Blue Grass Airport
Lexington, United StatesLEX / KLEX
Regional airport · 35 direct destinations · 2 runways · longest runway 7,005 ft
67 °F · CloudySource: METAR observation via the NOAA Aviation Weather Center
Route
Lexington → Chicago
LEX
LexingtonBlue Grass Airport
LexingtonBlue Grass AirportORDChicagoChicago O'Hare International Airport
ChicagoChicago O'Hare International Airport- Distance
- 324 mi
- Estimated flight time
- ~1h 10m
Chicago is currently 1 hour behind Lexington.
Observed nonstop
How often does this route fly?
Frequency
Several times a day
On average around 7 flights a day, observed from October 2025 to September 2026.
- 7
- flights per day
- 9
- busiest month · May
- 5
- quietest month · Dec
- 1 hr 2 min
- measured flight time
- 12 / 12
- months seen
Through the year
Per day, month by month
- 5Jan2026
- 6Feb
- 6Mar
- 8Apr
- 9May
- 7Jun
- 7Jul
- 6Aug
- 7Sep
- 7Oct2025
- 7Nov
- 5Dec
In December 2025, January 2026 we saw less traffic at Lexington in general than usual; compare that month with care.
Airlines
Who flies it
SkyWest Airlinesall year
GoJet Airlines LLCall year
Envoy Airwinter
PSA Airlineswinter
Republic Airwaysnow and then
GetJet Airlinesnow and then
Through the day
Departure times
Local time in Lexington. Most departures between 05:00 and 08:00.
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Through the week
By weekday
- 6.7Mon
- 6.3Tue
- 6.2Wed
- 6.5Thu
- 6.7Fri
- 6.4Sat
- 6.6Sun
Fleet
Aircraft observed
- Bombardier CRJ700CRJ763%
- Embraer 175E75L25%
- Embraer 170E1707%
- Bombardier CRJ200CRJ22%
- Bombardier CRJ900CRJ91%
All the numbers in a table
| Month | Per day | Seen | Airlines |
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| January 2026 | 5 | 148 |
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| February 2026 | 6 | 170 |
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| March 2026 | 6 | 191 |
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| April 2026 | 8 | 235 |
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| May 2026 | 9 | 246 |
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| June 2026 | 7 | 190 |
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| July 2026 | 7 | 193 |
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| August 2026 | 6 | 193 |
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| September 2026 | 7 | 201 |
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| October 2025 | 7 | 221 |
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| November 2025 | 7 | 186 |
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| December 2025 | 5 | 156 |
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Airlines observed on this route
From observed callsign routes on LEX-ORD - not a booking guarantee.
About this route
- Domestic route: both airports are in the same country.
- The opposite direction has also been observed as a direct connection.
- Direct destinations observed from Lexington: 35.
- Direct destinations observed from Chicago: 259.
The airports on this route
Chicago O'Hare International Airport
Chicago, United StatesORD / KORD
International hub · 259 direct destinations · 8 runways · longest runway 12,999 ft
51 °F · CloudySource: METAR observation via the NOAA Aviation Weather Center
Alternative airports for this journey
Same journey, a different airport nearby - with an observed direct connection.
SDF ORDLouisville Muhammad Ali International AirportLouisville is about 62 mi from Lexington.View route →LEX MKEGeneral Mitchell International AirportMilwaukee is about 67 mi from Chicago.View route →CVG ORDCincinnati Northern Kentucky International AirportHebron is about 70 mi from Lexington.View route →
About the route from Lexington to Chicago
The observed direct connection between Blue Grass Airport (LEX) and Chicago O'Hare International Airport (ORD) covers approximately 324 mi. The estimated flight time is around 1h 10m. Envoy Air, GetJet Airlines, GoJet Airlines LLC, PSA Airlines, Republic Airways and SkyWest Airlines have been observed on this connection in the available route data.
Frequently asked questions about this route
- How far is Lexington from Chicago by air?
- The great-circle distance between Blue Grass Airport and Chicago O'Hare International Airport is approximately 324 mi.
- How long is the flight from Lexington to Chicago?
- Based on the distance, the estimated flight time is about 1h 10m. This is an estimate, not a schedule.
- Is there a direct connection from Lexington to Chicago?
- Yes, a direct connection between LEX and ORD has been observed in our route data.
- Which airlines have been observed on this route?
- In the available route data: Envoy Air, GetJet Airlines, GoJet Airlines LLC, PSA Airlines, Republic Airways and SkyWest Airlines.
- How often is there a flight from Lexington to Chicago?
- On average around 7 flights a day, measured over twelve months (October 2025 to September 2026) in the flight archive, with 2,330 observed flights. Mainly SkyWest Airlines, GoJet Airlines LLC, Envoy Air. That is an observation, not a timetable.
- What is the current time difference between Lexington and Chicago?
- Chicago is currently 1 hour behind Lexington.
Where this data comes from
The route data comes from the flight archive (ADS-B, adsb.lol): which connections actually flew over the last twelve full months and who flew them, combined with our own airport, runway, and airline datasets. It is reference data about observed routes - not a current timetable and no claim about bookability.
The frequency and aircraft on this page come from the flight archive (ADS-B, 12 months, October 2025 to September 2026), summarized per route per month. We do not see every flight, so it is a floor, not a count.
Route data updated on October 11, 2026.