Baltimore to Chicago (BWI–MDW) — Airlines, Schedules & Connections

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609 mi airlines charter/private 71/wk
On-time Some delays Frequent delays
Flight Schedule 48 flights Verified 15m ago
Also flown by charter / private operators: NetJets Aviation, Aerolink Uganda.
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  Flight Airline AC Dep Arr Dur OTP Sched  
✈ Nonstop
WN995
WN Southwest
B38M
6:24 AM
EDT
7:23 AM
CDT
1h 59m
39%
M T W T F S S
Prices
WN769
WN Southwest
7M8
6:35 AM
EDT
7:35 AM
CDT
2h
39%
M T W T F S S
Prices
WN4217
WN Southwest
737
7:45 AM
EDT
8:45 AM
CDT
2h
39%
M T W T F S S
Prices
WN4094
WN Southwest
73H
8:00 AM
EDT
9:00 AM
CDT
2h
39%
M T W T F S S
Prices
WN4504
WN Southwest
7S7
9:05 AM
EDT
10:05 AM
CDT
2h
39%
M T W T F S S
Prices
WN991
WN Southwest
7S7
10:35 AM
EDT
11:35 AM
CDT
2h
39%
M T W T F S S
Prices
WN435
WN Southwest
737
12:30 PM
EDT
1:30 PM
CDT
2h
39%
M T W T F S S
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WN655
WN Southwest
737
1:55 PM
EDT
2:55 PM
CDT
2h
39%
M T W T F S S
Prices
WN992
WN Southwest
7S7
2:50 PM
EDT
3:50 PM
CDT
2h
39%
M T W T F S S
Prices
WN5057
WN Southwest
7M8
3:05 PM
EDT
4:05 PM
CDT
2h
39%
M T W T F S S
Prices
WN3863
WN Southwest
7M8
3:15 PM
EDT
4:15 PM
CDT
2h
39%
M T W T F S S
Prices
WN104
WN Southwest
73H
5:00 PM
EDT
6:00 PM
CDT
2h
39%
M T W T F S S
Prices
WN1195
WN Southwest
73H
5:15 PM
EDT
6:10 PM
CDT
1h 55m
39%
M T W T F S S
Prices
WN997
WN Southwest
7M8
5:45 PM
EDT
6:50 PM
CDT
2h 5m
39%
M T W T F S S
Prices
WN1005
WN Southwest
737
7:00 PM
EDT
8:05 PM
CDT
2h 5m
39%
M T W T F S S
Prices
WN4002
WN Southwest
73H
7:30 PM
EDT
8:30 PM
CDT
2h
39%
M T W T F S S
Prices
WN4821
WN Southwest
73H
7:30 PM
EDT
8:30 PM
CDT
2h
39%
M T W T F S S
Prices
WN375
WN Southwest
7S7
7:35 PM
EDT
8:40 PM
CDT
2h 5m
39%
M T W T F S S
Prices
WN998
WN Southwest
7M8
7:59 PM
EDT
8:51 PM
CDT
1h 52m
39%
M T W T F S S
Prices
WN999
WN Southwest
737
8:55 PM
EDT
10:00 PM
CDT
2h 5m
39%
M T W T F S S
Prices
WN1330
WN Southwest
7M8
9:30 PM
EDT
10:25 PM
CDT
1h 55m
39%
M T W T F S S
Prices
WN2730
WN Southwest
7M8
10:40 PM
EDT
11:45 PM
CDT
2h 5m
39%
M T W T F S S
Prices
WN2706
WN Southwest
7M8
5:05 AM
CDT
7:50 AM
EDT
1h 45m
33%
M T W T F S S
Prices
WN2687
WN Southwest
73H
5:55 AM
CDT
8:40 AM
EDT
1h 45m
33%
M T W T F S S
Prices
WN961
WN Southwest
7M8
6:30 AM
CDT
9:15 AM
EDT
1h 45m
33%
M T W T F S S
Prices
WN2742
WN Southwest
73H
7:00 AM
CDT
9:45 AM
EDT
1h 45m
33%
M T W T F S S
Prices
WN1088
WN Southwest
7M8
7:10 AM
CDT
9:55 AM
EDT
1h 45m
33%
M T W T F S S
Prices
WN1306
WN Southwest
7M8
7:10 AM
CDT
10:00 AM
EDT
1h 50m
33%
M T W T F S S
Prices
WN1355
WN Southwest
B38M
8:10 AM
CDT
11:10 AM
EDT
2h
33%
M T W T F S S
Prices
WN4070
WN Southwest
7M8
8:50 AM
CDT
11:40 AM
EDT
1h 50m
33%
M T W T F S S
Prices
WN1687
WN Southwest
73H
9:00 AM
CDT
11:55 AM
EDT
1h 55m
33%
M T W T F S S
Prices
WN312
WN Southwest
7M8
9:05 AM
CDT
12:00 PM
EDT
1h 55m
33%
M T W T F S S
Prices
WN3292
WN Southwest
7S7
9:25 AM
CDT
12:15 PM
EDT
1h 50m
33%
M T W T F S S
Prices
WN265
WN Southwest
73H
10:30 AM
CDT
1:15 PM
EDT
1h 45m
33%
M T W T F S S
Prices
WN2744
WN Southwest
73H
11:55 AM
CDT
2:45 PM
EDT
1h 50m
33%
M T W T F S S
Prices
WN925
WN Southwest
7S7
12:14 PM
CDT
2:57 PM
EDT
1h 43m
33%
M T W T F S S
Prices
WN294
WN Southwest
7M8
12:45 PM
CDT
3:30 PM
EDT
1h 45m
33%
M T W T F S S
Prices
WN1094
WN Southwest
7S7
1:00 PM
CDT
3:45 PM
EDT
1h 45m
33%
M T W T F S S
Prices
WN1035
WN Southwest
7S7
1:55 PM
CDT
4:50 PM
EDT
1h 55m
33%
M T W T F S S
Prices
WN1020
WN Southwest
73H
2:30 PM
CDT
5:25 PM
EDT
1h 55m
33%
M T W T F S S
Prices
WN4832
WN Southwest
7S7
3:05 PM
CDT
5:55 PM
EDT
1h 50m
33%
M T W T F S S
Prices
WN2689
WN Southwest
7M8
5:15 PM
CDT
8:10 PM
EDT
1h 55m
33%
M T W T F S S
Prices
WN4616
WN Southwest
7S7
5:20 PM
CDT
8:15 PM
EDT
1h 55m
33%
M T W T F S S
Prices
WN1107
WN Southwest
7M8
6:30 PM
CDT
9:25 PM
EDT
1h 55m
33%
M T W T F S S
Prices
WN2745
WN Southwest
7M8
7:00 PM
CDT
9:55 PM
EDT
1h 55m
33%
M T W T F S S
Prices
WN4576
WN Southwest
7M8
7:45 PM
CDT
10:35 PM
EDT
1h 50m
33%
M T W T F S S
Prices
WN3394
WN Southwest
7M8
7:55 PM
CDT
10:45 PM
EDT
1h 50m
33%
M T W T F S S
Prices
WN2746
WN Southwest
7S7
8:10 PM
CDT
11:05 PM
EDT
1h 55m
33%
M T W T F S S
Prices

