Chicago to Dallas (MDW–DAL) — Airlines, Schedules & Connections

MDW Airport Page →
794 mi airlines charter/private 95/wk
On-time Some delays Frequent delays
Flight Schedule 77 flights Verified 25s ago
Also flown by charter / private operators: NetJets Aviation, Executive Jet Management.
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  Flight Airline AC Dep Arr Dur OTP Sched  
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WN4026
Starts Oct 4 Seat map
WN Southwest
7M8 Seat map
5:00 AM
CDT
7:15 AM
CDT
2h 15m
51%
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WN738
Starts Oct 1
WN Southwest
7S7
5:15 AM
CDT
7:30 AM
CDT
2h 15m
51%
M T W T F S S
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WN1005
WN Southwest
73H
5:30 AM
CDT
7:40 AM
CDT
2h 10m
51%
M T W T F S S
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WN1349
Starts Oct 6
WN Southwest
7S7
6:00 AM
CDT
8:15 AM
CDT
2h 15m
51%
M T W T F S S
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WN2706
Starts Sep 15
WN Southwest
73H
6:00 AM
CDT
8:10 AM
CDT
2h 10m
51%
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WN4025
Seat map
WN Southwest
7M8 Seat map
6:10 AM
CDT
8:20 AM
CDT
2h 10m
51%
M T W T F S S
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WN1350
Starts Oct 3 Seat map
WN Southwest
7M8 Seat map
6:35 AM
CDT
8:50 AM
CDT
2h 15m
51%
M T W T F S S
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WN199
Seat map
WN Southwest
7M8 Seat map
6:45 AM
CDT
8:55 AM
CDT
2h 10m
51%
M T W T F S S
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WN1060
WN Southwest
73H
7:15 AM
CDT
9:25 AM
CDT
2h 10m
51%
M T W T F S S
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WN1426
Starts Oct 1 Seat map
WN Southwest
7M8 Seat map
7:15 AM
CDT
9:30 AM
CDT
2h 15m
51%
M T W T F S S
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WN966
Seat map
WN Southwest
7M8 Seat map
8:50 AM
CDT
11:10 AM
CDT
2h 20m
51%
M T W T F S S
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WN2132
WN Southwest
73H
9:35 AM
CDT
11:50 AM
CDT
2h 15m
51%
M T W T F S S
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WN2864
Starts Oct 1 Seat map
WN Southwest
7M8 Seat map
9:40 AM
CDT
11:55 AM
CDT
2h 15m
51%
M T W T F S S
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WN294
Starts Oct 6 Seat map
WN Southwest
7M8 Seat map
10:05 AM
CDT
12:20 PM
CDT
2h 15m
51%
M T W T F S S
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WN2707
WN Southwest
B38M
10:15 AM
CDT
12:30 PM
CDT
2h 15m
51%
M T W T F S S
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WN1152
WN Southwest
7S7
10:30 AM
CDT
12:40 PM
CDT
2h 10m
51%
M T W T F S S
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WN4098
Starts Oct 4
WN Southwest
73H
11:00 AM
CDT
1:15 PM
CDT
2h 15m
51%
M T W T F S S
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WN1148
Starts Sep 15 Seat map
WN Southwest
7M8 Seat map
11:10 AM
CDT
1:20 PM
CDT
2h 10m
51%
M T W T F S S
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WN320
Starts Oct 6
WN Southwest
73H
12:00 PM
CDT
2:15 PM
CDT
2h 15m
51%
M T W T F S S
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WN2708
Seat map
WN Southwest
7M8 Seat map
12:30 PM
CDT
2:40 PM
CDT
2h 10m
51%
M T W T F S S
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WN3871
Starts Sep 27 Seat map
WN Southwest
7M8 Seat map
12:30 PM
CDT
2:40 PM
CDT
2h 10m
51%
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WN1271
Seat map
WN Southwest
7M8 Seat map
2:15 PM
CDT
4:30 PM
CDT
2h 15m
51%
M T W T F S S
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WN2865
Starts Oct 1
WN Southwest
73H
2:35 PM
CDT
4:50 PM
CDT
2h 15m
51%
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WN1356
Seat map
WN Southwest
738 Seat map
3:10 PM
CDT
5:20 PM
CDT
2h 10m
51%
M T W T F S S
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WN3538
Starts Oct 4 Seat map
WN Southwest
7M8 Seat map
3:25 PM
CDT
5:40 PM
CDT
2h 15m
51%
