New York (LGA) to Chicago (MDW)
Flight time
≈ 2h 15m
Bearing
280° W
New York (LGA) to Chicago (MDW) is 723 miles (1,164 km) as the crow flies — the great-circle baseline most distance-based mileage programs credit.
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What actually flies LGA–MDW
US DOT T-100 · filed dataIn April 2026, Southwest Airlines was the only carrier flying nonstop LGA–MDW; the Boeing 737 MAX 8 was the most common aircraft at 51% of departures; flights ran 74% full.
Departures
385
April 2026
Seats
64,449
both directions
Passengers
47,808
both directions
Load factor
74.2%
passengers ÷ seats
Who flies LGA–MDW?
Southwest Airlines was the only carrier to fly nonstop LGA–MDW in April 2026 (385 departures).
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Southwest Airlines
385 departures · 64,449 seats
Share of departures100.0%74.2%
Load
What plane flies LGA–MDW?
In April 2026, the Boeing 737 MAX 8 flew 51% of LGA–MDW departures — more than any other aircraft type.
- Boeing 737 MAX 8
197 departures · 72.6% load
51.2% - Boeing 737-800
111 departures · 72.9% load
28.8% - Boeing 737-700
77 departures · 81.7% load
20.0%
How has LGA–MDW traffic changed?
Nonstop LGA–MDW departures rose from 384 in May 2025 to 385 in April 2026.
Monthly nonstop LGA–MDW traffic, trailing 12 months through April 2026. Bars scale to the busiest month; months with no filed service show as zero.
May 2025
384 departures · 59,390 passengers
88.7%
Load
June 2025
379 departures · 54,925 passengers
91.6%
Load
July 2025
372 departures · 54,107 passengers
92.8%
Load
August 2025
403 departures · 59,536 passengers
90.8%
Load
September 2025
391 departures · 52,809 passengers
82.1%
Load
October 2025
396 departures · 55,551 passengers
85.2%
Load
November 2025
357 departures · 47,731 passengers
81.7%
Load
December 2025
386 departures · 55,077 passengers
85.5%
Load
January 2026
378 departures · 38,718 passengers
63.3%
Load
February 2026
340 departures · 34,203 passengers
61.7%
Load
March 2026
347 departures · 43,752 passengers
77.9%
Load
April 2026
385 departures · 47,808 passengers
74.2%
Load
By direction
The DOT files each direction separately — they rarely match.
LGA → MDW
73.5% full
193 departures · 23,584 passengers
MDW → LGA
74.9% full
192 departures · 24,224 passengers
Nonstop LGA–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 New York (LGA) from Chicago (MDW)?
LGA to MDW is 723 miles (1,164 km / 628 nautical miles) measured great-circle — the shortest path over the surface of the Earth.
How long is the flight from LGA to MDW?
A nonstop covers the 723-mile great-circle distance in roughly 2h 15m of block time, before winds. Actual schedules vary a few percent by direction and aircraft.
What plane flies LGA–MDW?
In April 2026, the Boeing 737 MAX 8 flew the largest share of departures (51.2%), followed by the Boeing 737-800 (28.8%).
What mileage do I earn flying LGA–MDW?
Distance-based programs credit off the 723-mile great-circle figure, then apply your fare-class earning rate. Revenue-based programs credit off the fare instead.
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