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Chicago → Washington

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

138.0t CO₂ · Last 30 DaysTypical

Last updated March 31st 2026 at 9:35 AM UTC

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Compared to: preceding 30 days · 30 Jan 2026 – 1 Mar 2026
1 Mar 2026 – 31 Mar 2026·vs 30 Jan 2026 – 1 Mar 2026
Route Impact Summary
Total CO₂
138.0tons
Flights
30flights
Avg CO₂/Flight
2.8tons
CO₂/nm
0.0056t CO₂/nm
Fuel Burned
10Kgallons
138.2 tons CO₂ in selected period
Emissions spike detected
Emissions 128% above route average on 11 Mar

Route Patterns

Route activity broadly consistent with prior period — averaging 3.1t CO₂ per flight

138.0t
Total CO₂
3.1t
Avg CO₂/flight
44
Flights
Operator Profile
Charter
33%3 flights7.6t
Owner
67%6 flights26.3t

Charter/owner data available for 20% of flights (35 unclassified)

Top Aircraft Models
Gulfstream G60026.8t CO₂
5 flights · avg 5.4t/flight · 19%
Cessna Citation Latitude19.7t CO₂
7 flights · avg 2.8t/flight · 14%
Embraer Phenom 30019.0t CO₂
9 flights · avg 2.1t/flight · 14%
Bombardier Challenger 60012.5t CO₂
4 flights · avg 3.1t/flight · 9%
Bombardier Challenger 30011.2t CO₂
4 flights · avg 2.8t/flight · 8%
📍US Central → US Northeast·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 4.7t (175% above)
12.8t CO₂ on 9 Mar 2026 — 175% 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

44 total flights recorded

Showing most recent flights — not filtered by viewing period

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→
Mar 25, 2026N501QSCessna Citation Latitude·3.1t CO₂Typical1h 42m→
Mar 22, 2026N786MMEmbraer Praetor 600·2.6t CO₂Typical1h 14m→
Showing 10 of 44 flights