Bozeman (BZN) to Chicago (MDW)
Flight time
≈ 3h 11m
Bearing
95° E
Bozeman (BZN) to Chicago (MDW) is 1,195 miles (1,923 km) as the crow flies — the great-circle baseline most distance-based mileage programs credit.
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What actually flies BZN–MDW
Filed traffic dataIn December 2025, Southwest Airlines was the only carrier flying nonstop BZN–MDW; the Boeing 737 MAX 8 was the most common aircraft at 100% of departures; flights ran 94% full.
Departures
1
December 2025
Seats
175
both directions
Passengers
164
both directions
Load factor
93.7%
RPM ÷ ASM
Who flies BZN–MDW?
Southwest Airlines was the only carrier to fly nonstop BZN–MDW in December 2025 (1 departures).
- WN
1 departures · 175 seats
Share of departures100.0%93.7%
Load
What plane flies BZN–MDW?
In December 2025, the Boeing 737 MAX 8 flew 100% of BZN–MDW departures.
- Boeing 737 MAX 8
1 departures · 93.7% load
100.0%
How has BZN–MDW traffic changed?
Nonstop BZN–MDW departures fell from 52 in June 2025 to 1 in December 2025.
Monthly nonstop BZN–MDW traffic, trailing 12 months through December 2025. Bars scale to the busiest month; months with no filed service show as zero.
June 2025
52 departures · 7,965 passengers
90.1%
Load
July 2025
62 departures · 9,990 passengers
94.0%
Load
August 2025
61 departures · 9,435 passengers
93.7%
Load
September 2025
60 departures · 9,191 passengers
92.3%
Load
October 2025
2 departures · 291 passengers
91.5%
Load
November 2025
0 departures · 0 passengers
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Load
December 2025
1 departures · 164 passengers
93.7%
Load
Nonstop BZN–MDW traffic has been filed since 2025.
Source: US DOT BTS Form 41 T-100 Segment (All Carriers). Data through December 2025; filings from 2025. Public domain (US Government work).
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Frequently asked
How far is Bozeman (BZN) from Chicago (MDW)?
BZN to MDW is 1,195 miles (1,923 km / 1,038 nautical miles) measured great-circle — the shortest path over the surface of the Earth.
How long is the flight from BZN to MDW?
A nonstop covers the 1,195-mile great-circle distance in roughly 3h 11m of block time, before winds. Actual schedules vary a few percent by direction and aircraft.
What plane flies BZN–MDW?
In December 2025, the Boeing 737 MAX 8 flew the largest share of departures (100.0%).
What mileage do I earn flying BZN–MDW?
Distance-based programs credit off the 1,195-mile great-circle figure, then apply your fare-class earning rate. Revenue-based programs credit off the fare instead.
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