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

Chicago Midway International ⇄ Albany International MDW–ALB

Airlines flew 1,437 flights between Chicago Midway International MDW in Chicago, IL and Albany International ALB in Albany, NY in the twelve months to July 2026, both directions together: 180,783 passengers in 224,569 seats, 81% of them filled, and 101,582 pounds of freight. 717 miles, about 89 minutes in the air, on 1 airline: Southwest Airlines Co. (1,437). Planning to fly it yourself? The weather and winds along this route right now.

1,437
flights, twelve months
MDW-ALB: 721 · ALB-MDW: 716
180,783
passengers
81% of seats filled
717
miles
about 89 minutes airborne
1
airline
3 aircraft types

Flights by month both directions

042831241661/254/257/2510/251/264/261637/26
By month, as a table
flights
1/2573
2/2554
3/2562
4/2566
5/2571
6/25146
7/25166
8/25155
9/25154
10/25116
11/25111
12/25121
1/2670
2/2656
3/26111
4/26113
5/26112
6/26155
7/26163

Passengers by month

05,87911,75817,63823,5171/254/257/2510/251/264/2622,7207/26
By month, as a table
passengers
1/257,220
2/254,950
3/256,425
4/258,538
5/259,483
6/2519,416
7/2523,517
8/2522,245
9/2518,409
10/2515,628
11/2511,473
12/2513,455
1/267,780
2/266,405
3/2613,427
4/2613,819
5/2614,207
6/2621,215
7/2622,720

The airlines twelve months, both directions

AirlineFlightsPassengersSeats filledService
Southwest Airlines Co. WN1,437180,78381%scheduled passenger service

The aircraft as the airlines report their types

AircraftFlightsSeats a flightPassengers
Boeing 737-700/700LR/Max 775713989,922
Boeing B737 Max 80040717555,680
Boeing 737-80027317535,181

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

721 flights of 728 scheduled, 95,364 passengers in 113,735 seats, 82,501 pounds of freight. Southwest Airlines Co. 721.

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

716 flights of 728 scheduled, 85,419 passengers in 110,834 seats, 19,081 pounds of freight. Southwest Airlines Co. 716.

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: Chicago Midway International MDW and Albany International ALB; all routes.