to July 2026

602 flights of 602 scheduled, 9,855 passengers in 30,100 seats. SkyWest Airlines Inc. 602.

Source: the Bureau of Transportation Statistics' T-100 Segment table (all carriers). A flight is one departure performed on this segment; seats and passengers are the airlines' own monthly reports; "seats filled" is passengers divided by seats. The miles are the DOT's great-circle distance. Both ends: Decatur DEC and Chicago O'Hare International ORD; all routes.