New York (JFK) to Chicago (MDW)
Flight time
≈ 2h 16m
Bearing
281° W
New York (JFK) to Chicago (MDW) is 730 miles (1,174 km) as the crow flies — the great-circle baseline most distance-based mileage programs credit.
Look up a route, or build a trip
Change the airports, or add stops for a multi-leg trip.
What actually flies JFK–MDW
US DOT T-100 · filed dataIn April 2026, Delta Air Lines was the only carrier flying nonstop JFK–MDW; the Boeing 757-200 was the most common aircraft at 100% of departures; flights ran 89% full.
Departures
1
April 2026
Seats
72
both directions
Passengers
64
both directions
Load factor
88.9%
passengers ÷ seats
Who flies JFK–MDW?
Delta Air Lines was the only carrier to fly nonstop JFK–MDW in April 2026 (1 departures).
- DL
Delta Air Lines
1 departures · 72 seats
Share of departures100.0%88.9%
Load
What plane flies JFK–MDW?
In April 2026, the Boeing 757-200 flew 100% of JFK–MDW departures.
- Boeing 757-200
1 departures · 88.9% load
100.0%
How has JFK–MDW traffic changed?
Nonstop JFK–MDW departures fell from 2 in May 2025 to 1 in April 2026.
Monthly nonstop JFK–MDW traffic, trailing 12 months through April 2026. Bars scale to the busiest month; months with no filed service show as zero.
May 2025
2 departures · 108 passengers
72.0%
Load
June 2025
3 departures · 90 passengers
26.2%
Load
July 2025
1 departures · 32 passengers
29.1%
Load
August 2025
1 departures · 33 passengers
45.8%
Load
September 2025
2 departures · 115 passengers
79.9%
Load
October 2025
0 departures · 0 passengers
—
Load
November 2025
0 departures · 0 passengers
—
Load
December 2025
1 departures · 53 passengers
32.7%
Load
January 2026
0 departures · 0 passengers
—
Load
February 2026
0 departures · 0 passengers
—
Load
March 2026
0 departures · 0 passengers
—
Load
April 2026
1 departures · 64 passengers
88.9%
Load
Nonstop JFK–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.
The airports
Frequently asked
How far is New York (JFK) from Chicago (MDW)?
JFK to MDW is 730 miles (1,174 km / 634 nautical miles) measured great-circle — the shortest path over the surface of the Earth.
How long is the flight from JFK to MDW?
A nonstop covers the 730-mile great-circle distance in roughly 2h 16m of block time, before winds. Actual schedules vary a few percent by direction and aircraft.
What plane flies JFK–MDW?
In April 2026, the Boeing 757-200 flew the largest share of departures (100.0%).
What mileage do I earn flying JFK–MDW?
Distance-based programs credit off the 730-mile great-circle figure, then apply your fare-class earning rate. Revenue-based programs credit off the fare instead.
Keep exploring
Every route below is its own page.
Other routes from JFK
Popular long-haul routes