Flights from Chicago to Raleigh

• Flight #7231, operated by go Operated by Mesa Airlines, was the flight with the most delays in 2009, with 49 minutes average delay between flights from Chicago to Raleigh.
• The smallest aircraft servicing flights from ORD to RDU for American Eagle is the EMB-135 built by Embraer with 37 seats.
• The average aircraft occupancy on flights from Chicago to Raleigh in 2009 was 78.41%.
• In 2009, there were 7 airline companies operating between Chicago and Raleigh.
• The newest aircraft servicing ORD to RDU in 2009 was Shuttle America's EMB-170 from Embraer. The EMB-170 started flying in 2004.
• There were 252,377 passengers that flew from Chicago to Raleigh in 2009.
• American Airlines, American Eagle, UNITED, go Operated by Mesa Airlines, Shuttle America, ExpressJet Airlines, American Connection offer flights from Chicago, IL to Raleigh, NC.
• 321,069 seats were available on flights from ORD to RDU in 2009. Of those seats, a total of 252,377 passengers flew on all flights from ORD to RDU that year.
• The average flight time from Chicago, IL to Raleigh, NC takes about 86 minutes.
• UNITED operated flights from ORD to RDU using 4 types of aircraft in 2009.
• go Operated by Mesa Airlines, UNITED, American Airlines, American Eagle operate the shortest flights from Chicago to Raleigh.
• American Eagle offers the shortest flight times from Chicago to Raleigh.
• The oldest aircraft servicing trips from Chicago, IL to Raleigh, NC in 2009 was American Airlines' MD-80 from Mcdonnell Douglas which started flying in 1990.
• The shortest flight between ORD and RDU takes about 84 minutes.
• American Airlines carried a total of 108,969 passengers from ORD to RDU in 2009.
• The largest aircraft servicing flights between Chicago and Raleigh from American Airlines is the B737-8 built by Boeing with 158 seats.
• The shortest flight distance between Chicago and Raleigh is 647 miles.

(Source: FAA & BTS 2009 Databases)