Montego Bay (MBJ) to Chicago (MDW)
Flight time
≈ 4h 13m
Bearing
342° N
Montego Bay (MBJ) to Chicago (MDW) is 1,710 miles (2,752 km) as the crow flies — the great-circle baseline most distance-based mileage programs credit.
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What actually flies MBJ–MDW
Filed traffic dataIn July 2026, Southwest Airlines was the only carrier flying nonstop MBJ–MDW; the Boeing 737 MAX 8 was the most common aircraft at 100% of departures; flights ran 70% full.
Departures
2
July 2026
Seats
350
both directions
Passengers
245
both directions
Load factor
70.0%
RPM ÷ ASM
Who flies MBJ–MDW?
Southwest Airlines was the only carrier to fly nonstop MBJ–MDW in July 2026 (2 departures).
- WN
2 departures · 350 seats
Share of departures100.0%70.0%
Load
What plane flies MBJ–MDW?
In July 2026, the Boeing 737 MAX 8 flew 100% of MBJ–MDW departures.
- Boeing 737 MAX 8
2 departures · 70.0% load
100.0%
How has MBJ–MDW traffic changed?
Nonstop MBJ–MDW departures fell from 8 in August 2025 to 2 in July 2026.
Monthly nonstop MBJ–MDW traffic, trailing 12 months through July 2026. Bars scale to the busiest month; months with no filed service show as zero.
August 2025
8 departures · 1,106 passengers
79.0%
Load
September 2025
0 departures · 0 passengers
—
Load
October 2025
0 departures · 0 passengers
—
Load
November 2025
0 departures · 0 passengers
—
Load
December 2025
4 departures · 436 passengers
62.3%
Load
January 2026
2 departures · 321 passengers
91.7%
Load
February 2026
6 departures · 765 passengers
72.9%
Load
March 2026
16 departures · 2,355 passengers
84.1%
Load
April 2026
6 departures · 775 passengers
73.8%
Load
May 2026
6 departures · 840 passengers
80.0%
Load
June 2026
16 departures · 2,178 passengers
77.8%
Load
July 2026
2 departures · 245 passengers
70.0%
Load
By direction
Each direction is filed separately — they rarely match.
MBJ → MDW
78.9% full
1 departures · 138 passengers
MDW → MBJ
61.1% full
1 departures · 107 passengers
Nonstop MBJ–MDW traffic has been filed since 2025.
Source: US DOT BTS Form 41 T-100 Segment (All Carriers). Data through July 2026; filings from 2025. Public domain (US Government work).
The airports
Montego Bay
JM
Sangster International Airport
Coordinates
18.50°N, 77.91°W
Hemisphere
N · W
Frequently asked
How far is Montego Bay (MBJ) from Chicago (MDW)?
MBJ to MDW is 1,710 miles (2,752 km / 1,486 nautical miles) measured great-circle — the shortest path over the surface of the Earth.
How long is the flight from MBJ to MDW?
A nonstop covers the 1,710-mile great-circle distance in roughly 4h 13m of block time, before winds. Actual schedules vary a few percent by direction and aircraft.
What plane flies MBJ–MDW?
In July 2026, the Boeing 737 MAX 8 flew the largest share of departures (100.0%).
What mileage do I earn flying MBJ–MDW?
Distance-based programs credit off the 1,710-mile great-circle figure, then apply your fare-class earning rate. Revenue-based programs credit off the fare instead.
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