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Routes and flights · the DOT's airline reports, August 2025 to July 2026

Albuquerque International Sunport ⇄ Chicago Midway International ABQ–MDW

Airlines flew 892 flights between Albuquerque International Sunport ABQ in Albuquerque, NM and Chicago Midway International MDW in Chicago, IL in the twelve months to July 2026, both directions together: 114,512 passengers in 145,274 seats, 79% of them filled, and 57,967 pounds of freight. 1,121 miles, about 140 minutes in the air, on 1 airline: Southwest Airlines Co. (892). Planning to fly it yourself? The weather and winds along this route right now.

892
flights, twelve months
ABQ-MDW: 444 · MDW-ABQ: 448
114,512
passengers
79% of seats filled
1,121
miles
about 140 minutes airborne
1
airline
3 aircraft types

Flights by month both directions

02857861141/254/257/2510/251/264/26627/26
By month, as a table
flights
1/2558
2/2551
3/2562
4/2594
5/25106
6/25106
7/25101
8/25113
9/25113
10/25114
11/2563
12/2566
1/2663
2/2656
3/2660
4/2660
5/2661
6/2661
7/2662

Passengers by month

03,8087,61611,42515,2331/254/257/2510/251/264/269,1297/26
By month, as a table
passengers
1/255,766
2/255,173
3/256,805
4/2510,648
5/2513,397
6/2512,802
7/2512,386
8/2513,872
9/2515,020
10/2515,233
11/257,589
12/258,657
1/266,752
2/265,604
3/267,434
4/267,879
5/268,270
6/269,073
7/269,129

The airlines twelve months, both directions

AirlineFlightsPassengersSeats filledService
Southwest Airlines Co. WN892114,51279%scheduled passenger service

The aircraft as the airlines report their types

AircraftFlightsSeats a flightPassengers
Boeing 737-700/700LR/Max 730714036,981
Boeing B737 Max 80029317538,036
Boeing 737-80029217539,495

ABQ → MDW this direction alone · flown January 2025 to July 2026

444 flights of 449 scheduled, 59,019 passengers in 71,190 seats, 18,405 pounds of freight. Southwest Airlines Co. 444.

MDW → ABQ this direction alone · flown January 2025 to July 2026

448 flights of 449 scheduled, 55,493 passengers in 74,084 seats, 39,562 pounds of freight. Southwest Airlines Co. 448.

Source: the Bureau of Transportation Statistics' T-100 Segment table (all carriers). A flight is one departure performed on this segment; seats and passengers are the airlines' own monthly reports; "seats filled" is passengers divided by seats. The miles are the DOT's great-circle distance. Both ends: Albuquerque International Sunport ABQ and Chicago Midway International MDW; all routes.