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Route profile DCA-ORD

DCA ↔ ORD loads

How full flights are between Washington and Chicago, both directions combined, using the latest 12 months of DOT T-100 data ending Apr 2026.

LATEST 12-MONTH WINDOW

DCA to ORD averages 72% full

Washington and Chicago: 72% average load factor, 1.3M passengers, and 1.8M seats across both directions in the latest 12-month BTS window.

Load factor
72%
Passengers
1.3M
Seats
1.8M

Monthly trend

MonthLoadPassengers
May 202576%124k
Jun 202579%128k
Jul 202576%123k
Aug 202574%121k
Sep 202567%113k
Oct 202572%124k
Nov 202571%93k
Dec 202571%94k
Jan 202654%72k
Feb 202661%77k
Mar 202677%105k
Apr 202676%106k