El Paso (ELP) to Chicago (MDW)
Flight time
≈ 3h 16m
Bearing
51° NE
El Paso (ELP) to Chicago (MDW) is 1,235 miles (1,988 km) as the crow flies — the great-circle baseline most distance-based mileage programs credit.
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What actually flies ELP–MDW
Filed traffic dataIn June 2026, Southwest Airlines was the only carrier flying nonstop ELP–MDW; the Boeing 737 MAX 8 was the most common aircraft at 57% of departures; flights ran 94% full.
Departures
53
June 2026
Seats
8,971
both directions
Passengers
8,440
both directions
Load factor
94.1%
RPM ÷ ASM
Who flies ELP–MDW?
Southwest Airlines was the only carrier to fly nonstop ELP–MDW in June 2026 (53 departures).
- WN
53 departures · 8,971 seats
Share of departures100.0%94.1%
Load
What plane flies ELP–MDW?
In June 2026, the Boeing 737 MAX 8 flew 57% of ELP–MDW departures — more than any other aircraft type.
- Boeing 737 MAX 8
30 departures · 94.0% load
56.6% - Boeing 737-800
15 departures · 93.4% load
28.3% - Boeing 737-700
8 departures · 96.3% load
15.1%
How has ELP–MDW traffic changed?
Nonstop ELP–MDW departures fell from 61 in July 2025 to 53 in June 2026.
Monthly nonstop ELP–MDW traffic, trailing 12 months through June 2026. Bars scale to the busiest month; months with no filed service show as zero.
July 2025
61 departures · 8,490 passengers
86.8%
Load
August 2025
60 departures · 7,158 passengers
81.0%
Load
September 2025
60 departures · 6,740 passengers
76.8%
Load
October 2025
62 departures · 8,355 passengers
81.3%
Load
November 2025
56 departures · 5,993 passengers
64.8%
Load
December 2025
58 departures · 7,158 passengers
74.0%
Load
January 2026
10 departures · 1,441 passengers
87.1%
Load
February 2026
0 departures · 0 passengers
—
Load
March 2026
0 departures · 0 passengers
—
Load
April 2026
1 departures · 21 passengers
15.3%
Load
May 2026
0 departures · 0 passengers
—
Load
June 2026
53 departures · 8,440 passengers
94.1%
Load
By direction
Each direction is filed separately — they rarely match.
MDW → ELP
91.7% full
27 departures · 4,192 passengers
ELP → MDW
96.6% full
26 departures · 4,248 passengers
Nonstop ELP–MDW traffic has been filed since 2025.
Source: US DOT BTS Form 41 T-100 Segment (All Carriers). Data through June 2026; filings from 2025. Public domain (US Government work).
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Frequently asked
How far is El Paso (ELP) from Chicago (MDW)?
ELP to MDW is 1,235 miles (1,988 km / 1,074 nautical miles) measured great-circle — the shortest path over the surface of the Earth.
How long is the flight from ELP to MDW?
A nonstop covers the 1,235-mile great-circle distance in roughly 3h 16m of block time, before winds. Actual schedules vary a few percent by direction and aircraft.
What plane flies ELP–MDW?
In June 2026, the Boeing 737 MAX 8 flew the largest share of departures (56.6%), followed by the Boeing 737-800 (28.3%).
What mileage do I earn flying ELP–MDW?
Distance-based programs credit off the 1,235-mile great-circle figure, then apply your fare-class earning rate. Revenue-based programs credit off the fare instead.
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