Dallas (DAL) to Chicago (MDW)
Flight time
≈ 2h 23m
Bearing
36° NE
Dallas (DAL) to Chicago (MDW) is 794 miles (1,277 km) as the crow flies — the great-circle baseline most distance-based mileage programs credit.
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What actually flies DAL–MDW
US DOT T-100 · filed dataIn April 2026, Southwest Airlines operated the most departures, one of 2 carriers flying nonstop DAL–MDW; the Boeing 737 MAX 8 was the most common aircraft at 43% of departures; flights ran 79% full.
Departures
337
April 2026
Seats
54,766
both directions
Passengers
43,413
both directions
Load factor
79.3%
passengers ÷ seats
Who flies DAL–MDW?
Southwest Airlines operated the most nonstop DAL–MDW departures in April 2026 (336), one of 2 carriers on the route.
- WN
Southwest Airlines
336 departures · 54,696 seats
Share of departures99.7%79.3%
Load
- AC
Air Canada
1 departures · 70 seats
Share of departures0.3%72.9%
Load
What plane flies DAL–MDW?
In April 2026, the Boeing 737 MAX 8 flew 43% of DAL–MDW departures — more than any other aircraft type.
- Boeing 737 MAX 8
144 departures · 77.4% load
42.7% - Boeing 737-700
108 departures · 83.6% load
32.0% - Boeing 737-800
84 departures · 78.0% load
24.9% - Airbus A320
1 departures · 72.9% load
0.3%
How has DAL–MDW traffic changed?
Nonstop DAL–MDW departures fell from 407 in May 2025 to 337 in April 2026.
Monthly nonstop DAL–MDW traffic, trailing 12 months through April 2026. Bars scale to the busiest month; months with no filed service show as zero.
May 2025
407 departures · 53,484 passengers
81.0%
Load
June 2025
389 departures · 50,140 passengers
76.4%
Load
July 2025
397 departures · 53,129 passengers
79.2%
Load
August 2025
386 departures · 52,425 passengers
81.0%
Load
September 2025
379 departures · 51,151 passengers
80.3%
Load
October 2025
387 departures · 52,746 passengers
81.1%
Load
November 2025
338 departures · 42,049 passengers
75.3%
Load
December 2025
380 departures · 47,966 passengers
76.9%
Load
January 2026
297 departures · 33,626 passengers
70.7%
Load
February 2026
271 departures · 32,472 passengers
73.7%
Load
March 2026
341 departures · 43,641 passengers
81.4%
Load
April 2026
337 departures · 43,413 passengers
79.3%
Load
By direction
The DOT files each direction separately — they rarely match.
MDW → DAL
77.9% full
169 departures · 21,007 passengers
DAL → MDW
80.6% full
168 departures · 22,406 passengers
Nonstop DAL–MDW traffic has been filed with the US DOT since 2025.
Source: US DOT BTS Form 41 T-100 Segment (All Carriers). Data through April 2026; 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 Dallas (DAL) from Chicago (MDW)?
DAL to MDW is 794 miles (1,277 km / 690 nautical miles) measured great-circle — the shortest path over the surface of the Earth.
How long is the flight from DAL to MDW?
A nonstop covers the 794-mile great-circle distance in roughly 2h 23m of block time, before winds. Actual schedules vary a few percent by direction and aircraft.
What plane flies DAL–MDW?
In April 2026, the Boeing 737 MAX 8 flew the largest share of departures (42.7%), followed by the Boeing 737-700 (32.0%).
What mileage do I earn flying DAL–MDW?
Distance-based programs credit off the 794-mile great-circle figure, then apply your fare-class earning rate. Revenue-based programs credit off the fare instead.
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