Ticket sales open now for United Express flights out of Purdue Airport

Beginning Aug. 5, SkyWest Airlines will maintain at least one daily nonstop United Express round-trip flight between West Lafayette’s Purdue University Airport and Chicago’s O’Hare International Airport. (SkyWest Airlines photo)

April 11, 2025 Purdue Today

Following the Board of Trustees approval of a two-year transportation services agreement with SkyWest, ticket sales for United Express flights out of the Purdue University Airport are now open.

SkyWest will operate United Express flights from the new Amelia Earhart Terminal at the Purdue Airport starting Aug. 5, but travelers are able to book their tickets now through the United Airlines website.

SkyWest Airlines will have two daily nonstop United Express round-trip flights between West Lafayette’s Purdue University Airport (LAF) and Chicago’s O’Hare International Airport (ORD) on Sunday, Monday, Thursday and Friday, and one round-trip flight on Tuesday, Wednesday and Saturday. The flights will be onboard CRJ200 twin-engine jets, with capacity for 50 passengers per flight.

Flights back to campus this fall and other fall semester travel can be booked through the United Airlines website.

Frequently asked questions about United Express flights are available online.