Chicago to Vail.
Distance
874 nm
great circle
Flight time
2h 10m
heavy jet
light jet 2h 20m
Nonstop cabins
7 of 7
no fuel stop
Smallest nonstop
Single Turboprop
3h 15m
874 nautical miles from Chicago Executive to Eagle County Regional. Range is not the question on this one. Seven of seven cabins fly it nonstop, so the decision is passenger count and what goes in the hold.
What flies it
Block time is gate to gate. Each row is cruise plus 21 minutes for taxi, climb and approach. At 874 nautical miles a light jet and a midsize land within 5 minutes of each other, 2h 20m against 2h 15m. The midsize is bought here for cabin height and bag space, not for speed. Nonstop is judged against 85 percent of the low end of each category range band, so this column is a number dispatch can hold to rather than a brochure maximum.
| Cabin | Passengers | Time | PWK to EGE |
|---|---|---|---|
| Heavy Jet | 10 to 14 | 2h 10m | Nonstop |
| Super Midsize | 8 to 10 | 2h 10m | Nonstop |
| Midsize Jet | 8 to 9 | 2h 15m | Nonstop |
| Super Light Jet | 7 to 9 | 2h 15m | Nonstop |
| Light Jet | 6 to 8 | 2h 20m | Nonstop |
| Twin Turboprop | 6 to 9 | 3h 05m | Nonstop |
| Single Turboprop | 6 to 9 | 3h 15m | Nonstop |