Great-circle route DTW ↔ 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| DTW → MDW Detroit to Chicago |
41/wk | Daily | Delta Air Lines, Southwest Airlines |
| MDW → DTW Chicago to Detroit |
41/wk | Daily | Delta Air Lines, 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 328,849 passengers on 4,189 flights between DTW and MDW — about 901 a day — filling 66% of the 496,203 seats flown. Southwest Airlines Co. carried the most passengers (69%).
Source: US DOT T-100 segment reports — actual airline-reported traffic, scheduled service only, both directions combined. Cargo and charter flights excluded.
2 airlines fly the DTW–MDW nonstop, including Delta Air Lines, Southwest Airlines.
Recent scheduled departures on this route have used the Canadair reg jet 700, Boeing 737, Boeing 737-800.
Aircraft assignments change by season and by time of day.
The distance between Detroit Metropolitan Wayne County Airport and Chicago Midway International Airport is 228 miles, or 367 kilometres.
| Great-circle distance | 228 mi |
| Kilometres | 367 km |
| Nautical miles | 198 nmi |
Measured airport to airport. The actual track is longer — aircraft follow airways, avoid restricted airspace and route around weather.
Yes. 2 airlines fly the route nonstop, with about 82 departures a week across both directions. The route is in our live nonstop dataset, last seeded 2026-07-07.
About 1h 06m in the air. That is a great-circle estimate from the 228-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 41 a week from Detroit to Chicago and 41 a week from Chicago to Detroit, from our most recent schedule sample.
Delta Air Lines, Southwest Airlines.
In 2025, airlines reported 328,849 passengers on 4,189 scheduled flights between DTW and MDW — about 901 a day — filling 66% of the seats flown. Source: US DOT T-100 segment reports, both directions combined.
Recent scheduled departures have used the Canadair reg jet 700, Boeing 737, Boeing 737-800. Assignments change by season and by time of day.
