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Washington → Chicago

1h 25m avg · 576 miles · 501nm · Recently active route — first recorded March 2026

146.7t CO₂ · Last 30 DaysTypical

Last updated April 1st 2026 at 1:03 PM UTC

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Compared to: preceding 30 days · 31 Jan 2026 – 2 Mar 2026
2 Mar 2026 – 1 Apr 2026·vs 31 Jan 2026 – 2 Mar 2026
Route Impact Summary
Total CO₂
146.7tons
Flights
21flights
Avg CO₂/Flight
3.9tons
CO₂/nm
0.0078t CO₂/nm
Fuel Burned
9Kgallons
146.8 tons CO₂ in selected period
Emissions spike detected
Emissions 124% above route average on 11 Mar

Route Patterns

Route activity broadly consistent with prior period — averaging 3.2t CO₂ per flight

146.7t
Total CO₂
3.2t
Avg CO₂/flight
46
Flights
Operator Profile
Charter
33%3 flights7.6t
Owner
67%6 flights26.3t

Charter/owner data available for 20% of flights (37 unclassified)

Top Aircraft Models
Gulfstream G60026.8t CO₂
5 flights · avg 5.4t/flight · 18%
Cessna Citation Latitude22.5t CO₂
8 flights · avg 2.8t/flight · 15%
Embraer Phenom 30019.0t CO₂
9 flights · avg 2.1t/flight · 13%
Bombardier Challenger 60012.5t CO₂
4 flights · avg 3.1t/flight · 8%
Bombardier Challenger 30011.2t CO₂
4 flights · avg 2.8t/flight · 8%
📍US Northeast → US Central·medium-haul route · 501nm

Spikes

Significant deviations from this route's baseline in the selected period.

CO₂ Above Baseline

8t

Signals Detected

1

Highest Severity

Medium

Emissions
Medium
New9 Mar 2026
Emissions spike on 9 Mar 2026 — 12.8t CO₂ vs route daily average of 4.8t (165% above)
12.8t CO₂ on 9 Mar 2026 — 165% above route average

Aircraft Flying This Route

Aircraft Flying This Route
N600RH·Gulfstream G600
10.2t CO₂ · avg 5.1t/flight · Last seen 28 Mar 2026
N653JD·Gulfstream G600
9.8t CO₂ · avg 4.9t/flight · Last seen 9 Mar 2026
N786MM·Embraer Praetor 600
6.3t CO₂ · avg 3.2t/flight · Last seen 22 Mar 2026
N511QSCharter·Cessna Citation Latitude
5.8t CO₂ · avg 2.9t/flight · Last seen 28 Mar 2026
N472QSCharter·Embraer Phenom 300
1.8t CO₂ · avg 1.8t/flight · Last seen 2 Mar 2026

Recent Flights

46 total flights recorded

Showing most recent flights — not filtered by viewing period

Mar 31, 2026N267BWGulfstream G650·5.8t CO₂Above avg1h 25m→
Mar 30, 2026N610QSCessna Citation Latitude·2.8t CO₂Typical1h 32m→
Mar 30, 2026N257QSBombardier Challenger 600·2.9t CO₂Typical1h 19m→
Mar 29, 2026N533TXCessna Citation CJ3·0.5t CO₂Below avg28m→
Mar 28, 2026N600RHGulfstream G600·6.2t CO₂Above avg1h 35m→
Mar 28, 2026N511QSCessna Citation Latitude·3.2t CO₂Typical1h 44m→
Mar 28, 2026N600RHGulfstream G600·4.1t CO₂Above avg1h 7m→
Mar 26, 2026N263TXEmbraer Phenom 300·2.2t CO₂Below avg1h 39m→
Mar 26, 2026N350ZBBombardier Challenger 300·2.5t CO₂Below avg1h 10m→
Mar 25, 2026N1LAGulfstream G650·4.6t CO₂Above avg1h 10m→
Showing 10 of 46 flights