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
US DOT T-100 · filed dataIn April 2026, Southwest Airlines was the only carrier flying nonstop ELP–MDW; the Boeing 737-700 was the most common aircraft at 100% of departures; flights ran 15% full.
Departures
1
April 2026
Seats
137
both directions
Passengers
21
both directions
Load factor
15.3%
passengers ÷ seats
Who flies ELP–MDW?
Southwest Airlines was the only carrier to fly nonstop ELP–MDW in April 2026 (1 departures).
- WN
Southwest Airlines
1 departures · 137 seats
Share of departures100.0%15.3%
Load
What plane flies ELP–MDW?
In April 2026, the Boeing 737-700 flew 100% of ELP–MDW departures.
- Boeing 737-700
1 departures · 15.3% load
100.0%
How has ELP–MDW traffic changed?
Nonstop ELP–MDW departures fell from 61 in May 2025 to 1 in April 2026.
Monthly nonstop ELP–MDW traffic, trailing 12 months through April 2026. Bars scale to the busiest month; months with no filed service show as zero.
May 2025
61 departures · 7,156 passengers
78.3%
Load
June 2025
58 departures · 8,221 passengers
88.5%
Load
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
Nonstop ELP–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 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 April 2026, the Boeing 737-700 flew the largest share of departures (100.0%).
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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