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

MDW Airport Page →
609 mi airlines charter/private 78/wk
On-time Some delays Frequent delays
Flight Schedule 58 flights Verified 5m ago
Also flown by charter / private operators: NetJets Aviation, Aerolink Uganda.
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  Flight Airline AC Dep Arr Dur OTP Sched  
✈ Nonstop
WN1799
Starts Oct 1
WN Southwest
73H
5:00 AM
CDT
7:45 AM
EDT
1h 45m
50%
M T W T F S S
Prices
WN1177
Starts Oct 4 Seat map
WN Southwest
7M8 Seat map
5:10 AM
CDT
7:55 AM
EDT
1h 45m
50%
M T W T F S S
Prices
WN2629
Starts Oct 6 Seat map
WN Southwest
7M8 Seat map
5:30 AM
CDT
8:25 AM
EDT
1h 55m
50%
M T W T F S S
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WN2687
Seat map
WN Southwest
738 Seat map
5:55 AM
CDT
8:40 AM
EDT
1h 45m
50%
M T W T F S S
Prices
WN961
WN Southwest
B38M
6:30 AM
CDT
9:15 AM
EDT
1h 45m
50%
M T W T F S S
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WN997
Starts Oct 3
WN Southwest
7S7
6:55 AM
CDT
9:40 AM
EDT
1h 45m
50%
M T W T F S S
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WN1088
Seat map
WN Southwest
738 Seat map
7:10 AM
CDT
9:55 AM
EDT
1h 45m
50%
M T W T F S S
Prices
WN973
Starts Oct 1
WN Southwest
7S7
7:25 AM
CDT
10:10 AM
EDT
1h 45m
50%
M T W T F S S
Prices
WN4111
Seat map
WN Southwest
7M8 Seat map
7:35 AM
CDT
10:20 AM
EDT
1h 45m
50%
M T W T F S S
Prices
WN2630
Starts Oct 6 Seat map
WN Southwest
7M8 Seat map
8:10 AM
CDT
11:00 AM
EDT
1h 50m
50%
M T W T F S S
Prices
WN814
Starts Oct 4 Seat map
WN Southwest
7M8 Seat map
8:40 AM
CDT
11:30 AM
EDT
1h 50m
50%
M T W T F S S
Prices
WN1687
Seat map
WN Southwest
738 Seat map
9:00 AM
CDT
11:55 AM
EDT
1h 55m
50%
M T W T F S S
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WN312
WN Southwest
737
9:05 AM
CDT
12:00 PM
EDT
1h 55m
50%
M T W T F S S
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WN3292
WN Southwest
7S7
9:25 AM
CDT
12:15 PM
EDT
1h 50m
50%
M T W T F S S
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WN1167
Starts Oct 3
WN Southwest
7S7
9:55 AM
CDT
12:45 PM
EDT
1h 50m
50%
M T W T F S S
Prices
WN265
WN Southwest
B38M
10:30 AM
CDT
1:15 PM
EDT
1h 45m
50%
M T W T F S S
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WN294
WN Southwest
737
10:45 AM
CDT
1:30 PM
EDT
1h 45m
50%
M T W T F S S
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WN2880
Starts Oct 1
WN Southwest
73H
11:00 AM
CDT
1:45 PM
EDT
1h 45m
50%
M T W T F S S
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WN2848
Starts Oct 1
WN Southwest
73H
12:45 PM
CDT
3:35 PM
EDT
1h 50m
50%
M T W T F S S
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WN1699
Starts Oct 4 Seat map
WN Southwest
7M8 Seat map
12:55 PM
CDT
3:40 PM
EDT
1h 45m
50%
M T W T F S S
