Great-circle route ATL ↔ MDW. Faint dots are other airports, for geographic context. Download this map — free to reuse with a link back to this page.
Frequencies below are per direction, from our most recent schedule sample.
| Direction | Frequency | Days | Airlines |
|---|---|---|---|
| ATL → MDW Atlanta to Chicago |
73/wk | Daily | Delta Air Lines, Frontier Airlines, Southwest Airlines |
| MDW → ATL Chicago to Atlanta |
73/wk | Daily | Delta Air Lines, Frontier Airlines, Southwest Airlines |
Where a direction shows “—” we track it as an operating nonstop but hold no schedule sample for it — we would rather show nothing than guess.
In 2025, airlines reported 836,889 passengers on 7,023 flights between ATL and MDW — about 2,294 a day — filling 79% of the 1,054,525 seats flown. Southwest Airlines Co. carried the most passengers (47%).
Source: US DOT T-100 segment reports — actual airline-reported traffic, scheduled service only, both directions combined. Cargo and charter flights excluded.
3 airlines fly the ATL–MDW nonstop, including Delta Air Lines, Frontier Airlines, Southwest Airlines.
Recent scheduled departures on this route have used the Airbus A320, Airbus A320 NEO, Airbus A319, Boeing 737-800 and 2 other types.
Aircraft assignments change by season and by time of day.
The distance between Hartsfield Jackson Atlanta International Airport and Chicago Midway International Airport is 592 miles, or 953 kilometres.
| Great-circle distance | 592 mi |
| Kilometres | 953 km |
| Nautical miles | 514 nmi |
Measured airport to airport. The actual track is longer — aircraft follow airways, avoid restricted airspace and route around weather.
Yes. 3 airlines fly the route nonstop, with about 146 departures a week across both directions. The route is in our live nonstop dataset, last seeded 2026-07-07.
About 1h 47m in the air. That is a great-circle estimate from the 592-mile distance, not a scheduled block time — an airline's published time will differ by roughly 15 to 45 minutes depending on routing, winds and taxi.
About 73 a week from Atlanta to Chicago and 73 a week from Chicago to Atlanta, from our most recent schedule sample.
Delta Air Lines, Frontier Airlines, Southwest Airlines.
In 2025, airlines reported 836,889 passengers on 7,023 scheduled flights between ATL and MDW — about 2,294 a day — filling 79% of the seats flown. Source: US DOT T-100 segment reports, both directions combined.
Recent scheduled departures have used the Airbus A320, Airbus A320 NEO, Airbus A319, Boeing 737-800. Assignments change by season and by time of day.
