Madison (MSN) – Chicago (ORD)
- Distance
- 175 km
- 108 mi · 94 nm
- Flight time
- 1 h 14 min / 1 h 4 min
- Average gate to gate: MSN → ORD / back
- Time difference
- none
- CO2 per passenger
- 40 kg
- One way, economy, incl. RF (24 kg CO2 only)
- Passengers / year
- 585,144
- Aug 2025 – Jul 2026 · +25.4%
- Flights / week
- 178
- Both directions, average
- Seats filled
- 77%
- 762,342 seats a year
- Airlines nonstop
- 7
- UA, OO, MQ
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 MSN
- 137°
- Heading from ORD
- 318°
- Halfway point
- 42.56, -88.61
- Great-circle km
- 174 km (sphere, for EU261)
- In the air MSN → ORD
- 30 min
- In the air ORD → MSN
- 29 min
- Clocks
- Same time in both
The estimate for a route without real times is 1 h; how it is worked out is on Sources.
Show as a table
| Month | Passengers |
|---|---|
| Aug 2025 | 50,306 |
| Sep 2025 | 55,139 |
| Oct 2025 | 55,664 |
| Nov 2025 | 44,069 |
| Dec 2025 | 43,357 |
| Jan 2026 | 43,173 |
| Feb 2026 | 43,486 |
| Mar 2026 | 46,727 |
| Apr 2026 | 52,420 |
| May 2026 | 57,985 |
| Jun 2026 | 45,933 |
| Jul 2026 | 46,885 |
Show as a table
| Month | Flights |
|---|---|
| Aug 2025 | 736 |
| Sep 2025 | 755 |
| Oct 2025 | 822 |
| Nov 2025 | 726 |
| Dec 2025 | 719 |
| Jan 2026 | 732 |
| Feb 2026 | 662 |
| Mar 2026 | 725 |
| Apr 2026 | 965 |
| May 2026 | 981 |
| Jun 2026 | 711 |
| Jul 2026 | 733 |
Airlines flying MSN–ORD nonstop
| Airline | Flights / week | Share of passengers |
|---|---|---|
| UAUnited Air Lines | 37 | 36% |
| OOSkyWest Airlines | 48 | 21% |
| MQEnvoy Air | 43 | 20% |
| YXRepublic Airline | 22 | 12% |
| G7GoJet Airlines | 24 | 9% |
| OHPSA Airlines | 3.7 | 2% |
| AAAmerican Airlines | 0.5 | 1% |
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
- Embraer ERJ-175 · 2,558 flights
- Bombardier CRJ550 · 1,947 flights
- Embraer-Emb-170 · 1,501 flights
- Canadair RJ-700 · 1,221 flights
- Airbus Industrie A319 · 683 flights
- Boeing 737-800 · 532 flights
- Airbus Industrie A320-100/200 · 319 flights
- Boeing 737-700/700LR/Max 7 · 163 flights
Also carried: 11 tonnes of freight and 4 tonnes of mail a year (passenger and cargo flights).
Punctuality
- On time
- 72.3%
- Arrived within 15 min of schedule
- Average delay
- 25 min
- Late arrivals count, early ones as 0
- Cancelled
- 3.8%
- Flights counted
- 8,206
- Aug 2025 – Jul 2026
| Airline | On time | Average delay |
|---|---|---|
| OOSkyWest Airlines | 67.5% | 34 min |
| MQEnvoy Air | 79.1% | 16 min |
| UAUnited Air Lines | 71.1% | 21 min |
| YXRepublic Airline | 76.9% | 19 min |
| OHPSA Airlines | 41.7% | 1 h 28 min |
Delay minutes by cause: airline 27% · aircraft arriving late 38% · air traffic system 23% · weather 13% · security 0%.
Both directions, Aug 2025 – Jul 2026. BTS Reporting Carrier On-Time Performance (US domestic flights of the larger US airlines). Sources
Delay compensation (EU261 / UK261)
Measured by great-circle distance: 174 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 Madison and Chicago
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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 |