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

Edinburgh ⇄ Chicago O'Hare International EDI–ORD

Airlines flew 348 flights between Edinburgh, United Kingdom EDI in Edinburgh, GB and Chicago O'Hare International ORD in Chicago, IL in the twelve months to July 2026, both directions together: 54,527 passengers in 61,252 seats, 89% of them filled, and 29,710 pounds of freight. 3,712 miles, about 466 minutes in the air, on 2 airlines: United Air Lines Inc. (347), American Airlines Inc. (1).

348
flights, twelve months
EDI-ORD: 174 · ORD-EDI: 174
54,527
passengers
89% of seats filled
3,712
miles
about 466 minutes airborne
2
airlines
3 aircraft types

Flights by month both directions

0163146625/258/254/26597/26
By month, as a table
flights
5/2560
6/2557
7/2562
8/2560
9/2559
10/2549
4/261
5/2662
6/2658
7/2659

Passengers by month

02,5035,0067,50910,0125/258/254/269,0277/26
By month, as a table
passengers
5/259,869
6/258,902
7/2510,012
8/259,667
9/259,715
10/257,644
4/26155
5/269,628
6/268,691
7/269,027

The airlines twelve months, both directions

AirlineFlightsPassengersSeats filledService
United Air Lines Inc. UA34754,30589%scheduled passenger service
American Airlines Inc. AA122295%scheduled passenger service

The aircraft as the airlines report their types

AircraftFlightsSeats a flightPassengers
Boeing 757-20034117653,340
Boeing 767-300/300ER6167965
B787-800 Dreamliner1234222

EDI → ORD this direction alone · flown May 2025 to July 2026

174 flights of 179 scheduled, 27,674 passengers in 30,655 seats, 22,438 pounds of freight. United Air Lines Inc. 173; American Airlines Inc. 1.

ORD → EDI this direction alone · flown May 2025 to July 2026

174 flights of 178 scheduled, 26,853 passengers in 30,597 seats, 7,272 pounds of freight. United Air Lines Inc. 174.

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: Edinburgh, United Kingdom EDI and Chicago O'Hare International ORD; all routes.