Carlsbad (CLD) to Chicago (MDW)
Flight time
≈ 4h 14m
Bearing
61° NE
Carlsbad (CLD) to Chicago (MDW) is 1,716 miles (2,762 km) as the crow flies — the great-circle baseline most distance-based mileage programs credit.
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What actually flies CLD–MDW
US DOT T-100 · filed dataIn November 2025, Jet Aviation Flight Services was the only carrier flying nonstop CLD–MDW; the Embraer Legacy 600 was the most common aircraft at 100% of departures; flights ran 50% full.
Departures
1
November 2025
Seats
16
both directions
Passengers
8
both directions
Load factor
50.0%
passengers ÷ seats
Who flies CLD–MDW?
Jet Aviation Flight Services was the only carrier to fly nonstop CLD–MDW in November 2025 (1 departures).
- 27Q
Jet Aviation Flight Services
1 departures · 16 seats
Share of departures100.0%50.0%
Load
What plane flies CLD–MDW?
In November 2025, the Embraer Legacy 600 flew 100% of CLD–MDW departures.
- Embraer Legacy 600
1 departures · 50.0% load
100.0%
How has CLD–MDW traffic changed?
Nonstop CLD–MDW departures held steady at about 1 a month between September 2025 and November 2025.
Monthly nonstop CLD–MDW traffic, trailing 12 months through November 2025. Bars scale to the busiest month; months with no filed service show as zero.
September 2025
1 departures · 1 passengers
6.3%
Load
October 2025
0 departures · 0 passengers
—
Load
November 2025
1 departures · 8 passengers
50.0%
Load
Nonstop CLD–MDW traffic has been filed with the US DOT since 2025.
Source: US DOT BTS Form 41 T-100 Segment (All Carriers). Data through November 2025; 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 Carlsbad (CLD) from Chicago (MDW)?
CLD to MDW is 1,716 miles (2,762 km / 1,491 nautical miles) measured great-circle — the shortest path over the surface of the Earth.
How long is the flight from CLD to MDW?
A nonstop covers the 1,716-mile great-circle distance in roughly 4h 14m of block time, before winds. Actual schedules vary a few percent by direction and aircraft.
What plane flies CLD–MDW?
In November 2025, the Embraer Legacy 600 flew the largest share of departures (100.0%).
What mileage do I earn flying CLD–MDW?
Distance-based programs credit off the 1,716-mile great-circle figure, then apply your fare-class earning rate. Revenue-based programs credit off the fare instead.
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