No flights match your filters.

No scheduled airline flights on this route — it's flown by charter / private operators (). No nonstop flights on this route. connecting options below.

✦ 1-Stop connections via 10 hubs
PIT Pittsburgh 3h 20m WN WN Pittsburgh (PIT) to Chicago flights
CMH Columbus 3h 25m WN WN Columbus (CMH) to Chicago flights
GRR Grand Rapids 3h 30m WN WN Grand Rapids (GRR) to Chicago flights
DTW Detroit 3h 32m AFAMDL AFDLKE Detroit (DTW) to Chicago flights
BUF Buffalo 3h 45m WN WN Buffalo (BUF) to Chicago flights
IND Indianapolis 3h 55m WN WN Indianapolis (IND) to Chicago flights
ROC Rochester 3h 55m WN WN Rochester (ROC) to Chicago flights
RDU Raleigh/Durham 3h 55m WN WN Raleigh/Durham (RDU) to Chicago flights
CLE Cleveland 3h 55m WN ERYUAWN Cleveland (CLE) to Chicago flights
STL St Louis 4h WN WN St Louis (STL) to Chicago flights
1-STOP More options, longer trips
2-STOP Loading... Reach the hardest destinations
Baltimore to Chicago
1 carrier, 71 flights/week nonstop.
1 Airlines 609 mi 2h nonstop -1h behind

BWI–MDW is served by 1 airline with nonstop service. Southwest Airlines leads the route. The flight covers 609 miles in approximately 2h. Beyond nonstop, 1-stop connecting options are also available.

Airline Landscape

All carriers operating nonstop BWI–MDW service, compared side by side.
Airline Freq/wk Aircraft Duration Dep OTP Alliance Codeshares
WN Southwest Airlines 71 737, 73H, 7M8, 7S7, B38M 1h52-2h05 100%
Aircraft on this route
737 Boeing 737-700 – WN
73H Boeing 737-800 (Winglets) – WN
7M8 Boeing 737 MAX 8 – WN
7S7 Boeing 737 MAX 7 – WN
B38M Boeing 737 MAX 8 – WN
Alliance coverage
Unaffiliated: WN (71 flights/wk, 100%)
OTP based on airport-level delay snapshots. Duration ranges reflect seasonal/directional variation.

