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

Chicago Midway International ⇄ Ontario International MDW–ONT

Airlines flew 718 flights between Chicago Midway International MDW in Chicago, IL and Ontario International ONT in Ontario, CA in the twelve months to July 2026, both directions together: 90,313 passengers in 120,386 seats, 75% of them filled, and 141,300 pounds of freight. 1,706 miles, about 230 minutes in the air, on 1 airline: Southwest Airlines Co. (718). Planning to fly it yourself? The weather and winds along this route right now.

718
flights, twelve months
MDW-ONT: 360 · ONT-MDW: 358
90,313
passengers
75% of seats filled
1,706
miles
about 230 minutes airborne
1
airline
3 aircraft types

Flights by month both directions

0163247631/254/257/2510/251/264/26637/26
By month, as a table
flights
1/2555
2/2552
3/2562
4/2560
5/2562
6/2560
7/2562
8/2560
9/2561
10/2562
11/2557
12/2562
1/2655
2/2655
3/2661
4/2659
5/2663
6/2660
7/2663

Passengers by month

02,4194,8387,2579,6761/254/257/2510/251/264/269,5837/26
By month, as a table
passengers
1/256,417
2/255,749
3/257,936
4/257,201
5/258,271
6/258,275
7/258,240
8/257,386
9/257,184
10/258,382
11/256,959
12/258,110
1/265,926
2/265,998
3/267,052
4/266,753
5/267,304
6/269,676
7/269,583

The airlines twelve months, both directions

AirlineFlightsPassengersSeats filledService
Southwest Airlines Co. WN71890,31375%scheduled passenger service

The aircraft as the airlines report their types

AircraftFlightsSeats a flightPassengers
Boeing B737 Max 80033417544,301
Boeing 737-80022717528,772
Boeing 737-700/700LR/Max 715714117,240

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

360 flights of 360 scheduled, 45,383 passengers in 59,976 seats, 20,628 pounds of freight. Southwest Airlines Co. 360.

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

358 flights of 360 scheduled, 44,930 passengers in 60,410 seats, 120,672 pounds of freight. Southwest Airlines Co. 358.

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 Ontario International ONT; all routes.