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

Washington Dulles International ⇄ Chicago O'Hare International IAD–ORD

Airlines flew 4,241 flights between Washington Dulles International IAD in Washington, DC and Chicago O'Hare International ORD in Chicago, IL in the twelve months to July 2026, both directions together: 592,689 passengers in 748,071 seats, 79% of them filled, and 763,012 pounds of freight. 588 miles, about 95 minutes in the air, on 11 airlines: United Air Lines Inc. (4,159), SkyWest Airlines Inc. (48), Delta Air Lines Inc. (9), CFM Inc d/b/a Contour Airlines d/b/a One Jet Shuttle (6) and 7 more. Planning to fly it yourself? The weather and winds along this route right now.

4,241
flights, twelve months
IAD-ORD: 2,106 · ORD-IAD: 2,135
592,689
passengers
79% of seats filled
588
miles
about 95 minutes airborne
11
airlines
24 aircraft types

Flights by month both directions

01112223334441/254/257/2510/251/264/264327/26
By month, as a table
flights
1/25257
2/25238
3/25305
4/25364
5/25381
6/25379
7/25384
8/25394
9/25410
10/25357
11/25303
12/25306
1/26269
2/26226
3/26303
4/26375
5/26444
6/26422
7/26432

Passengers by month

016,27432,54848,82265,0961/254/257/2510/251/264/2665,0677/26
By month, as a table
passengers
1/2531,100
2/2527,266
3/2540,041
4/2547,896
5/2556,571
6/2559,778
7/2558,942
8/2557,703
9/2553,115
10/2551,151
11/2541,342
12/2542,846
1/2631,411
2/2628,775
3/2643,915
4/2650,568
5/2661,700
6/2665,096
7/2665,067

The airlines twelve months, both directions

AirlineFlightsPassengersSeats filledService
United Air Lines Inc. UA4,159591,72080%charter cargo service, scheduled passenger service
SkyWest Airlines Inc. OO4810%scheduled passenger service
Delta Air Lines Inc. DL921727%charter passenger service
CFM Inc d/b/a Contour Airlines d/b/a One Jet Shuttle LF600%charter passenger service
Republic Airline YX621246%scheduled passenger service
Sun Country Airlines d/b/a MN Airlines SY417223%charter passenger service
GoJet Airlines LLC d/b/a United Express G723636%scheduled passenger service
American Airlines Inc. AA217769%charter passenger service
Breeze Aviation Group DBA Breeze MX29137%charter passenger service
Air Wisconsin Airlines Corp ZW26262%charter passenger service
Jet Aviation Flight Services, Inc. 27Q117%charter passenger service

The aircraft as the airlines report their types

AircraftFlightsSeats a flightPassengers
Boeing 737-900ER1,606179230,229
Boeing B737 Max 90068317993,400
Airbus Industrie A321-200n630200103,619
Boeing 757-20042217461,862
Boeing 737-80035616644,853
Boeing B737 Max 80022816628,665
Airbus Industrie A320-100/200721508,872
Boeing 737-700/700LR/Max 7701267,259
Airbus Industrie A319481264,760
Canadair RJ-200ER /RJ-440435063
Boeing 757-300282344,308
Boeing 767-300/300ER191682,624
Bombardier CRJ55095036
B787-800 Dreamliner72081,062
Embraer ERJ-175676212
Bombardier Challenger 604/6055240
Boeing 777-200ER/200LR/233LR2364451
Boeing 767-400/ER12380
Embraer 190110845
B787-900 Dreamliner1257169
Gulfstream G4501141
Embraer-1351300
A220-300 BD-500-1A11113746
Boeing 787-10 Dreamliner1318153

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

2,106 flights of 2,105 scheduled, 298,945 passengers in 372,262 seats, 342,635 pounds of freight, 22,964 pounds of mail. United Air Lines Inc. 2,071; SkyWest Airlines Inc. 18; Delta Air Lines Inc. 6; GoJet Airlines LLC d/b/a United Express 2; CFM Inc d/b/a Contour Airlines d/b/a One Jet Shuttle 2; Sun Country Airlines d/b/a MN Airlines 2; Republic Airline 2; American Airlines Inc. 1; Breeze Aviation Group DBA Breeze 1; Air Wisconsin Airlines Corp 1.

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

2,135 flights of 2,115 scheduled, 293,744 passengers in 375,809 seats, 420,377 pounds of freight, 221,466 pounds of mail. United Air Lines Inc. 2,088; SkyWest Airlines Inc. 30; CFM Inc d/b/a Contour Airlines d/b/a One Jet Shuttle 4; Republic Airline 4; Delta Air Lines Inc. 3; Sun Country Airlines d/b/a MN Airlines 2; Jet Aviation Flight Services, Inc. 1; American Airlines Inc. 1; Breeze Aviation Group DBA Breeze 1; Air Wisconsin Airlines Corp 1.

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: Washington Dulles International IAD and Chicago O'Hare International ORD; all routes.