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

Miami International ⇄ Chicago Midway International MIA–MDW

Airlines flew 993 flights between Miami International MIA in Miami, FL and Chicago Midway International MDW in Chicago, IL in the twelve months to July 2026, both directions together: 141,594 passengers in 168,449 seats, 84% of them filled, and 344,912 pounds of freight. 1,182 miles, about 165 minutes in the air, on 4 airlines: Southwest Airlines Co. (860), Frontier Airlines Inc. (126), Delta Air Lines Inc. (6), United Air Lines Inc. (1). Planning to fly it yourself? The weather and winds along this route right now.

993
flights, twelve months
MIA-MDW: 495 · MDW-MIA: 498
141,594
passengers
84% of seats filled
1,182
miles
about 165 minutes airborne
4
airlines
8 aircraft types

Flights by month both directions

043861281711/254/257/2510/251/264/26637/26
By month, as a table
flights
1/25117
2/25125
3/25171
4/25134
5/25108
6/2580
7/2579
8/2557
9/2549
10/2548
11/2573
12/2589
1/26103
2/2676
3/26153
4/26113
5/26105
6/2664
7/2663

Passengers by month

05,88511,77017,65523,5401/254/257/2510/251/264/268,6447/26
By month, as a table
passengers
1/2516,576
2/2516,884
3/2523,472
4/2517,104
5/2513,291
6/2511,233
7/2510,914
8/258,372
9/256,865
10/256,674
11/259,201
12/2512,990
1/2614,395
2/2611,036
3/2623,540
4/2615,656
5/2615,286
6/268,935
7/268,644

The airlines twelve months, both directions

AirlineFlightsPassengersSeats filledService
Southwest Airlines Co. WN860122,04785%scheduled passenger service
Frontier Airlines Inc. F912619,29082%scheduled passenger service
Delta Air Lines Inc. DL615736%charter passenger service
United Air Lines Inc. UA110056%charter passenger service

The aircraft as the airlines report their types

AircraftFlightsSeats a flightPassengers
Boeing B737 Max 80036617554,476
Boeing 737-80032217546,048
Boeing 737-700/700LR/Max 717214021,523
Airbus Industrie A320-200n10318615,873
Airbus Industrie A321-200n191862,895
Boeing 757-200672157
Airbus Industrie A320-100/2004183522
Boeing B737 Max 9001179100

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

495 flights of 502 scheduled, 69,299 passengers in 83,246 seats, 257,961 pounds of freight. Southwest Airlines Co. 427; Frontier Airlines Inc. 63; Delta Air Lines Inc. 4; United Air Lines Inc. 1.

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

498 flights of 502 scheduled, 72,295 passengers in 85,203 seats, 86,951 pounds of freight. Southwest Airlines Co. 433; Frontier Airlines Inc. 63; Delta Air Lines Inc. 2.

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: Miami International MIA and Chicago Midway International MDW; all routes.