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

Chicago O'Hare International ⇄ Rochester International ORD–RST

Airlines flew 2,012 flights between Chicago O'Hare International ORD in Chicago, IL and Rochester International RST in Rochester, MN in the twelve months to July 2026, both directions together: 98,474 passengers in 133,874 seats, 74% of them filled, and 1,084 pounds of freight. 268 miles, about 49 minutes in the air, on 2 airlines: Envoy Air (1,099), SkyWest Airlines Inc. (913). Planning to fly it yourself? The weather and winds along this route right now.

2,012
flights, twelve months
ORD-RST: 1,004 · RST-ORD: 1,008
98,474
passengers
74% of seats filled
268
miles
about 49 minutes airborne
2
airlines
3 aircraft types

Flights by month both directions

0601211822421/254/257/2510/251/264/261757/26
By month, as a table
flights
1/25222
2/25175
3/25218
4/25232
5/25242
6/25184
7/25173
8/25160
9/25142
10/25176
11/25164
12/25164
1/26175
2/26172
3/26168
4/26171
5/26178
6/26167
7/26175

Passengers by month

02,7405,4818,22210,9621/254/257/2510/251/264/267,5077/26
By month, as a table
passengers
1/257,519
2/256,337
3/258,082
4/259,622
5/2510,962
6/258,738
7/258,607
8/258,650
9/257,808
10/259,139
11/257,126
12/257,597
1/267,939
2/268,567
3/268,950
4/268,580
5/268,518
6/268,093
7/267,507

The airlines twelve months, both directions

AirlineFlightsPassengersSeats filledService
Envoy Air MQ1,09956,94676%scheduled passenger service
SkyWest Airlines Inc. OO91341,52870%scheduled passenger service

The aircraft as the airlines report their types

AircraftFlightsSeats a flightPassengers
Canadair RJ-7009136541,528
Embraer-Emb-1708166541,471
Embraer ERJ-1752837615,475

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

1,004 flights of 1,031 scheduled, 49,980 passengers in 66,805 seats, 575 pounds of freight. Envoy Air 549; SkyWest Airlines Inc. 455.

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

1,008 flights of 1,035 scheduled, 48,494 passengers in 67,069 seats, 509 pounds of freight. Envoy Air 550; SkyWest Airlines Inc. 458.

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 Rochester International RST; all routes.