Great-circle route ORD ↔ SLC. 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 → SLC Chicago to Salt Lake City |
62/wk | Daily | American Airlines, Delta Air Lines, United Airlines |
| SLC → ORD Salt Lake City to Chicago |
61/wk | Daily | American Airlines, Delta Air Lines, 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 719,671 passengers on 6,260 flights between ORD and SLC — about 1,973 a day — filling 83% of the 862,817 seats flown. United Air Lines Inc. carried the most passengers (36%).
Source: US DOT T-100 segment reports — actual airline-reported traffic, scheduled service only, both directions combined. Cargo and charter flights excluded.
3 airlines fly the ORD–SLC nonstop, including American Airlines, Delta Air Lines, United Airlines.
Recent scheduled departures on this route have used the Boeing 737-800, Airbus A320, Boeing 737-700.
Aircraft assignments change by season and by time of day.
The distance between Chicago O'Hare International Airport and Salt Lake City International Airport is 1,247 miles, or 2,007 kilometres.
| Great-circle distance | 1,247 mi |
| Kilometres | 2,007 km |
| Nautical miles | 1,084 nmi |
Measured airport to airport. The actual track is longer — aircraft follow airways, avoid restricted airspace and route around weather.
Yes. 3 airlines fly the route nonstop, with about 123 departures a week across both directions. The route is in our live nonstop dataset, last seeded 2026-07-07.
About 3h 02m in the air. That is a great-circle estimate from the 1,247-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 62 a week from Chicago to Salt Lake City and 61 a week from Salt Lake City to Chicago, from our most recent schedule sample.
American Airlines, Delta Air Lines, United Airlines.
In 2025, airlines reported 719,671 passengers on 6,260 scheduled flights between ORD and SLC — about 1,973 a day — filling 83% of the seats flown. Source: US DOT T-100 segment reports, both directions combined.
Recent scheduled departures have used the Boeing 737-800, Airbus A320, Boeing 737-700. Assignments change by season and by time of day.