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WN2709
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WN Southwest
7M8 Seat map
3:50 PM
CDT
6:00 PM
CDT
2h 10m
51%
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WN198
Starts Oct 1
WN Southwest
7S7
3:55 PM
CDT
6:15 PM
CDT
2h 20m
51%
M T W T F S S
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WN3366
Starts Oct 6
WN Southwest
73H
4:45 PM
CDT
7:00 PM
CDT
2h 15m
51%
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WN2711
WN Southwest
73H
5:30 PM
CDT
7:45 PM
CDT
2h 15m
51%
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WN1410
Starts Oct 4
WN Southwest
7S7
6:35 PM
CDT
8:55 PM
CDT
2h 20m
51%
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WN694
Seat map
WN Southwest
7M8 Seat map
6:50 PM
CDT
9:05 PM
CDT
2h 15m
51%
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WN2867
Starts Oct 1
WN Southwest
73H
8:00 PM
CDT
10:15 PM
CDT
2h 15m
51%
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WN4222
WN Southwest
7S7
8:15 PM
CDT
10:30 PM
CDT
2h 15m
51%
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WN147
WN Southwest
7S7
8:40 PM
CDT
10:55 PM
CDT
2h 15m
51%
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WN2893
Starts Oct 4
WN Southwest
73H
9:15 PM
CDT
11:25 PM
CDT
2h 10m
51%
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WN2868
Starts Oct 1
WN Southwest
7S7
9:20 PM
CDT
11:30 PM
CDT
2h 10m
51%
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WN130
WN Southwest
7S7
6:00 AM
CDT T1
8:10 AM
CDT
2h 10m
64%
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WN5002
Starts Sep 17
WN Southwest
7S7
6:00 AM
CDT T1
8:10 AM
CDT
2h 10m
64%
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WN1895
Starts Oct 4 Seat map
WN Southwest
7M8 Seat map
6:00 AM
CDT T1
8:10 AM
CDT
2h 10m
64%
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WN105
WN Southwest
737
6:00 AM
CDT T1
8:10 AM
CDT
2h 10m
64%
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WN1411
Starts Oct 1 Seat map
WN Southwest
7M8 Seat map
6:00 AM
CDT T1
8:10 AM
CDT
2h 10m
64%
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WN4059
WN Southwest
B38M
6:05 AM
CDT T1
8:15 AM
CDT
2h 10m
64%
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WN1313
WN Southwest
B38M
7:20 AM
CDT T1
9:35 AM
CDT
2h 15m
64%
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WN1324
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WN Southwest
7M8 Seat map
8:15 AM
CDT T1
10:30 AM
CDT
2h 15m
64%
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WN586
WN Southwest
B38M
9:40 AM
CDT T1
11:50 AM
CDT
2h 10m
64%
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WN8
Starts Oct 1
WN Southwest
7S7
9:45 AM
CDT T1
12:00 PM
CDT
2h 15m
64%
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WN694
Starts Sep 15 Seat map
WN Southwest
7M8 Seat map
9:50 AM
CDT T1
12:00 PM
CDT
2h 10m
64%
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WN1334
Starts Oct 6 Seat map
WN Southwest
7M8 Seat map
9:55 AM
CDT T1
12:10 PM
CDT
2h 15m
64%
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WN4755
Starts Oct 4
WN Southwest
7S7
10:00 AM
CDT T1
12:15 PM
CDT
2h 15m
64%
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WN4418
Starts Oct 3 Seat map
WN Southwest
7M8 Seat map
10:50 AM
CDT T1
1:05 PM
CDT
2h 15m
64%
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WN16
Starts Oct 1 Seat map
WN Southwest
7M8 Seat map
11:55 AM
CDT T1
2:10 PM
CDT
2h 15m
64%
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WN1328
WN Southwest
B38M
11:55 AM
CDT T1
2:05 PM
CDT
2h 10m
64%
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WN855
Seat map
WN Southwest
7M8 Seat map
12:10 PM
CDT T1
2:20 PM
CDT
2h 10m
64%
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WN1412
Starts Oct 4 Seat map
WN Southwest
7M8 Seat map
12:25 PM
CDT T1
2:40 PM
CDT
2h 15m
64%
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WN509
Starts Oct 3
WN Southwest
73H
1:00 PM
CDT T1
3:15 PM
CDT
2h 15m
64%