Prices
WN2817
Starts Oct 6
WN Southwest
73H
1:00 PM
CDT
3:45 PM
EDT
1h 45m
50%
M T W T F S S
Prices
WN1094
WN Southwest
737
1:00 PM
CDT
3:45 PM
EDT
1h 45m
50%
M T W T F S S
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WN1035
WN Southwest
7S7
1:55 PM
CDT
4:50 PM
EDT
1h 55m
50%
M T W T F S S
Prices
WN4832
WN Southwest
7S7
3:05 PM
CDT
5:55 PM
EDT
1h 50m
50%
M T W T F S S
Prices
WN5009
Starts Oct 7 Seat map
WN Southwest
7M8 Seat map
3:25 PM
CDT
6:10 PM
EDT
1h 45m
50%
M T W T F S S
Prices
WN2849
Starts Oct 3
WN Southwest
73H
4:50 PM
CDT
7:40 PM
EDT
1h 50m
50%
M T W T F S S
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WN2689
Seat map
WN Southwest
7M8 Seat map
5:15 PM
CDT
8:15 PM
EDT
2h
50%
M T W T F S S
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WN2850
Starts Oct 1 Seat map
WN Southwest
7M8 Seat map
6:25 PM
CDT
9:15 PM
EDT
1h 50m
50%
M T W T F S S
Prices
WN4576
Seat map
WN Southwest
7M8 Seat map
7:45 PM
CDT
10:40 PM
EDT
1h 55m
50%
M T W T F S S
Prices
WN3394
WN Southwest
B38M
7:55 PM
CDT
10:50 PM
EDT
1h 55m
50%
M T W T F S S
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WN2851
Starts Oct 1
WN Southwest
7S7
8:55 PM
CDT
11:45 PM
EDT
1h 50m
50%
M T W T F S S
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WN1588
Starts Oct 4
WN Southwest
7S7
9:20 PM
CDT Red-eye
12:15 AM+1
EDT
1h 55m
50%
M T W T F S S
Prices
WN1067
Starts Oct 1 Seat map
WN Southwest
7M8 Seat map
6:15 AM
EDT
7:15 AM
CDT
2h
52%
M T W T F S S
Prices
WN3863
WN Southwest
737
6:35 AM
EDT
7:35 AM
CDT
2h
52%
M T W T F S S
Prices
WN769
Seat map
WN Southwest
7M8 Seat map
6:35 AM
EDT
7:35 AM
CDT
2h
52%
M T W T F S S
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WN1070
Starts Oct 1 Seat map
WN Southwest
7M8 Seat map
7:50 AM
EDT
8:50 AM
CDT
2h
52%
M T W T F S S
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WN4094
Seat map
WN Southwest
738 Seat map
8:05 AM
EDT
8:58 AM
CDT
1h 53m
52%
M T W T F S S
Prices
WN1071
Starts Oct 1
WN Southwest
73H
9:00 AM
EDT
10:00 AM
CDT
2h
52%
M T W T F S S
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WN4504
WN Southwest
7S7
9:05 AM
EDT
10:05 AM
CDT
2h
52%
M T W T F S S
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WN2276
Starts Oct 3
WN Southwest
7S7
9:45 AM
EDT
10:40 AM
CDT
1h 55m
52%
M T W T F S S
Prices
WN320
Starts Oct 6
WN Southwest
73H
10:20 AM
EDT
11:20 AM
CDT
2h
52%
M T W T F S S
Prices
WN991
WN Southwest
737
12:50 PM
EDT
1:45 PM
CDT
1h 55m
52%
M T W T F S S
Prices
WN1195
WN Southwest
B38M
1:13 PM
EDT
2:12 PM
CDT
1h 59m
52%
M T W T F S S
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WN1072
Starts Oct 1
WN Southwest
7S7
2:35 PM
EDT
3:35 PM
CDT
2h
52%
M T W T F S S
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WN853
Starts Oct 3 Seat map
