Chicago (ORD) – Traverse City (TVC)
- Distance
- 360 km
- 224 mi · 194 nm
- Flight time
- 1 h 19 min / 1 h 31 min
- Average gate to gate: ORD → TVC / back
- Time difference
- 1 h
- CO2 per passenger
- 83 kg
- One way, economy, incl. RF (49 kg CO2 only)
- Passengers / year
- 387,656
- Aug 2025 – Jul 2026 · +16.4%
- Flights / week
- 132
- Both directions, average
- Seats filled
- 77%
- 500,960 seats a year
- Airlines nonstop
- 6
- OO, UA, G7
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
- 31°
- Heading from TVC
- 212°
- Halfway point
- 43.37, -86.77
- Great-circle km
- 360 km (sphere, for EU261)
- In the air ORD → TVC
- 41 min
- In the air TVC → ORD
- 47 min
- Clocks
- Traverse City is 1 h ahead of Chicago
The estimate for a route without real times is 1 h 15 min; how it is worked out is on Sources.
Show as a table
| Month | Passengers |
|---|---|
| Aug 2025 | 42,735 |
| Sep 2025 | 35,832 |
| Oct 2025 | 36,896 |
| Nov 2025 | 25,999 |
| Dec 2025 | 29,045 |
| Jan 2026 | 24,603 |
| Feb 2026 | 26,340 |
| Mar 2026 | 24,313 |
| Apr 2026 | 29,052 |
| May 2026 | 34,800 |
| Jun 2026 | 33,202 |
| Jul 2026 | 44,839 |
Show as a table
| Month | Flights |
|---|---|
| Aug 2025 | 661 |
| Sep 2025 | 593 |
| Oct 2025 | 696 |
| Nov 2025 | 556 |
| Dec 2025 | 529 |
| Jan 2026 | 440 |
| Feb 2026 | 430 |
| Mar 2026 | 421 |
| Apr 2026 | 533 |
| May 2026 | 723 |
| Jun 2026 | 601 |
| Jul 2026 | 706 |
Airlines flying ORD–TVC nonstop
| Airline | Flights / week | Share of passengers |
|---|---|---|
| OOSkyWest Airlines | 43 | 28% |
| UAUnited Air Lines | 17 | 24% |
| G7GoJet Airlines | 31 | 17% |
| YXRepublic Airline | 18 | 15% |
| OHPSA Airlines | 13 | 9% |
| MQEnvoy Air | 10 | 7% |
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
- Bombardier CRJ550 · 2,077 flights
- Canadair RJ-700 · 1,985 flights
- Embraer ERJ-175 · 1,293 flights
- Embraer-Emb-170 · 487 flights
- Airbus Industrie A320-100/200 · 281 flights
- Airbus Industrie A319 · 245 flights
- Boeing 737-800 · 174 flights
- Canadair RJ-200ER /RJ-440 · 152 flights
Punctuality
- On time
- 69.7%
- Arrived within 15 min of schedule
- Average delay
- 30 min
- Late arrivals count, early ones as 0
- Cancelled
- 5%
- Flights counted
- 5,538
- Aug 2025 – Jul 2026
| Airline | On time | Average delay |
|---|---|---|
| OOSkyWest Airlines | 65.2% | 39 min |
| YXRepublic Airline | 76.8% | 19 min |
| UAUnited Air Lines | 70.2% | 24 min |
| OHPSA Airlines | 64.7% | 39 min |
| MQEnvoy Air | 82.1% | 13 min |
Delay minutes by cause: airline 31% · aircraft arriving late 35% · air traffic system 18% · weather 16% · 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: 360 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 Traverse City
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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 |