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WN3613
Starts Sep 15 Seat map
WN Southwest
7M8 Seat map
1:10 PM
CDT T1
3:20 PM
CDT
2h 10m
64%
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WN1326
WN Southwest
73H
1:35 PM
CDT T1
3:45 PM
CDT
2h 10m
64%
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WN961
Starts Oct 4
WN Southwest
7S7
1:35 PM
CDT T1
3:50 PM
CDT
2h 15m
64%
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WN4201
Seat map
WN Southwest
7M8 Seat map
1:40 PM
CDT T1
3:50 PM
CDT
2h 10m
64%
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WN4522
Starts Oct 1 Seat map
WN Southwest
7M8 Seat map
1:55 PM
CDT T1
4:10 PM
CDT
2h 15m
64%
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WN1408
Starts Oct 6
WN Southwest
7S7
2:20 PM
CDT T1
4:35 PM
CDT
2h 15m
64%
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WN1414
Starts Oct 1 Seat map
WN Southwest
7M8 Seat map
3:20 PM
CDT T1
5:35 PM
CDT
2h 15m
64%
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WN5004
Starts Oct 13 Seat map
WN Southwest
7M8 Seat map
4:10 PM
CDT T1
6:25 PM
CDT
2h 15m
64%
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WN5007
Starts Oct 14 Seat map
WN Southwest
7M8 Seat map
4:40 PM
CDT T1
6:55 PM
CDT
2h 15m
64%
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WN1327
WN Southwest
B38M
5:05 PM
CDT T1
7:15 PM
CDT
2h 10m
64%
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WN532
Starts Oct 3
WN Southwest
7S7
6:20 PM
CDT T1
8:35 PM
CDT
2h 15m
64%
M T W T F S S
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WN2118
Starts Oct 6 Seat map
WN Southwest
7M8 Seat map
6:25 PM
CDT T1
8:40 PM
CDT
2h 15m
64%
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WN370
WN Southwest
737
6:30 PM
CDT T1
8:45 PM
CDT
2h 15m
64%
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WN1225
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WN Southwest
7M8 Seat map
6:30 PM
CDT T1
8:40 PM
CDT
2h 10m
64%
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WN1415
Starts Oct 1
WN Southwest
7S7
7:15 PM
CDT T1
9:25 PM
CDT
2h 10m
64%
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WN1312
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WN Southwest
7M8 Seat map
7:45 PM
CDT T1
10:00 PM
CDT
2h 15m
64%
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WN849
Starts Oct 4 Seat map
WN Southwest
7M8 Seat map
7:50 PM
CDT T1
10:00 PM
CDT
2h 10m
64%
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WN2985
Starts Oct 6
WN Southwest
7S7
8:05 PM
CDT T1
10:20 PM
CDT
2h 15m
64%
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WN668
WN Southwest
B38M
9:10 PM
CDT T1
11:25 PM
CDT
2h 15m
64%
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WN1951
Starts Oct 6 Seat map
WN Southwest
7M8 Seat map
9:35 PM
CDT T1
11:50 PM
CDT
2h 15m
64%
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WN161
Starts Oct 4
WN Southwest
7S7
9:55 PM
CDT T1 Red-eye
12:10 AM+1
CDT
2h 15m
64%
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WN1416
Starts Oct 1 Seat map
WN Southwest
7M8 Seat map
10:55 PM
CDT T1 Red-eye
1:05 AM+1
CDT
2h 10m
64%
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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
STL St Louis 3h 35m WN EJAWN St Louis (STL) to Dallas flights
TUL Tulsa 3h 50m WN WN Tulsa (TUL) to Dallas flights
MCI Kansas City 3h 50m WN WN Kansas City (MCI) to Dallas flights
MKE Milwaukee 3h 55m WN WN Milwaukee (MKE) to Dallas flights
BNA Nashville 4h 5m EJAWN WN Nashville (BNA) to Dallas flights
SDF Louisville 4h 5m WN WN Louisville (SDF) to Dallas flights
OMA Omaha 4h 10m EJAWN WNYE Omaha (OMA) to Dallas flights
BHM Birmingham 4h 16m EJAWN WN Birmingham (BHM) to Dallas flights
CMH Columbus 4h 23m WN WN Columbus (CMH) to Dallas flights
HOU Houston 4h 25m WN EJAJTLLBQ Houston (HOU) to Dallas flights
1-STOP More options, longer trips
2-STOP Loading... Reach the hardest destinations
Chicago to Dallas
4 carriers, 95 flights/week nonstop.
4 Airlines 794 mi 2h 15m nonstop

