Great-circle route MDW ↔ DAL. 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. The two directions are not identical — that is normal on scheduled routes.
| Direction | Frequency | Days | Airlines |
|---|---|---|---|
| MDW → DAL Chicago to Dallas |
54/wk | Daily | Southwest Airlines |
| DAL → MDW Dallas to Chicago |
50/wk | Daily | 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 552,723 passengers on 4,362 flights between MDW and DAL — about 1,515 a day — filling 76% of the 724,758 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.
Southwest Airlines is the only airline flying the MDW–DAL nonstop.
Recent scheduled departures on this route have used the Boeing 737-800, Boeing 737.
Aircraft assignments change by season and by time of day.
The distance between Chicago Midway International Airport and Dallas Love Field is 794 miles, or 1,278 kilometres.
| Great-circle distance | 794 mi |
| Kilometres | 1,278 km |
| Nautical miles | 690 nmi |
Measured airport to airport. The actual track is longer — aircraft follow airways, avoid restricted airspace and route around weather.
Yes. Southwest Airlines flies the route nonstop, with about 104 departures a week across both directions. The route is in our live nonstop dataset, last seeded 2026-07-29.
About 2h 10m in the air. That is a great-circle estimate from the 794-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 54 a week from Chicago to Dallas and 50 a week from Dallas to Chicago, from our most recent schedule sample.
Southwest Airlines.
In 2025, airlines reported 552,723 passengers on 4,362 scheduled flights between MDW and DAL — about 1,515 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 737-800, Boeing 737. Assignments change by season and by time of day.
