Dallas-Fort Worth (DFW) to Chicago (MDW)
Flight time
≈ 2h 24m
Bearing
37° NE
Dallas-Fort Worth (DFW) to Chicago (MDW) is 797 miles (1,283 km) as the crow flies — the great-circle baseline most distance-based mileage programs credit.
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What actually flies DFW–MDW
Filed traffic dataIn May 2026, Frontier Airlines was the only carrier flying nonstop DFW–MDW; the Airbus A320neo was the most common aircraft at 96% of departures; flights ran 91% full.
Departures
57
May 2026
Seats
10,602
both directions
Passengers
9,673
both directions
Load factor
91.2%
RPM ÷ ASM
Who flies DFW–MDW?
Frontier Airlines was the only carrier to fly nonstop DFW–MDW in May 2026 (57 departures).
- F9
57 departures · 10,602 seats
Share of departures100.0%91.2%
Load
What plane flies DFW–MDW?
In May 2026, the Airbus A320neo flew 96% of DFW–MDW departures — more than any other aircraft type.
- Airbus A320neo
55 departures · 91.1% load
96.5% - Airbus A321neo
2 departures · 94.3% load
3.5%
How has DFW–MDW traffic changed?
Nonstop DFW–MDW departures rose from 53 in June 2025 to 57 in May 2026.
Monthly nonstop DFW–MDW traffic, trailing 12 months through May 2026. Bars scale to the busiest month; months with no filed service show as zero.
June 2025
53 departures · 8,968 passengers
91.2%
Load
July 2025
62 departures · 10,288 passengers
89.2%
Load
August 2025
50 departures · 7,587 passengers
81.6%
Load
September 2025
59 departures · 8,431 passengers
76.8%
Load
October 2025
66 departures · 10,221 passengers
83.3%
Load
November 2025
61 departures · 9,650 passengers
85.0%
Load
December 2025
39 departures · 6,424 passengers
88.6%
Load
January 2026
26 departures · 3,771 passengers
82.9%
Load
February 2026
32 departures · 5,189 passengers
87.2%
Load
March 2026
40 departures · 6,656 passengers
89.5%
Load
April 2026
36 departures · 5,893 passengers
88.0%
Load
May 2026
57 departures · 9,673 passengers
91.2%
Load
By direction
Each direction is filed separately — they rarely match.
MDW → DFW
90.6% full
29 departures · 4,887 passengers
DFW → MDW
91.9% full
28 departures · 4,786 passengers
Nonstop DFW–MDW traffic has been filed since 2025.
Source: US DOT BTS Form 41 T-100 Segment (All Carriers). Data through May 2026; filings from 2025. Public domain (US Government work).
The airports
Dallas-Fort Worth
US
Dallas Fort Worth International Airport
Coordinates
32.90°N, 97.04°W
Hemisphere
N · W
Frequently asked
How far is Dallas-Fort Worth (DFW) from Chicago (MDW)?
DFW to MDW is 797 miles (1,283 km / 693 nautical miles) measured great-circle — the shortest path over the surface of the Earth.
How long is the flight from DFW to MDW?
A nonstop covers the 797-mile great-circle distance in roughly 2h 24m of block time, before winds. Actual schedules vary a few percent by direction and aircraft.
What plane flies DFW–MDW?
In May 2026, the Airbus A320neo flew the largest share of departures (96.5%), followed by the Airbus A321neo (3.5%).
What mileage do I earn flying DFW–MDW?
Distance-based programs credit off the 797-mile great-circle figure, then apply your fare-class earning rate. Revenue-based programs credit off the fare instead.
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