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

Chicago O'Hare International ⇄ Central IL Rgnl/Bloomington-Normal ORD–BMI

Airlines flew 1,710 flights between Chicago O'Hare International ORD in Chicago, IL and Central IL Rgnl/Bloomington-Normal BMI in Bloomington/Normal, IL in the twelve months to July 2026, both directions together: 67,139 passengers in 114,522 seats, 59% of them filled, and 24,868 pounds of freight. 116 miles, about 26 minutes in the air, on 4 airlines: Envoy Air (1,704), SkyWest Airlines Inc. (3), Federal Express Corporation (2), GoJet Airlines LLC d/b/a United Express (1). Planning to fly it yourself? The weather and winds along this route right now.

1,710
flights, twelve months
ORD-BMI: 847 · BMI-ORD: 863
67,139
passengers
59% of seats filled
116
miles
about 26 minutes airborne
4
airlines
5 aircraft types

Flights by month both directions

046931401861/254/257/2510/251/264/261167/26
By month, as a table
flights
1/25127
2/25129
3/25154
4/25126
5/25175
6/25126
7/25125
8/25121
9/25120
10/25122
11/25150
12/25154
1/26116
2/26146
3/26177
4/26181
5/26186
6/26121
7/26116

Passengers by month

01,9923,9845,9767,9681/254/257/2510/251/264/264,7897/26
By month, as a table
passengers
1/253,410
2/253,857
3/255,232
4/254,811
5/257,498
6/255,837
7/255,691
8/255,282
9/255,620
10/255,105
11/254,495
12/255,096
1/263,926
2/265,587
3/267,968
4/266,744
5/267,547
6/264,980
7/264,789

The airlines twelve months, both directions

AirlineFlightsPassengersSeats filledService
Envoy Air MQ1,70467,09459%scheduled passenger service
SkyWest Airlines Inc. OO300%scheduled passenger service
Federal Express Corporation FX20scheduled cargo service
GoJet Airlines LLC d/b/a United Express G714590%scheduled passenger service

The aircraft as the airlines report their types

AircraftFlightsSeats a flightPassengers
Embraer-Emb-1701,3826553,884
Embraer ERJ-1753227613,210
Canadair RJ-7003650
Boeing 757-200200
Bombardier CRJ55015045

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

847 flights of 879 scheduled, 32,447 passengers in 56,725 seats, 19,078 pounds of freight. Envoy Air 846; Federal Express Corporation 1.

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

863 flights of 893 scheduled, 34,692 passengers in 57,797 seats, 5,790 pounds of freight. Envoy Air 858; SkyWest Airlines Inc. 3; Federal Express Corporation 1; GoJet Airlines LLC d/b/a United Express 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: Chicago O'Hare International ORD and Central IL Rgnl/Bloomington-Normal BMI; all routes.