WN Southwest
7M8 Seat map
3:10 PM
EDT
4:10 PM
CDT
2h
52%
M T W T F S S
Prices
WN4187
Starts Sep 28 Seat map
WN Southwest
7M8 Seat map
3:15 PM
EDT
4:15 PM
CDT
2h
52%
M T W T F S S
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WN5143
Seat map
WN Southwest
7M8 Seat map
3:15 PM
EDT
4:15 PM
CDT
2h
52%
M T W T F S S
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WN716
Starts Oct 4
WN Southwest
7S7
3:20 PM
EDT
4:20 PM
CDT
2h
52%
M T W T F S S
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WN992
WN Southwest
7S7
3:40 PM
EDT
4:40 PM
CDT
2h
52%
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WN104
Seat map
WN Southwest
738 Seat map
5:00 PM
EDT
6:00 PM
CDT
2h
52%
M T W T F S S
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WN4002
WN Southwest
737
5:20 PM
EDT
6:15 PM
CDT
1h 55m
52%
M T W T F S S
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WN143
Starts Oct 6 Seat map
WN Southwest
7M8 Seat map
6:20 PM
EDT
7:20 PM
CDT
2h
52%
M T W T F S S
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WN1643
Starts Oct 1
WN Southwest
7S7
6:55 PM
EDT
7:55 PM
CDT
2h
52%
M T W T F S S
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WN724
Starts Oct 4
WN Southwest
73H
7:20 PM
EDT
8:25 PM
CDT
2h 5m
52%
M T W T F S S
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WN4821
Seat map
WN Southwest
738 Seat map
7:30 PM
EDT
8:35 PM
CDT
2h 5m
52%
M T W T F S S
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WN413
Starts Sep 20 Seat map
WN Southwest
7M8 Seat map
8:30 PM
EDT
9:30 PM
CDT
2h
52%
M T W T F S S
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WN1073
Starts Oct 1
WN Southwest
7S7
9:00 PM
EDT
10:00 PM
CDT
2h
52%
M T W T F S S
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WN1330
WN Southwest
B38M
9:30 PM
EDT
10:30 PM
CDT
2h
52%
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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
CMH Columbus 3h 15m WN WN Columbus (CMH) to Baltimore flights
PIT Pittsburgh 3h 20m WN UAWN Pittsburgh (PIT) to Baltimore flights
DTW Detroit 3h 26m AFDLKE AMDLF9 Detroit (DTW) to Baltimore flights
IND Indianapolis 3h 30m WN WN Indianapolis (IND) to Baltimore flights
CLE Cleveland 3h 30m WN WN Cleveland (CLE) to Baltimore flights
BUF Buffalo 3h 35m WN WN Buffalo (BUF) to Baltimore flights
SDF Louisville 3h 35m WN WN Louisville (SDF) to Baltimore flights
RIC Richmond 3h 35m EJAWN WN Richmond (RIC) to Baltimore flights
ROC Rochester 3h 40m WN WN Rochester (ROC) to Baltimore flights
BNA Nashville 3h 55m EJAWN AASYWN Nashville (BNA) to Baltimore flights
1-STOP More options, longer trips
2-STOP Loading... Reach the hardest destinations
Chicago to Baltimore
3 carriers, 78 flights/week nonstop.
3 Airlines 609 mi 1h 50m nonstop +1h ahead

