Long Beach (LGB) to Chicago (MDW)
Flight time
≈ 4h 17m
Bearing
63° NE
Long Beach (LGB) to Chicago (MDW) is 1,738 miles (2,797 km) as the crow flies — the great-circle baseline most distance-based mileage programs credit.
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What actually flies LGB–MDW
US DOT T-100 · filed dataIn April 2026, Southwest Airlines was the only carrier flying nonstop LGB–MDW; the Boeing 737 MAX 8 was the most common aircraft at 37% of departures; flights ran 88% full.
Departures
51
April 2026
Seats
8,355
both directions
Passengers
7,338
both directions
Load factor
87.8%
passengers ÷ seats
Who flies LGB–MDW?
Southwest Airlines was the only carrier to fly nonstop LGB–MDW in April 2026 (51 departures).
- WN
Southwest Airlines
51 departures · 8,355 seats
Share of departures100.0%87.8%
Load
What plane flies LGB–MDW?
In April 2026, the Boeing 737 MAX 8 flew 37% of LGB–MDW departures — more than any other aircraft type.
- Boeing 737 MAX 8
19 departures · 85.8% load
37.3% - Boeing 737-800
17 departures · 88.3% load
33.3% - Boeing 737-700
15 departures · 90.5% load
29.4%
How has LGB–MDW traffic changed?
Nonstop LGB–MDW departures fell from 52 in May 2025 to 51 in April 2026.
Monthly nonstop LGB–MDW traffic, trailing 12 months through April 2026. Bars scale to the busiest month; months with no filed service show as zero.
May 2025
52 departures · 7,227 passengers
79.4%
Load
June 2025
60 departures · 8,260 passengers
82.2%
Load
July 2025
62 departures · 8,900 passengers
86.6%
Load
August 2025
61 departures · 8,235 passengers
82.6%
Load
September 2025
61 departures · 7,474 passengers
75.9%
Load
October 2025
62 departures · 8,384 passengers
82.1%
Load
November 2025
56 departures · 7,396 passengers
79.1%
Load
December 2025
62 departures · 8,555 passengers
80.3%
Load
January 2026
10 departures · 1,456 passengers
86.4%
Load
February 2026
0 departures · 0 passengers
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Load
March 2026
43 departures · 5,984 passengers
89.5%
Load
April 2026
51 departures · 7,338 passengers
87.8%
Load
By direction
The DOT files each direction separately — they rarely match.
MDW → LGB
84.2% full
26 departures · 3,478 passengers
LGB → MDW
91.4% full
25 departures · 3,860 passengers
Nonstop LGB–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 Long Beach (LGB) from Chicago (MDW)?
LGB to MDW is 1,738 miles (2,797 km / 1,510 nautical miles) measured great-circle — the shortest path over the surface of the Earth.
How long is the flight from LGB to MDW?
A nonstop covers the 1,738-mile great-circle distance in roughly 4h 17m of block time, before winds. Actual schedules vary a few percent by direction and aircraft.
What plane flies LGB–MDW?
In April 2026, the Boeing 737 MAX 8 flew the largest share of departures (37.3%), followed by the Boeing 737-800 (33.3%).
What mileage do I earn flying LGB–MDW?
Distance-based programs credit off the 1,738-mile great-circle figure, then apply your fare-class earning rate. Revenue-based programs credit off the fare instead.
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