Mexico City (MEX) – Chicago (ORD)
- Distance
- 2,713 km
- 1,686 mi · 1,465 nm
- Flight time
- 4 h 17 min / 4 h 19 min
- Average gate to gate: MEX → ORD / back
- Time difference
- none / 1 h
- January / July
- CO2 per passenger
- 342 kg
- One way, economy, incl. RF (202 kg CO2 only)
- Passengers / year
- 745,209
- Aug 2025 – Jul 2026 · −1.0%
- Flights / week
- 88
- Both directions, average
- Seats filled
- 86%
- 869,341 seats a year
- Airlines nonstop
- 5
- Y4, AM, VB
Traffic: U.S. DOT, Bureau of Transportation Statistics, T-100 Segment (all carriers, scheduled service), Aug 2025 – Jul 2026. Distance: WGS-84 ellipsoid. CO2: UK DESNZ 2026 factors. Sources
The way there
- Heading from MEX
- 20°
- Heading from ORD
- 206°
- Halfway point
- 30.84, -94.15
- Great-circle km
- 2,719 km (sphere, for EU261)
- In the air MEX → ORD
- 3 h 34 min
- In the air ORD → MEX
- 3 h 42 min
- Clocks
- none in January, 1 h in July
The estimate for a route without real times is 4 h; how it is worked out is on Sources.
Show as a table
| Month | Passengers |
|---|---|
| Aug 2025 | 63,560 |
| Sep 2025 | 53,093 |
| Oct 2025 | 57,160 |
| Nov 2025 | 63,861 |
| Dec 2025 | 69,195 |
| Jan 2026 | 68,766 |
| Feb 2026 | 58,392 |
| Mar 2026 | 64,425 |
| Apr 2026 | 62,870 |
| May 2026 | 70,014 |
| Jun 2026 | 59,535 |
| Jul 2026 | 54,338 |
Show as a table
| Month | Flights |
|---|---|
| Aug 2025 | 374 |
| Sep 2025 | 328 |
| Oct 2025 | 360 |
| Nov 2025 | 392 |
| Dec 2025 | 433 |
| Jan 2026 | 423 |
| Feb 2026 | 368 |
| Mar 2026 | 404 |
| Apr 2026 | 415 |
| May 2026 | 434 |
| Jun 2026 | 357 |
| Jul 2026 | 311 |
Airlines flying MEX–ORD nonstop
| Airline | Flights / week | Share of passengers |
|---|---|---|
| Y4Concesionaria Vuela Compania De Aviacion SA de CV (Volaris) | 24 | 32% |
| AMAeromexico | 26 | 27% |
| VBAeroenlaces Nacionales, S.A. de C.V. | 14 | 16% |
| UAUnited Air Lines | 14 | 14% |
| AAAmerican Airlines | 11 | 11% |
Both directions, Aug 2025 – Jul 2026. Airlines with at least one flight a month. U.S. DOT, Bureau of Transportation Statistics, T-100 Segment (all carriers, scheduled service). Sources
Aircraft on this route
- Boeing B737 Max 800 · 1,950 flights
- Airbus Industrie A321-200n · 880 flights
- Airbus Industrie A320-100/200 · 564 flights
- Airbus Industrie A321Neoxlr · 426 flights
- Airbus Industrie A320-200n · 278 flights
- Boeing B737 Max 900 · 260 flights
- Boeing 737-800 · 208 flights
- Airbus Industrie A319 · 32 flights
Also carried: 594 tonnes of freight and 97 tonnes of mail a year (passenger and cargo flights).
Delay compensation (EU261 / UK261)
Measured by great-circle distance: 2,719 km.
Neither EU261 nor UK261 covers this route: it neither starts nor ends in the EU, EEA, Switzerland or the UK. Other countries have their own rules (for example Canada's APPR or Brazil's ANAC rules).
Also owed for a cancellation with less than 14 days' notice or denied boarding. Not owed for extraordinary circumstances. On a connection, the distance to the final destination counts. From 23 October 2027 the EU's Regulation 2026/2202 applies; it keeps these amounts (what changes in 2027). Information, not legal advice.
Every airport pair between Mexico City and Chicago
Kilometres. Linked numbers have a page of their own. All Chicago airports
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| Route | Distance | Passengers / year |
|---|---|---|
| ORD → LGA | 1,180 km | 2,736,902 |
| ORD → LAX | 2,808 km | 2,332,419 |
| ORD → SFO | 2,971 km | 1,976,484 |
| ORD → DEN | 1,430 km | 1,974,190 |
| ORD → MCO | 1,617 km | 1,924,694 |
| ORD → DFW | 1,290 km | 1,916,312 |
| ORD → BOS | 1,395 km | 1,886,038 |
| ORD → EWR | 1,157 km | 1,731,402 |
| ORD → IAH | 1,489 km | 1,711,056 |
| ORD → PHX | 2,317 km | 1,706,053 |