Colorado Springs (COS) to Chicago (MDW)
Flight time
≈ 2h 38m
Bearing
72° E
Colorado Springs (COS) to Chicago (MDW) is 915 miles (1,472 km) as the crow flies — the great-circle baseline most distance-based mileage programs credit.
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What actually flies COS–MDW
US DOT T-100 · filed dataIn January 2026, Southwest Airlines was the only carrier flying nonstop COS–MDW; the Boeing 737-700 was the most common aircraft at 75% of departures; flights ran 76% full.
Departures
8
January 2026
Seats
1,208
both directions
Passengers
916
both directions
Load factor
75.8%
passengers ÷ seats
Who flies COS–MDW?
Southwest Airlines was the only carrier to fly nonstop COS–MDW in January 2026 (8 departures).
- WN
Southwest Airlines
8 departures · 1,208 seats
Share of departures100.0%75.8%
Load
What plane flies COS–MDW?
In January 2026, the Boeing 737-700 flew 75% of COS–MDW departures — more than any other aircraft type.
- Boeing 737-700
6 departures · 75.4% load
75.0% - Boeing 737-800
1 departures · 61.7% load
12.5% - Boeing 737 MAX 8
1 departures · 92.0% load
12.5%
How has COS–MDW traffic changed?
Nonstop COS–MDW departures fell from 52 in May 2025 to 8 in January 2026.
Monthly nonstop COS–MDW traffic, trailing 12 months through January 2026. Bars scale to the busiest month; months with no filed service show as zero.
May 2025
52 departures · 6,329 passengers
78.4%
Load
June 2025
96 departures · 11,716 passengers
79.6%
Load
July 2025
106 departures · 12,878 passengers
79.7%
Load
August 2025
65 departures · 8,301 passengers
81.0%
Load
September 2025
60 departures · 7,649 passengers
81.5%
Load
October 2025
62 departures · 7,555 passengers
80.6%
Load
November 2025
35 departures · 3,642 passengers
70.5%
Load
December 2025
30 departures · 3,551 passengers
80.4%
Load
January 2026
8 departures · 916 passengers
75.8%
Load
By direction
The DOT files each direction separately — they rarely match.
COS → MDW
84.4% full
4 departures · 510 passengers
MDW → COS
67.2% full
4 departures · 406 passengers
Nonstop COS–MDW traffic has been filed with the US DOT since 2025.
Source: US DOT BTS Form 41 T-100 Segment (All Carriers). Data through January 2026; filings from 2025. Public domain (US Government work). The DOT publishes roughly three months in arrears.
The airports
Colorado Springs
US
City of Colorado Springs Municipal Airport
Coordinates
38.81°N, 104.70°W
Hemisphere
N · W
Frequently asked
How far is Colorado Springs (COS) from Chicago (MDW)?
COS to MDW is 915 miles (1,472 km / 795 nautical miles) measured great-circle — the shortest path over the surface of the Earth.
How long is the flight from COS to MDW?
A nonstop covers the 915-mile great-circle distance in roughly 2h 38m of block time, before winds. Actual schedules vary a few percent by direction and aircraft.
What plane flies COS–MDW?
In January 2026, the Boeing 737-700 flew the largest share of departures (75.0%), followed by the Boeing 737-800 (12.5%).
What mileage do I earn flying COS–MDW?
Distance-based programs credit off the 915-mile great-circle figure, then apply your fare-class earning rate. Revenue-based programs credit off the fare instead.
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