Great-circle route ORD ↔ EWR. 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. The two directions are not identical — that is normal on scheduled routes.
| Direction | Frequency | Days | Airlines |
|---|---|---|---|
| ORD → EWR Chicago to Newark |
119/wk | Daily | American Airlines, United Airlines |
| EWR → ORD Newark to Chicago |
115/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 1,669,912 passengers on 11,751 flights between ORD and EWR — about 4,578 a day — filling 88% of the 1,904,571 seats flown. United Air Lines Inc. carried the most passengers (80%).
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–EWR nonstop, including American Airlines, United Airlines.
Recent scheduled departures on this route have used the Airbus A320, Airbus A319, Boeing 737-800, Boeing 737-900 and 3 other types.
Aircraft assignments change by season and by time of day.
The distance between Chicago O'Hare International Airport and Newark Liberty International Airport is 717 miles, or 1,154 kilometres.
| Great-circle distance | 717 mi |
| Kilometres | 1,154 km |
| Nautical miles | 623 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 234 departures a week across both directions. The route is in our live nonstop dataset, last seeded 2026-07-07.
About 2h 01m in the air. That is a great-circle estimate from the 717-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 119 a week from Chicago to Newark and 115 a week from Newark to Chicago, from our most recent schedule sample.
American Airlines, United Airlines.
In 2025, airlines reported 1,669,912 passengers on 11,751 scheduled flights between ORD and EWR — about 4,578 a day — filling 88% of the seats flown. Source: US DOT T-100 segment reports, both directions combined.
Recent scheduled departures have used the Airbus A320, Airbus A319, Boeing 737-800, Boeing 737-900. Assignments change by season and by time of day.
