Las Vegas (LAS) to Chicago (MDW)
Flight time
≈ 3h 50m
Bearing
67° NE
Las Vegas (LAS) to Chicago (MDW) is 1,517 miles (2,442 km) as the crow flies — the great-circle baseline most distance-based mileage programs credit.
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What actually flies LAS–MDW
Filed traffic dataIn May 2026, Southwest Airlines operated the most departures, one of 2 carriers flying nonstop LAS–MDW; the Boeing 737 MAX 8 was the most common aircraft at 51% of departures; flights ran 91% full.
Departures
402
May 2026
Seats
67,904
both directions
Passengers
61,684
both directions
Load factor
90.8%
RPM ÷ ASM
Who flies LAS–MDW?
Southwest Airlines operated the most nonstop LAS–MDW departures in May 2026 (401), one of 2 carriers on the route.
- WN
401 departures · 67,895 seats
Share of departures99.8%90.8%
Load
- 27Q
1 departures · 9 seats
Share of departures0.2%11.1%
Load
What plane flies LAS–MDW?
In May 2026, the Boeing 737 MAX 8 flew 51% of LAS–MDW departures — more than any other aircraft type.
- Boeing 737 MAX 8
205 departures · 91.0% load
51.0% - Boeing 737-800
136 departures · 89.9% load
33.8% - Boeing 737-700
60 departures · 92.7% load
14.9% - Gulfstream Aerospace Gulfstream G280
1 departures · 11.1% load
0.3%
How has LAS–MDW traffic changed?
Nonstop LAS–MDW departures fell from 503 in June 2025 to 402 in May 2026.
Monthly nonstop LAS–MDW traffic, trailing 12 months through May 2026. Bars scale to the busiest month; months with no filed service show as zero.
June 2025
503 departures · 70,219 passengers
81.9%
Load
July 2025
508 departures · 70,025 passengers
81.4%
Load
August 2025
431 departures · 63,161 passengers
87.4%
Load
September 2025
427 departures · 63,406 passengers
88.2%
Load
October 2025
422 departures · 63,939 passengers
88.3%
Load
November 2025
346 departures · 50,513 passengers
85.7%
Load
December 2025
377 departures · 55,005 passengers
85.9%
Load
January 2026
323 departures · 46,557 passengers
86.1%
Load
February 2026
282 departures · 41,398 passengers
87.9%
Load
March 2026
386 departures · 59,811 passengers
90.8%
Load
April 2026
381 departures · 55,184 passengers
85.5%
Load
May 2026
402 departures · 61,684 passengers
90.8%
Load
By direction
Each direction is filed separately — they rarely match.
MDW → LAS
89.6% full
203 departures · 31,197 passengers
LAS → MDW
92.2% full
199 departures · 30,487 passengers
Nonstop LAS–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).
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Frequently asked
How far is Las Vegas (LAS) from Chicago (MDW)?
LAS to MDW is 1,517 miles (2,442 km / 1,318 nautical miles) measured great-circle — the shortest path over the surface of the Earth.
How long is the flight from LAS to MDW?
A nonstop covers the 1,517-mile great-circle distance in roughly 3h 50m of block time, before winds. Actual schedules vary a few percent by direction and aircraft.
What plane flies LAS–MDW?
In May 2026, the Boeing 737 MAX 8 flew the largest share of departures (51.0%), followed by the Boeing 737-800 (33.8%).
What mileage do I earn flying LAS–MDW?
Distance-based programs credit off the 1,517-mile great-circle figure, then apply your fare-class earning rate. Revenue-based programs credit off the fare instead.
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