Great-circle route ORD ↔ EDI. 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 → EDI Chicago to Edinburgh |
7/wk | Daily | United Airlines |
| EDI → ORD Edinburgh to Chicago |
7/wk | Daily | 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 (first 6 months), airlines reported 55,806 passengers on 346 flights between ORD and EDI — about 306 a day — filling 92% of the 60,900 seats flown. United Air Lines Inc. carried the most passengers (100%).
Source: US DOT T-100 segment reports — actual airline-reported traffic, scheduled service only, both directions combined. Cargo and charter flights excluded.
United Airlines is the only airline flying the ORD–EDI nonstop.
Recent scheduled departures on this route have used the Boeing 757-200.
Aircraft assignments change by season and by time of day.
On a long east–west route like this one the two directions do not take the same time. Aircraft flying eastbound ride the mid-latitude jet stream and typically arrive earlier than the westbound leg, which flies into it. The difference is commonly 30 to 90 minutes on transatlantic and transpacific flights, and it varies by season. The estimate above does not model wind — treat it as a midpoint and check the airline's own timetable for the block time on your date.
The distance between Chicago O'Hare International Airport and Edinburgh Airport is 3,701 miles, or 5,956 kilometres.
| Great-circle distance | 3,701 mi |
| Kilometres | 5,956 km |
| Nautical miles | 3,216 nmi |
Measured airport to airport. The actual track is longer — aircraft follow airways, avoid restricted airspace and route around weather.
Yes. United Airlines flies the route nonstop, with about 14 departures a week across both directions. The route is in our live nonstop dataset, last seeded 2026-07-07.
About 7h 40m in the air. That is a great-circle estimate from the 3,701-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 7 a week from Chicago to Edinburgh and 7 a week from Edinburgh to Chicago, from our most recent schedule sample.
United Airlines.
In 2025 (first 6 months), airlines reported 55,806 passengers on 346 scheduled flights between ORD and EDI — about 306 a day — filling 92% of the seats flown. Source: US DOT T-100 segment reports, both directions combined.
Recent scheduled departures have used the Boeing 757-200. Assignments change by season and by time of day.
