Great-circle route MDW ↔ CVG. 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| MDW → CVG Chicago to Cincinnati |
14/wk | Daily | Southwest Airlines |
| CVG → MDW Cincinnati to Chicago |
— | — | 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 104,238 passengers on 850 flights between MDW and CVG — about 286 a day — filling 76% of the 137,858 seats flown. Southwest Airlines Co. carried the most passengers (100%).
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 MDW–CVG nonstop, including Delta Air Lines, Southwest Airlines.
Recent scheduled departures on this route have used the Boeing 737, Boeing 737-800.
Aircraft assignments change by season and by time of day.
The distance between Chicago Midway International Airport and Cincinnati Northern Kentucky International Airport is 249 miles, or 401 kilometres.
| Great-circle distance | 249 mi |
| Kilometres | 401 km |
| Nautical miles | 216 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 14 departures a week across both directions. The route is in our live nonstop dataset, last seeded 2026-07-07.
About 1h 08m in the air. That is a great-circle estimate from the 249-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.
Delta Air Lines, Southwest Airlines.
In 2025, airlines reported 104,238 passengers on 850 scheduled flights between MDW and CVG — about 286 a day — filling 76% of the seats flown. Source: US DOT T-100 segment reports, both directions combined.
Recent scheduled departures have used the Boeing 737, Boeing 737-800. Assignments change by season and by time of day.
