United NS26 Chicago Domestic Service Expansion – 22FEB26
Published at 1900PST 23FEB26 / 0300GMT 24FEB26
United Airlines earlier this month continues to file planned domestic service expansion at Chicago O'Hare for Northern summer 2026 season. Using Calendar week 29 as general indicator (12-19JUL26), planned changes based on schedule filing 14DEC25 vs 22FEB26 (including selected routes based on 01FEB26), are as follows.
as of 14DEC25: 159 routes, 4063 weekly departures, 469896 seats
as of 01FEB26: 169 routes, 4832 weekly departures, 530535 seats (18.9% flight increases, 12.9% capacity increases)
as of 22FEB26: 170 routes, 4928 weekly departures, 533541 seats (21.2% flight increases, 13.5% capacity increases)
With this latest increase, the airline officially surpasses 700 daily departures. For instance, United’s one-way domestic departure on 13JUL26 (Monday) was listed as 697 flights a day as of 01FEB26, 727 flights as of 22FEB26.
Using Calendar week 29 as general indicator, United’s domestic operation out of Chicago O'Hare between 2016 and 2025 are as follows.
Weekly departures from Chicago O'Hare based on calendar week 29 in the past 10 years as follows:
2016: 132 routes, 3705 weekly departures, 370309 seats
2017: 140 routes, 3795 weekly departures, 399584 seats
2018: 153 routes, 4058 weekly departures, 406670 seats
2019: 155 routes, 3950 weekly departures, 404254 seats
2020: 123 routes, 1678 weekly departures, 151786 seats (Pre-pandemic planning was 161 routes, 4097 weekly departures, 408118 seats)
2021: 164 routes, 3289 weekly departures, 319925 seats
2022: 144 routes, 2924 weekly departures, 329578 seats
2023: 132 routes, 3037 weekly departures, 372082 seats
2024: 139 routes, 3112 weekly departures, 377222 seats
2025: 148 routes, 3609 weekly departures, 424254 seats
Chicago O'Hare – Akron/Canton Increase from 28 to 38 weekly (was listed as 35 weekly as of 01FEB26)
Chicago O'Hare – Albuquerque Increase from 14 to 21 weekly
Chicago O'Hare – Allentown Increase from 21 to 28 weekly
Chicago O'Hare – Appleton Increase from 42 to 53 weekly (was listed as 61 weekly)
Chicago O'Hare – Asheville Increase from 21 to 27 weekly
Chicago O'Hare – Atlanta Increase from 35 to 46 weekly
Chicago O'Hare – Austin Reduce from 35 to 34 weekly
Chicago O'Hare – Baltimore/Washington Increase from 28 to 34 weekly
Chicago O'Hare – Birmingham AL Increase from 14 to 27 weekly (was listed as 21 weekly)
Chicago O'Hare – Bloomington IL 28 weekly (was listed as 27 weekly)
Chicago O'Hare – Boston Increase from 63 to 67 weekly (was listed as 70 weekly)
Chicago O'Hare – Burlington VT Reduce from 21 to 20 weekly
Chicago O'Hare – Cedar Rapids Increase from 35 to 46 weekly (was listed as 48 weekly)
Chicago O'Hare – Champaign IL Service scheduled as 26 weekly (was listed 27 weekly)
Chicago O'Hare – Charleston SC Increase from 21 to 28 weekly
Chicago O'Hare – Charleston WV Reduce from 21 to 20 weekly
Chicago O'Hare – Charlotte Increase from 21 to 33 weekly (was listed as 28 weekly)
Chicago O'Hare – Charlottesville Increase from 21 to 28 weekly (was listed as 35 weekly)
Chicago O'Hare – Cincinnati Increase from 49 to 52 weekly (was listed as 55 weekly)
Chicago O'Hare – Cleveland Increase from 56 to 59 weekly (was listed as 70 weekly)
Chicago O'Hare – Columbia MO Increase from 14 to 27 weekly
Chicago O'Hare – Columbus OH Increase from 49 to 60 weekly (was listed as 62 weekly)
Chicago O'Hare – Dallas/Ft. Worth Increase from 42 to 47 weekly (was listed as 40 weekly)
Chicago O'Hare – Dayton Increase from 35 to 46 weekly (was listed as 48 weekly)
Chicago O'Hare – Denver Increase from 77 to 87 weekly (was listed as 90 weekly)
Chicago O'Hare – Des Moines Increase from 35 to 52 weekly (was listed as 48 weekly)
Chicago O'Hare – Detroit Increase from 49 to 58 weekly (was listed as 62 weekly)
Chicago O'Hare – Duluth Increase from 21 to 35 weekly (was listed as 34 weekly)
Chicago O'Hare – Eau Claire Reduce from 14 to 12 weekly
Chicago O'Hare – Fargo Increase from 28 to 34 weekly (was listed as 42 weekly)
Chicago O'Hare – Fayetteville/NW Arkansas Increase from 28 to 35 weekly
Chicago O'Hare – Flint Service remains at 21 weekly (was listed as 28 weekly)
Chicago O'Hare – Fort Wayne Increase from 28 to 52 weekly (was listed as 41 weekly)
