Burbank (BUR) to Chicago (MDW)
Flight time
≈ 4h 16m
Bearing
63° NE
Burbank (BUR) to Chicago (MDW) is 1,736 miles (2,794 km) as the crow flies — the great-circle baseline most distance-based mileage programs credit.
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What actually flies BUR–MDW
Filed traffic dataIn May 2026, Southwest Airlines was the only carrier flying nonstop BUR–MDW; the Boeing 737-700 was the most common aircraft at 100% of departures; flights ran 88% full.
Departures
62
May 2026
Seats
8,494
both directions
Passengers
7,449
both directions
Load factor
87.7%
RPM ÷ ASM
Who flies BUR–MDW?
Southwest Airlines was the only carrier to fly nonstop BUR–MDW in May 2026 (62 departures).
- WN
62 departures · 8,494 seats
Share of departures100.0%87.7%
Load
What plane flies BUR–MDW?
In May 2026, the Boeing 737-700 flew 100% of BUR–MDW departures.
- Boeing 737-700
62 departures · 87.7% load
100.0%
How has BUR–MDW traffic changed?
Nonstop BUR–MDW departures rose from 60 in June 2025 to 62 in May 2026.
Monthly nonstop BUR–MDW traffic, trailing 12 months through May 2026. Bars scale to the busiest month; months with no filed service show as zero.
June 2025
60 departures · 7,486 passengers
87.3%
Load
July 2025
60 departures · 7,306 passengers
85.2%
Load
August 2025
59 departures · 7,429 passengers
88.0%
Load
September 2025
60 departures · 7,423 passengers
86.5%
Load
October 2025
62 departures · 7,675 passengers
86.6%
Load
November 2025
57 departures · 6,217 passengers
77.5%
Load
December 2025
61 departures · 6,916 passengers
79.3%
Load
January 2026
20 departures · 2,139 passengers
75.7%
Load
February 2026
37 departures · 3,529 passengers
71.4%
Load
March 2026
44 departures · 5,176 passengers
85.9%
Load
April 2026
58 departures · 6,923 passengers
87.1%
Load
May 2026
62 departures · 7,449 passengers
87.7%
Load
By direction
Each direction is filed separately — they rarely match.
BUR → MDW
89.1% full
31 departures · 3,784 passengers
MDW → BUR
86.3% full
31 departures · 3,665 passengers
Nonstop BUR–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 Burbank (BUR) from Chicago (MDW)?
BUR to MDW is 1,736 miles (2,794 km / 1,509 nautical miles) measured great-circle — the shortest path over the surface of the Earth.
How long is the flight from BUR to MDW?
A nonstop covers the 1,736-mile great-circle distance in roughly 4h 16m of block time, before winds. Actual schedules vary a few percent by direction and aircraft.
What plane flies BUR–MDW?
In May 2026, the Boeing 737-700 flew the largest share of departures (100.0%).
What mileage do I earn flying BUR–MDW?
Distance-based programs credit off the 1,736-mile great-circle figure, then apply your fare-class earning rate. Revenue-based programs credit off the fare instead.
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