Great-circle route ORD ↔ YVR. 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 → YVR Chicago to Vancouver |
35/wk | Daily | Air Canada, American Airlines, United Airlines |
| YVR → ORD Vancouver to Chicago |
28/wk | Daily | Air Canada, 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 319,932 passengers on 2,289 flights between ORD and YVR — about 877 a day — filling 84% of the 382,940 seats flown. United Air Lines Inc. carried the most passengers (49%).
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–YVR nonstop, including Air Canada, American Airlines, United Airlines.
Recent scheduled departures on this route have used the Boeing 737-900, Boeing 737-800, Airbus A220-300, Boeing 737.
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 Vancouver International Airport is 1,759 miles, or 2,831 kilometres.
| Great-circle distance | 1,759 mi |
| Kilometres | 2,831 km |
| Nautical miles | 1,529 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 63 departures a week across both directions. The route is in our live nonstop dataset, last seeded 2026-07-07.
About 4h 00m in the air. That is a great-circle estimate from the 1,759-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 35 a week from Chicago to Vancouver and 28 a week from Vancouver to Chicago, from our most recent schedule sample.
Air Canada, American Airlines, United Airlines.
In 2025, airlines reported 319,932 passengers on 2,289 scheduled flights between ORD and YVR — about 877 a day — filling 84% of the seats flown. Source: US DOT T-100 segment reports, both directions combined.
Recent scheduled departures have used the Boeing 737-900, Boeing 737-800, Airbus A220-300, Boeing 737. Assignments change by season and by time of day.
