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

Portland International ⇄ Chicago O'Hare International PDX–ORD

Airlines flew 5,550 flights between Portland International PDX in Portland, OR and Chicago O'Hare International ORD in Chicago, IL in the twelve months to July 2026, both directions together: 844,106 passengers in 983,187 seats, 86% of them filled, and 396,839 pounds of freight. 1,739 miles, about 206 minutes in the air, on 6 airlines: United Air Lines Inc. (2,781), American Airlines Inc. (1,764), Alaska Airlines Inc. (1,002), ABX Air Inc (1) and 2 more. Planning to fly it yourself? The weather and winds along this route right now.

5,550
flights, twelve months
PDX-ORD: 2,765 · ORD-PDX: 2,785
844,106
passengers
86% of seats filled
1,739
miles
about 206 minutes airborne
6
airlines
11 aircraft types

Flights by month both directions

01673345006671/254/257/2510/251/264/266677/26
By month, as a table
flights
1/25221
2/25190
3/25246
4/25405
5/25508
6/25577
7/25579
8/25579
9/25510
10/25524
11/25341
12/25328
1/26276
2/26295
3/26354
4/26474
5/26568
6/26634
7/26667

Passengers by month

026,48252,96379,444105,9261/254/257/2510/251/264/26105,9267/26
By month, as a table
passengers
1/2532,558
2/2527,762
3/2537,950
4/2558,422
5/2578,190
6/2590,420
7/2595,849
8/2595,160
9/2580,064
10/2582,287
11/2550,453
12/2551,048
1/2638,474
2/2641,112
3/2652,794
4/2667,414
5/2681,452
6/2697,922
7/26105,926

The airlines twelve months, both directions

AirlineFlightsPassengersSeats filledService
United Air Lines Inc. UA2,781428,31387%scheduled passenger service
American Airlines Inc. AA1,764264,66784%scheduled passenger service
Alaska Airlines Inc. AS1,002151,02986%scheduled passenger service
ABX Air Inc ABX10scheduled cargo service
Delta Air Lines Inc. DL15475%charter passenger service
Sun Country Airlines d/b/a MN Airlines SY14323%charter passenger service

The aircraft as the airlines report their types

AircraftFlightsSeats a flightPassengers
Boeing 737-8001,857169267,282
Boeing 737-900ER1,136179179,821
Boeing B737 Max 900933179143,199
Airbus Industrie A321Neoxlr692190113,009
Airbus Industrie A321-200n48319979,405
Boeing B737 Max 80036216750,221
Airbus Industrie A320-100/200601508,277
Airbus Industrie A319201262,282
Boeing 737-700/700LR/Max 75126556
Boeing 757-20017254
Boeing 767-200/ER/EM100

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

2,765 flights of 2,810 scheduled, 426,872 passengers in 489,243 seats, 274,410 pounds of freight, 464,406 pounds of mail. United Air Lines Inc. 1,385; American Airlines Inc. 878; Alaska Airlines Inc. 500; ABX Air Inc 1; Delta Air Lines Inc. 1.

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

2,785 flights of 2,801 scheduled, 417,234 passengers in 493,944 seats, 122,429 pounds of freight, 489,797 pounds of mail. United Air Lines Inc. 1,396; American Airlines Inc. 886; Alaska Airlines Inc. 502; Sun Country Airlines d/b/a MN Airlines 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: Portland International PDX and Chicago O'Hare International ORD; all routes.