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
Filed traffic dataIn July 2026, Southwest Airlines was the only carrier flying nonstop COS–MDW; the Boeing 737-700 was the most common aircraft at 79% of departures; flights ran 86% full.
Departures
62
July 2026
Seats
8,988
both directions
Passengers
7,764
both directions
Load factor
86.4%
RPM ÷ ASM
Who flies COS–MDW?
Southwest Airlines was the only carrier to fly nonstop COS–MDW in July 2026 (62 departures).
- WN
62 departures · 8,988 seats
Share of departures100.0%86.4%
Load
What plane flies COS–MDW?
In July 2026, the Boeing 737-700 flew 79% of COS–MDW departures — more than any other aircraft type.
- Boeing 737-700
49 departures · 88.7% load
79.0% - Boeing 737 MAX 8
9 departures · 79.8% load
14.5% - Boeing 737-800
4 departures · 79.0% load
6.5%
How has COS–MDW traffic changed?
Nonstop COS–MDW departures fell from 65 in August 2025 to 62 in July 2026.
Monthly nonstop COS–MDW traffic, trailing 12 months through July 2026. Bars scale to the busiest month; months with no filed service show as zero.
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
February 2026
0 departures · 0 passengers
—
Load
March 2026
0 departures · 0 passengers
—
Load
April 2026
0 departures · 0 passengers
—
Load
May 2026
1 departures · 0 passengers
0.0%
Load
June 2026
51 departures · 6,666 passengers
91.4%
Load
July 2026
62 departures · 7,764 passengers
86.4%
Load
By direction
Each direction is filed separately — they rarely match.
MDW → COS
86.8% full
32 departures · 4,038 passengers
COS → MDW
85.9% full
30 departures · 3,726 passengers
Nonstop COS–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
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 July 2026, the Boeing 737-700 flew the largest share of departures (79.0%), followed by the Boeing 737 MAX 8 (14.5%).
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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