Weekly Schedule Pattern

Nonstop flight frequency by day of week, BWI to MDW direction.
Mon
12
flights
Tue
7
flights
Wed
8
flights
Thu
11
flights
Fri
12
flights
Sat
6
flights
Sun
15
flights
Departure time distribution
12 AM6 AM12 PM6 PM12 AM
Morning departures
Afternoon/evening departures
22
Nonstop flights
71
Outbound / wk
76
Return / wk

Connection Landscape

Beyond nonstop. 1-stop and 2-stop options for BWI to MDW.
1-STOP
One-Stop Connections
66
Hubs
~3h
Fastest
~19h
Longest
Verified with published schedule alignment and minimum connection time.
2-STOP
Two-Stop Connections
3,028
Candidates
Two-stop connections loaded in the connections tab above.
Connections computed from published schedules with minimum connection time verification. Use the interactive explorer above the fold to filter by airline, tier, and layover time.

On-Time Performance

What to expect at each end of your journey.
Outbound
BWI → MDW
100%
Generally reliable. Most flights run on time.
Departing
100%
Arriving
100%
Return
MDW → BWI
100%
Generally reliable. Most flights run on time.
Departing
100%
Arriving
100%
OTP = percentage of flights arriving within 15 min of schedule. Based on airport-level delay snapshots. BWI delays → MDW delays →

Other ways to reach Chicago from Baltimore

Nearby airports with service to Chicago Midway International Airport.
Metric BWI→MDW DCA→MDW IAD→MDW
Distance from BWI 30 mi 45 mi
Nonstop airlines 1 3 18
Weekly flights 71 79 1
Flight time 2h 1h 54m 2h 20m
Departure OTP 100%
Airports within 200 miles of BWI with service to Chicago Midway International Airport.

Travel Essentials

Practical planning for this route.
Time Difference
-1h
Chicago is 1 hour behind Baltimore.
BWI: EDT · MDW: CDT

When it's 6:00 PM in Baltimore, it's 5:00 PM in Chicago.
Distance & Flight Time
609 mi / 981 km
Nonstop flight time is approximately 2h 0m gate to gate.

BWI–MDW Quick Facts

Key statistics for the Baltimore to Chicago route.
Route details
Distance609 mi / 981 km
Flight time2h
Time difference-1 hour
Airlines (nonstop)1
Weekly flights71 out / 76 return
1-stop connectionsAvailable
Origin: BWI
IATA / ICAOBWI / KBWI
TimezoneAmerica/New_York
Passengers/yr26.4M
Elevation146 ft / 45 m
Destination: MDW
IATA / ICAOMDW / KMDW
TimezoneAmerica/Chicago
Passengers/yr20.7M
Elevation620 ft / 189 m

Frequently Asked Questions

Common questions about BWI to MDW flights.
Nonstop flights from Baltimore/Washington International Thurgood Marshall Airport to Chicago Midway International Airport take about 2h gate to gate. The route covers 609 miles.
1 airline operates flights from BWI to MDW: Southwest Airlines.
This route has frequent daily service. Check the schedule above for departure days and times in each direction.
Yes, 1-stop connections are available, ranked by layover time. Common connecting points include Pittsburgh, John Glenn Columbus and Gerald R. Ford.
Chicago is 1 hour behind Baltimore.
Yes, return flights from MDW to BWI are available. Use the direction toggle at the top to view the return schedule.
Nearby alternatives include DCA, IAD and ILG. See the Alternatives section for a full comparison.
Click the 'Search Flights' button to check availability and prices on Google Flights. You can also compare airlines and schedules on this page to find the best option.
See the On-Time Performance section for the latest delay data at both airports. This shows departure and arrival reliability to help you plan.
Route data is updated regularly from official airline schedules. On-time performance data comes from recent airport delay snapshots.

Flights from BWI to MDW

Baltimore/Washington International Thurgood Marshall Airport (BWI) and Chicago Midway International Airport (MDW) are connected by nonstop service from Southwest Airlines. With 71 weekly departures, this is a heavily served route.

BWI to MDW Flight Duration and Schedule

Nonstop flight time from BWI to MDW is about 2 hours gate to gate. The route covers a distance of 609 miles (981 km). There are approximately 71 weekly flights outbound and 76 return, totaling 147 flights per week in both directions.

Connecting Options and Alternatives

1-stop connecting options are also available, commonly via Pittsburgh, John Glenn Columbus and Gerald R. Ford. Two-stop connections are also available via intermediate hubs. Nearby alternative airports include Washington (DCA), Dulles (IAD) and Wilmington (ILG).