Chicago O'Hare – Grand Rapids Increase from 49 to 74 weekly (was listed as 55 weekly)
Chicago O'Hare – Green Bay Increase from 42 to 60 weekly (was listed as 55 weekly)
Chicago O'Hare – Greensboro/High Point Increase from 14 to 21 weekly (was listed as 20 weekly)
Chicago O'Hare – Greenville/Spartanburg Increase from 21 to 28 weekly
Chicago O'Hare – Hancock Reduce from 21 to 18 weekly (was listed as 19 weekly)
Chicago O'Hare – Harrisburg Increase from 28 to 39 weekly (was listed as 41 weekly)
Chicago O'Hare – Huntsville Reduce from 28 to 21 weekly
Chicago O'Hare – Indianapolis Increase from 56 to 73 weekly (was listed as 69 weekly)
Chicago O'Hare – Kansas City Increase from 42 to 56 weekly (was listed as 48 weekly)
Chicago O'Hare – Key West Reduce from 14 to 7 weekly
Chicago O'Hare – Knoxville Increase from 28 to 35 weekly
Chicago O'Hare – La Crosse Service scheduled at 26 weekly (was listed as 27 weekly)
Chicago O'Hare – Las Vegas Reduce from 49 to 48 weekly
Chicago O'Hare – Lexington Increase from 28 to 49 weekly (was listed as 42 weekly)
Chicago O'Hare – Lincoln Increase from 28 to 35 weekly
Chicago O'Hare – Little Rock Increase from 21 to 28 weekly
Chicago O'Hare – Los Angeles Reduce from 84 to 79 weekly (was listed as 83 weekly)
Chicago O'Hare – Louisville Increase from 35 to 49 weekly
Chicago O'Hare – Madison WI Increase from 49 to 66 weekly (was listed as 55 weekly)
Chicago O'Hare – Mason City Reduce from 14 to 12 weekly
Chicago O'Hare – Milwaukee Increase from 49 to 55 weekly (was listed as 62 weekly)
Chicago O'Hare – Missoula Increase from 7 to 8 weekly
Chicago O'Hare – Moline Increase from 28 to 49 weekly (was listed as 41 weekly)
Chicago O'Hare – Morgantown Reduce from 7 to 5 weekly
Chicago O'Hare – Myrtle Beach Service remains at 8 weekly (was listed as 14 weekly)
Chicago O'Hare – Nashville Increase from 56 to 59 weekly (was listed as 62 weekly)
Chicago O'Hare – Newark Increase from 84 to 90 weekly
Chicago O'Hare – New Orleans Reduce from 28 to 20 weekly
Chicago O'Hare – New York LaGuardia Increase from 98 to 99 weekly
Chicago O'Hare – Oklahoma City Increase from 28 to 34 weekly (was listed as 35 weekly)
Chicago O'Hare – Omaha Reduce from 42 to 41 weekly
Chicago O'Hare – Orange County Service remains at 20 weekly (was listed as 21 weekly)
Chicago O'Hare – Orlando Reduce from 49 to 48 weekly
Chicago O'Hare – Panama City NW Florida Beaches Increase from 7 to 14 weekly
Chicago O'Hare – Pensacola Increase from 7 to 14 weekly
Chicago O'Hare – Peoria Increase from 28 to 46 weekly (was listed as 34 weekly)
Chicago O'Hare – Philadelphia Increase from 35 to 47 weekly (was listed as 49 weekly)
Chicago O'Hare – Pittsburgh Increase from 41 to 52 weekly (was listed as 49 weekly)
Chicago O'Hare – Portland ME Service remains at 21 weekly (was listed as 19 weekly)
Chicago O'Hare – Providence Increase from 14 to 20 weekly (was listed as 21 weekly)
Chicago O'Hare – Raleigh/Durham Increase from 28 to 45 weekly (was listed as 48 weekly)
Chicago O'Hare – Rhinelander Reduce from 11 to 7 weekly
Chicago O'Hare – Richmond Increase from 21 to 35 weekly
Chicago O'Hare – Roanoke Increase from 21 to 28 weekly
Chicago O'Hare – Rochester MN Increase from 21 to 28 weekly
Chicago O'Hare – St. Louis Increase from 63 to 73 weekly (was listed as 76 weekly)
Chicago O'Hare – Salt Lake City Increase from 21 to 28 weekly
Chicago O'Hare – San Antonio Reduce from 21 to 20 weekly
Chicago O'Hare – San Diego Reduce from 35 to 34 weekly
Chicago O'Hare – San Francisco Increase from 84 to 87 weekly (was listed as 90 weekly)
Chicago O'Hare – Sarasota Increase from 7 to 8 weekly
Chicago O'Hare – Sioux Falls Increase from 28 to 39 weekly (was listed as 35 weekly)
Chicago O'Hare – South Bend Increase from 56 to 63 weekly
Chicago O'Hare – Springfield MO Increase from 28 to 34 weekly
Chicago O'Hare – State College Increase from 28 to 34 weekly
Chicago O'Hare – Syracuse Increase from 21 to 28 weekly
Chicago O'Hare – Tampa Increase from 21 to 28 weekly
Chicago O'Hare – Traverse City Increase from 35 to 49 weekly
Chicago O'Hare – Washington Reagan Service remains at 84 weekly (was listed as 77 weekly)
Chicago O'Hare – West Palm Beach Increase from 7 to 14 weekly
Chicago O'Hare – Wichita Increase from 28 to 35 weekly
Chicago O'Hare – Wilkes-Barre/Scranton Increase from 14 to 20 weekly