MDW–DAL is served by 4 airlines with nonstop service. Southwest Airlines, Air Canada and Delta Air Lines lead the route. The flight covers 794 miles in approximately 2h 15m. Beyond nonstop, 1-stop connecting options are also available.

Airline Landscape

All carriers operating nonstop MDW–DAL service, compared side by side.
Airline Freq/wk Aircraft Duration Dep OTP Alliance Codeshares
WN Southwest Airlines 94 738, 73H, 7M8, 7S7, B38M 2h10-2h20 56%
AC Air Canada 0 56% Star Alliance
DL Delta Air Lines 0 56% SkyTeam
UD Hera Flight 0 56%
Aircraft on this route
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: UD + WN (94 flights/wk, 100%)
Star Alliance: AC (0 flights/wk, 0%)
SkyTeam: DL (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 DAL direction.
Mon
14
flights
Tue
14
flights
Wed
13
flights
Thu
15
flights
Fri
14
flights
Sat
10
flights
Sun
14
flights
Departure time distribution
12 AM6 AM12 PM6 PM12 AM
Morning departures
Afternoon/evening departures
36
Nonstop flights
95
Outbound / wk
93
Return / wk

Connection Landscape

Beyond nonstop. 1-stop and 2-stop options for MDW to DAL.
1-STOP
One-Stop Connections
59
Hubs
~3h
Fastest
~29h
Longest
Verified with published schedule alignment and minimum connection time.
2-STOP
Two-Stop Connections
2,305
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 → DAL
56%
Frequent delays expected. Consider flexible booking.
Departing
56%
Arriving
80%
Return
DAL → MDW
68%
Moderate delays possible. Allow buffer time.
Departing
68%
Arriving
86%
OTP = percentage of flights arriving within 15 min of schedule. Based on airport-level delay snapshots. MDW delays → DAL delays →

Other ways to reach Dallas from Chicago

Nearby airports with service to Dallas Love Field.
Metric MDW→DAL ORD→DAL GYY→DAL
Distance from MDW 15 mi 21 mi
Nonstop airlines 4 7 1
Weekly flights 95 1
Flight time 2h 15m 1h 46m 1h 40m
Departure OTP 56%
Airports within 200 miles of MDW with service to Dallas Love Field.

Travel Essentials

Practical planning for this route.
Time Difference
0h
Dallas is 0 hours the same as Chicago.
MDW: CDT · DAL: CDT

When it's 6:00 PM in Chicago, it's 6:00 PM in Dallas.
Distance & Flight Time
794 mi / 1,277 km
Nonstop flight time is approximately 2h 15m gate to gate.

MDW–DAL Quick Facts

Key statistics for the Chicago to Dallas route.
Route details
Distance794 mi / 1,277 km
Flight time2h 15m
Time difference0 hours
Airlines (nonstop)4
Weekly flights95 out / 93 return
1-stop connectionsAvailable
Origin: MDW
IATA / ICAOMDW / KMDW
TimezoneAmerica/Chicago
Passengers/yr20.7M
Elevation620 ft / 189 m
Destination: DAL
IATA / ICAODAL / KDAL
TimezoneAmerica/Chicago
Passengers/yr17.3M
Elevation487 ft / 148 m

Frequently Asked Questions

Common questions about MDW to DAL flights.
Nonstop flights from Chicago Midway International Airport to Dallas Love Field take about 2h 15m gate to gate. The route covers 794 miles.
4 airlines operate flights from MDW to DAL: Southwest Airlines, Air Canada, Delta Air Lines and Hera Flight.
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 St. Louis Lambert, Tulsa and Kansas City.
On a single ticket, yes. Your bags are checked through to DAL 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.
Yes, return flights from DAL to MDW are available. Use the direction toggle at the top to view the return schedule.
Nearby alternatives include ORD, GYY and SBN. 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 DAL

Chicago Midway International Airport (MDW) and Dallas Love Field (DAL) are connected by nonstop service from Southwest Airlines, Air Canada, Delta Air Lines and Hera Flight. With 95 weekly departures, this is a heavily served route.

MDW to DAL Flight Duration and Schedule

Nonstop flight time from MDW to DAL is about 2 hours 15 minutes gate to gate. The route covers a distance of 794 miles (1,277 km). There are approximately 95 weekly flights outbound and 93 return, totaling 188 flights per week in both directions.

Connecting Options and Alternatives

1-stop connecting options are also available, commonly via St. Louis Lambert, Tulsa and Kansas City. Two-stop connections are also available via intermediate hubs. Nearby alternative airports include Chicago (ORD), Gary (GYY) and South Bend (SBN).