Asheville (AVL) to Chicago (MDW)
Flight time
≈ 1h 51m
Bearing
329° NW
Asheville (AVL) to Chicago (MDW) is 521 miles (838 km) as the crow flies — the great-circle baseline most distance-based mileage programs credit.
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What actually flies AVL–MDW
Filed traffic dataIn May 2026, Allegiant Air was the only carrier flying nonstop AVL–MDW; the Airbus A320 was the most common aircraft at 100% of departures; flights ran 88% full.
Departures
6
May 2026
Seats
1,080
both directions
Passengers
945
both directions
Load factor
87.5%
RPM ÷ ASM
Who flies AVL–MDW?
Allegiant Air was the only carrier to fly nonstop AVL–MDW in May 2026 (6 departures).
- G4
6 departures · 1,080 seats
Share of departures100.0%87.5%
Load
What plane flies AVL–MDW?
In May 2026, the Airbus A320 flew 100% of AVL–MDW departures.
- Airbus A320
6 departures · 87.5% load
100.0%
How has AVL–MDW traffic changed?
Nonstop AVL–MDW departures fell from 18 in June 2025 to 6 in May 2026.
Monthly nonstop AVL–MDW traffic, trailing 12 months through May 2026. Bars scale to the busiest month; months with no filed service show as zero.
June 2025
18 departures · 2,479 passengers
76.5%
Load
July 2025
16 departures · 2,496 passengers
86.3%
Load
August 2025
18 departures · 2,512 passengers
77.7%
Load
September 2025
18 departures · 2,361 passengers
72.9%
Load
October 2025
18 departures · 2,609 passengers
76.7%
Load
November 2025
18 departures · 2,110 passengers
63.2%
Load
December 2025
0 departures · 0 passengers
—
Load
January 2026
0 departures · 0 passengers
—
Load
February 2026
0 departures · 0 passengers
—
Load
March 2026
0 departures · 0 passengers
—
Load
April 2026
0 departures · 0 passengers
—
Load
May 2026
6 departures · 945 passengers
87.5%
Load
By direction
Each direction is filed separately — they rarely match.
AVL → MDW
90.2% full
3 departures · 487 passengers
MDW → AVL
84.8% full
3 departures · 458 passengers
Nonstop AVL–MDW traffic has been filed since 2025.
Source: US DOT BTS Form 41 T-100 Segment (All Carriers). Data through May 2026; filings from 2025. Public domain (US Government work).
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Frequently asked
How far is Asheville (AVL) from Chicago (MDW)?
AVL to MDW is 521 miles (838 km / 453 nautical miles) measured great-circle — the shortest path over the surface of the Earth.
How long is the flight from AVL to MDW?
A nonstop covers the 521-mile great-circle distance in roughly 1h 51m of block time, before winds. Actual schedules vary a few percent by direction and aircraft.
What plane flies AVL–MDW?
In May 2026, the Airbus A320 flew the largest share of departures (100.0%).
What mileage do I earn flying AVL–MDW?
Distance-based programs credit off the 521-mile great-circle figure, then apply your fare-class earning rate. Revenue-based programs credit off the fare instead.
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