Albany (ALB) to Chicago (MDW)
Flight time
≈ 2h 14m
Bearing
269° W
Albany (ALB) to Chicago (MDW) is 716 miles (1,152 km) as the crow flies — the great-circle baseline most distance-based mileage programs credit.
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What actually flies ALB–MDW
US DOT T-100 · filed dataIn April 2026, Southwest Airlines was the only carrier flying nonstop ALB–MDW; the Boeing 737-700 was the most common aircraft at 70% of departures; flights ran 82% full.
Departures
113
April 2026
Seats
16,773
both directions
Passengers
13,819
both directions
Load factor
82.4%
passengers ÷ seats
Who flies ALB–MDW?
Southwest Airlines was the only carrier to fly nonstop ALB–MDW in April 2026 (113 departures).
- WN
Southwest Airlines
113 departures · 16,773 seats
Share of departures100.0%82.4%
Load
What plane flies ALB–MDW?
In April 2026, the Boeing 737-700 flew 70% of ALB–MDW departures — more than any other aircraft type.
- Boeing 737-700
79 departures · 86.2% load
69.9% - Boeing 737 MAX 8
22 departures · 81.6% load
19.5% - Boeing 737-800
12 departures · 64.4% load
10.6%
How has ALB–MDW traffic changed?
Nonstop ALB–MDW departures rose from 71 in May 2025 to 113 in April 2026.
Monthly nonstop ALB–MDW traffic, trailing 12 months through April 2026. Bars scale to the busiest month; months with no filed service show as zero.
May 2025
71 departures · 9,483 passengers
81.1%
Load
June 2025
146 departures · 19,416 passengers
85.7%
Load
July 2025
166 departures · 23,517 passengers
91.7%
Load
August 2025
155 departures · 22,245 passengers
91.9%
Load
September 2025
154 departures · 18,409 passengers
77.0%
Load
October 2025
116 departures · 15,628 passengers
82.3%
Load
November 2025
111 departures · 11,473 passengers
62.8%
Load
December 2025
121 departures · 13,455 passengers
67.8%
Load
January 2026
70 departures · 7,780 passengers
64.3%
Load
February 2026
56 departures · 6,405 passengers
70.9%
Load
March 2026
111 departures · 13,427 passengers
81.4%
Load
April 2026
113 departures · 13,819 passengers
82.4%
Load
By direction
The DOT files each direction separately — they rarely match.
MDW → ALB
86.8% full
57 departures · 7,505 passengers
ALB → MDW
77.7% full
56 departures · 6,314 passengers
Nonstop ALB–MDW traffic has been filed with the US DOT since 2025.
Source: US DOT BTS Form 41 T-100 Segment (All Carriers). Data through April 2026; filings from 2025. Public domain (US Government work). The DOT publishes roughly three months in arrears.
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Frequently asked
How far is Albany (ALB) from Chicago (MDW)?
ALB to MDW is 716 miles (1,152 km / 622 nautical miles) measured great-circle — the shortest path over the surface of the Earth.
How long is the flight from ALB to MDW?
A nonstop covers the 716-mile great-circle distance in roughly 2h 14m of block time, before winds. Actual schedules vary a few percent by direction and aircraft.
What plane flies ALB–MDW?
In April 2026, the Boeing 737-700 flew the largest share of departures (69.9%), followed by the Boeing 737 MAX 8 (19.5%).
What mileage do I earn flying ALB–MDW?
Distance-based programs credit off the 716-mile great-circle figure, then apply your fare-class earning rate. Revenue-based programs credit off the fare instead.
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