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

Portland International ⇄ Chicago Midway International PDX–MDW

Airlines flew 1,356 flights between Portland International PDX in Portland, OR and Chicago Midway International MDW in Chicago, IL in the twelve months to July 2026, both directions together: 195,110 passengers in 230,054 seats, 85% of them filled, and 546,269 pounds of freight. 1,751 miles, about 209 minutes in the air, on 2 airlines: Southwest Airlines Co. (1,352), Delta Air Lines Inc. (4). Planning to fly it yourself? The weather and winds along this route right now.

1,356
flights, twelve months
PDX-MDW: 678 · MDW-PDX: 678
195,110
passengers
85% of seats filled
1,751
miles
about 209 minutes airborne
2
airlines
4 aircraft types

Flights by month both directions

043861301731/254/257/2510/251/264/261677/26
By month, as a table
flights
1/2563
2/2556
3/2562
4/2561
5/2563
6/25157
7/25173
8/25168
9/25163
10/25108
11/2559
12/2562
1/2662
2/2657
3/26112
4/26118
5/26122
6/26158
7/26167

Passengers by month

06,61413,22919,84426,4581/254/257/2510/251/264/2626,4587/26
By month, as a table
passengers
1/257,588
2/257,039
3/259,292
4/257,947
5/257,926
6/2521,890
7/2524,708
8/2525,448
9/2523,587
10/2516,191
11/258,272
12/259,237
1/267,942
2/267,594
3/2614,478
4/2615,158
5/2616,304
6/2624,441
7/2626,458

The airlines twelve months, both directions

AirlineFlightsPassengersSeats filledService
Southwest Airlines Co. WN1,352194,95685%scheduled passenger service
Delta Air Lines Inc. DL415453%charter passenger service

The aircraft as the airlines report their types

AircraftFlightsSeats a flightPassengers
Boeing B737 Max 800772175113,507
Boeing 737-80037617554,929
Boeing 737-700/700LR/Max 720414226,520
Boeing 757-200472154

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

678 flights of 684 scheduled, 97,570 passengers in 115,378 seats, 384,504 pounds of freight. Southwest Airlines Co. 676; Delta Air Lines Inc. 2.

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

678 flights of 683 scheduled, 97,540 passengers in 114,676 seats, 161,765 pounds of freight. Southwest Airlines Co. 676; 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: Portland International PDX and Chicago Midway International MDW; all routes.