Chicago (ORD) – Punta Cana (PUJ)
- Distance
- 3,188 km
- 1,981 mi · 1,721 nm
- Flight time
- 4 h 36 min / 5 h 9 min
- Average gate to gate: ORD → PUJ / back
- Time difference
- 2 h / 1 h
- January / July
- CO2 per passenger
- 401 kg
- One way, economy, incl. RF (237 kg CO2 only)
- Passengers / year
- 333,392
- Aug 2025 – Jul 2026 · +8.9%
- Flights / week
- 41
- Both directions, average
- Seats filled
- 86%
- 389,555 seats a year
- Airlines nonstop
- 4
- AA, UA, F9
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 ORD
- 139°
- Heading from PUJ
- 329°
- Halfway point
- 30.65, -76.95
- Great-circle km
- 3,192 km (sphere, for EU261)
- In the air ORD → PUJ
- 3 h 57 min
- In the air PUJ → ORD
- 4 h 31 min
- Clocks
- 2 h in January, 1 h in July
The estimate for a route without real times is 4 h 35 min; how it is worked out is on Sources.
Show as a table
| Month | Passengers |
|---|---|
| Aug 2025 | 22,453 |
| Sep 2025 | 2,252 |
| Oct 2025 | 12,245 |
| Nov 2025 | 31,034 |
| Dec 2025 | 44,875 |
| Jan 2026 | 33,653 |
| Feb 2026 | 27,648 |
| Mar 2026 | 49,455 |
| Apr 2026 | 33,040 |
| May 2026 | 27,417 |
| Jun 2026 | 24,043 |
| Jul 2026 | 25,277 |
Show as a table
| Month | Flights |
|---|---|
| Aug 2025 | 135 |
| Sep 2025 | 14 |
| Oct 2025 | 78 |
| Nov 2025 | 211 |
| Dec 2025 | 295 |
| Jan 2026 | 227 |
| Feb 2026 | 179 |
| Mar 2026 | 297 |
| Apr 2026 | 214 |
| May 2026 | 170 |
| Jun 2026 | 143 |
| Jul 2026 | 150 |
Airlines flying ORD–PUJ nonstop
| Airline | Flights / week | Share of passengers |
|---|---|---|
| AAAmerican Airlines | 19 | 46% |
| UAUnited Air Lines | 14 | 35% |
| F9Frontier Airlines | 4.1 | 11% |
| DMArajet | 3.8 | 8% |
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 737-800 · 693 flights
- Boeing B737 Max 900 · 482 flights
- Airbus Industrie A321Neoxlr · 275 flights
- Boeing 737-900ER · 247 flights
- Boeing B737 Max 800 · 218 flights
- Airbus Industrie A321-200n · 186 flights
- Airbus Industrie A320-200n · 12 flights
Also carried: 371 tonnes of freight and 0 tonnes of mail a year (passenger and cargo flights).
Delay compensation (EU261 / UK261)
Measured by great-circle distance: 3,192 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 Chicago and Punta Cana
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More routes from ORD
| 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 |