Hartford (BDL) to Chicago (MDW)
Flight time
≈ 2h 21m
Bearing
274° W
Hartford (BDL) to Chicago (MDW) is 774 miles (1,246 km) as the crow flies — the great-circle baseline most distance-based mileage programs credit.
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What actually flies BDL–MDW
US DOT T-100 · filed dataIn April 2026, Southwest Airlines was the only carrier flying nonstop BDL–MDW; the Boeing 737-800 was the most common aircraft at 41% of departures; flights ran 78% full.
Departures
155
April 2026
Seats
25,909
both directions
Passengers
20,113
both directions
Load factor
77.6%
passengers ÷ seats
Who flies BDL–MDW?
Southwest Airlines was the only carrier to fly nonstop BDL–MDW in April 2026 (155 departures).
- WN
Southwest Airlines
155 departures · 25,909 seats
Share of departures100.0%77.6%
Load
What plane flies BDL–MDW?
In April 2026, the Boeing 737-800 flew 41% of BDL–MDW departures — more than any other aircraft type.
- Boeing 737-800
63 departures · 82.9% load
40.6% - Boeing 737 MAX 8
60 departures · 77.0% load
38.7% - Boeing 737-700
32 departures · 65.8% load
20.6%
How has BDL–MDW traffic changed?
Nonstop BDL–MDW departures rose from 114 in May 2025 to 155 in April 2026.
Monthly nonstop BDL–MDW traffic, trailing 12 months through April 2026. Bars scale to the busiest month; months with no filed service show as zero.
May 2025
114 departures · 14,524 passengers
78.5%
Load
June 2025
158 departures · 21,029 passengers
82.9%
Load
July 2025
164 departures · 22,159 passengers
84.6%
Load
August 2025
146 departures · 20,439 passengers
88.9%
Load
September 2025
146 departures · 18,937 passengers
82.8%
Load
October 2025
157 departures · 21,234 passengers
85.3%
Load
November 2025
109 departures · 13,313 passengers
70.6%
Load
December 2025
122 departures · 15,484 passengers
74.3%
Load
January 2026
69 departures · 6,863 passengers
62.7%
Load
February 2026
78 departures · 7,313 passengers
61.4%
Load
March 2026
155 departures · 16,037 passengers
70.7%
Load
April 2026
155 departures · 20,113 passengers
77.6%
Load
By direction
The DOT files each direction separately — they rarely match.
MDW → BDL
74.1% full
78 departures · 9,545 passengers
BDL → MDW
81.2% full
77 departures · 10,568 passengers
Nonstop BDL–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 Hartford (BDL) from Chicago (MDW)?
BDL to MDW is 774 miles (1,246 km / 673 nautical miles) measured great-circle — the shortest path over the surface of the Earth.
How long is the flight from BDL to MDW?
A nonstop covers the 774-mile great-circle distance in roughly 2h 21m of block time, before winds. Actual schedules vary a few percent by direction and aircraft.
What plane flies BDL–MDW?
In April 2026, the Boeing 737-800 flew the largest share of departures (40.6%), followed by the Boeing 737 MAX 8 (38.7%).
What mileage do I earn flying BDL–MDW?
Distance-based programs credit off the 774-mile great-circle figure, then apply your fare-class earning rate. Revenue-based programs credit off the fare instead.
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