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 July 2026, Southwest Airlines was the only carrier flying nonstop BZN–MDW; the Boeing 737 MAX 8 was the most common aircraft at 61% of departures; flights ran 95% full.
Departures
62
July 2026
Seats
10,812
both directions
Passengers
10,301
both directions
Load factor
95.3%
RPM ÷ ASM
Who flies BZN–MDW?
Southwest Airlines was the only carrier to fly nonstop BZN–MDW in July 2026 (62 departures).
- WN
62 departures · 10,812 seats
Share of departures100.0%95.3%
Load
What plane flies BZN–MDW?
In July 2026, the Boeing 737 MAX 8 flew 61% of BZN–MDW departures — more than any other aircraft type.
- Boeing 737 MAX 8
38 departures · 96.0% load
61.3% - Boeing 737-800
23 departures · 94.9% load
37.1% - Boeing 737-700
1 departures · 72.3% load
1.6%
How has BZN–MDW traffic changed?
Nonstop BZN–MDW departures rose from 61 in August 2025 to 62 in July 2026.
Monthly nonstop BZN–MDW traffic, trailing 12 months through July 2026. Bars scale to the busiest month; months with no filed service show as zero.
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
—
Load
December 2025
1 departures · 164 passengers
93.7%
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
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Load
May 2026
0 departures · 0 passengers
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Load
June 2026
54 departures · 8,821 passengers
93.3%
Load
July 2026
62 departures · 10,301 passengers
95.3%
Load
By direction
Each direction is filed separately — they rarely match.
BZN → MDW
94.8% full
31 departures · 5,143 passengers
MDW → BZN
95.8% full
31 departures · 5,158 passengers
Nonstop BZN–MDW traffic has been filed since 2025.
Source: US DOT BTS Form 41 T-100 Segment (All Carriers). Data through July 2026; filings from 2025. Public domain (US Government work).
The airports
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 July 2026, the Boeing 737 MAX 8 flew the largest share of departures (61.3%), followed by the Boeing 737-800 (37.1%).
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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