Flights from Atlanta to Chicago

• The smallest aircraft servicing flights from ATL to ORD for American Eagle is the EMB-145 built by Embraer with 50 seats.
• The average flight time from Atlanta, GA to Chicago, IL takes about 90 minutes.
• 882,658 seats were available on flights from ATL to ORD in 2009. Of those seats, a total of 673,527 passengers flew on all flights from ATL to ORD that year.
• In 2009, there were 10 airline companies operating between Atlanta and Chicago.
• Delta Airlines operated flights from ATL to ORD using 6 types of aircraft in 2009.
• The newest aircraft servicing ATL to ORD in 2009 was Shuttle America's EMB-170 from Embraer. The EMB-170 started flying in 2004.
• The largest aircraft servicing flights between Atlanta and Chicago from Delta Airlines is the B767-4 built by Boeing with 246 seats.
• The oldest aircraft servicing trips from Atlanta, GA to Chicago, IL in 2009 was American Airlines' MD-80 from Mcdonnell Douglas which started flying in 1990.
• Delta Airlines carried a total of 263,681 passengers from ATL to ORD in 2009.
• American Eagle, American Airlines, Northwest Airlink, UNITED, Comair, Delta Airlines, go Operated by Mesa Airlines, Skywest Air, Atlantic Southeast operate the shortest flights from Atlanta to Chicago.
• There were 673,527 passengers that flew from Atlanta to Chicago in 2009.
• Atlantic Southeast offers the shortest flight times from Atlanta to Chicago.
• The shortest flight between ATL and ORD takes about 84 minutes.
• Delta Airlines, American Airlines, UNITED, Shuttle America, Skywest Air, American Eagle, go Operated by Mesa Airlines, Northwest Airlink, Comair, Atlantic Southeast offer flights from Atlanta, GA to Chicago, IL.
• Flight #5879, operated by Northwest Airlink, was the flight with the most delays in 2009, with 167 minutes average delay between flights from Atlanta to Chicago.
• The average aircraft occupancy on flights from Atlanta to Chicago in 2009 was 77.58%.
• The shortest flight distance between Atlanta and Chicago is 606 miles.

(Source: FAA & BTS 2009 Databases)