MDW–BWI is served by 3 airlines with nonstop service. Southwest Airlines, Delta Air Lines and United Airlines lead the route. The flight covers 609 miles in approximately 1h 50m. Beyond nonstop, 1-stop connecting options are also available.

Airline Landscape

All carriers operating nonstop MDW–BWI service, compared side by side.
Airline Freq/wk Aircraft Duration Dep OTP Alliance Codeshares
WN Southwest Airlines 78 737, 738, 73H, 7M8, 7S7, B38M 1h45-2h 66%
DL Delta Air Lines 0 66% SkyTeam
UA United Airlines 0 66% Star Alliance
Aircraft on this route
737 Boeing 737-700 – WN
738 Boeing 737-800 – 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 (78 flights/wk, 100%)
SkyTeam: DL (0 flights/wk, 0%)
Star Alliance: UA (0 flights/wk, 0%)
OTP based on airport-level delay snapshots. Duration ranges reflect seasonal/directional variation.

Weekly Schedule Pattern

Nonstop flight frequency by day of week, MDW to BWI direction.
Mon
12
flights
Tue
11
flights
Wed
11
flights
Thu
12
flights
Fri
12
flights
Sat
8
flights
Sun
12
flights
Departure time distribution
12 AM6 AM12 PM6 PM12 AM
Morning departures
Afternoon/evening departures
32
Nonstop flights
78
Outbound / wk
88
Return / wk

Connection Landscape

Beyond nonstop. 1-stop and 2-stop options for MDW to BWI.
1-STOP
One-Stop Connections
60
Hubs
~3h
Fastest
~18h
Longest
Verified with published schedule alignment and minimum connection time.
2-STOP
Two-Stop Connections
2,708
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
MDW → BWI
66%
Moderate delays possible. Allow buffer time.
Departing
66%
Arriving
95%
Return
BWI → MDW
67%
Moderate delays possible. Allow buffer time.
Departing
67%
Arriving
82%
OTP = percentage of flights arriving within 15 min of schedule. Based on airport-level delay snapshots. MDW delays → BWI delays →

Other ways to reach Baltimore from Chicago

Nearby airports with service to Baltimore/Washington International Thurgood Marshall Airport.
Metric MDW→BWI ORD→BWI SBN→BWI
Distance from MDW 15 mi 74 mi
Nonstop airlines 3 17 1
Weekly flights 78 171
Flight time 1h 50m 1h 46m
Departure OTP 66%
Airports within 200 miles of MDW with service to Baltimore/Washington International Thurgood Marshall Airport.

Travel Essentials

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

When it's 6:00 PM in Chicago, it's 7:00 PM in Baltimore.
Distance & Flight Time
609 mi / 981 km
Nonstop flight time is approximately 1h 50m gate to gate.

MDW–BWI Quick Facts

Key statistics for the Chicago to Baltimore route.
Route details
Distance609 mi / 981 km
Flight time1h 50m
Time difference+1 hour
Airlines (nonstop)3
Weekly flights78 out / 88 return
1-stop connectionsAvailable
Origin: MDW
IATA / ICAOMDW / KMDW
TimezoneAmerica/Chicago
Passengers/yr20.7M
Elevation620 ft / 189 m
Destination: BWI
IATA / ICAOBWI / KBWI
TimezoneAmerica/New_York
Passengers/yr26.4M
Elevation146 ft / 45 m

Frequently Asked Questions

Common questions about MDW to BWI flights.
Nonstop flights from Chicago Midway International Airport to Baltimore/Washington International Thurgood Marshall Airport take about 1h 50m gate to gate. The route covers 609 miles.
3 airlines operate flights from MDW to BWI: Southwest Airlines, Delta Air Lines and United 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 John Glenn Columbus, Pittsburgh and Detroit Metropolitan Wayne County.
On a single ticket, yes. Your bags are checked through to BWI and move between planes without you. On two separate tickets you collect your bags at the connecting airport and recheck them, so build in extra layover time.
Baltimore is 1 hour ahead of Chicago.
Yes, return flights from BWI to MDW are available. Use the direction toggle at the top to view the return schedule.
Nearby alternatives include ORD, SBN and MKE. 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 MDW to BWI

Chicago Midway International Airport (MDW) and Baltimore/Washington International Thurgood Marshall Airport (BWI) are connected by nonstop service from Southwest Airlines, Delta Air Lines and United Airlines. With 78 weekly departures, this is a heavily served route.

MDW to BWI Flight Duration and Schedule

Nonstop flight time from MDW to BWI is about 1 hours 50 minutes gate to gate. The route covers a distance of 609 miles (981 km). There are approximately 78 weekly flights outbound and 88 return, totaling 166 flights per week in both directions.

Connecting Options and Alternatives

1-stop connecting options are also available, commonly via John Glenn Columbus, Pittsburgh and Detroit Metropolitan Wayne County. Two-stop connections are also available via intermediate hubs. Nearby alternative airports include Chicago (ORD), South Bend (SBN) and Milwaukee (MKE).