Great-circle route ORD ↔ CLT. Faint dots are other airports, for geographic context. Download this map — free to reuse with a link back to this page.
Frequencies below are per direction, from our most recent schedule sample.
| Direction | Frequency | Days | Airlines |
|---|---|---|---|
| ORD → CLT Chicago to Charlotte |
98/wk | Daily | American Airlines, United Airlines |
| CLT → ORD Charlotte to Chicago |
98/wk | Daily | American Airlines, United Airlines |
Where a direction shows “—” we track it as an operating nonstop but hold no schedule sample for it — we would rather show nothing than guess.
In 2025, airlines reported 1,086,971 passengers on 8,361 flights between ORD and CLT — about 2,980 a day — filling 79% of the 1,377,252 seats flown. American Airlines Inc. carried the most passengers (78%).
Source: US DOT T-100 segment reports — actual airline-reported traffic, scheduled service only, both directions combined. Cargo and charter flights excluded.
2 airlines fly the ORD–CLT nonstop, including American Airlines, United Airlines.
Recent scheduled departures on this route have used the Airbus A321, Embraer 175, Airbus A320, Boeing 737-800 and 1 other types.
Aircraft assignments change by season and by time of day.
The distance between Chicago O'Hare International Airport and Charlotte Douglas International Airport is 599 miles, or 964 kilometres.
| Great-circle distance | 599 mi |
| Kilometres | 964 km |
| Nautical miles | 521 nmi |
Measured airport to airport. The actual track is longer — aircraft follow airways, avoid restricted airspace and route around weather.
Yes. 2 airlines fly the route nonstop, with about 196 departures a week across both directions. The route is in our live nonstop dataset, last seeded 2026-07-07.
About 1h 48m in the air. That is a great-circle estimate from the 599-mile distance, not a scheduled block time — an airline's published time will differ by roughly 15 to 45 minutes depending on routing, winds and taxi.
About 98 a week from Chicago to Charlotte and 98 a week from Charlotte to Chicago, from our most recent schedule sample.
American Airlines, United Airlines.
In 2025, airlines reported 1,086,971 passengers on 8,361 scheduled flights between ORD and CLT — about 2,980 a day — filling 79% of the seats flown. Source: US DOT T-100 segment reports, both directions combined.
Recent scheduled departures have used the Airbus A321, Embraer 175, Airbus A320, Boeing 737-800. Assignments change by season and by time of day.
