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Route

Dallas-Fort Worth → Chicago

DFWDallas-Fort WorthDallas Fort Worth International Airport
MDWChicagoChicago Midway International Airport
Distance
797 mi
Estimated flight time
~2h 5m

Same local time in Dallas-Fort Worth and Chicago.

Observed nonstop

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How often does this route fly?

Frequency

Daily at most

On average around 1 flights a day, observed from October 2025 to September 2026.

1
flights per day
2
busiest month · Nov
1
quietest month · Oct
1 hr 47 min
measured flight time
12 / 12
months seen

Through the year

Per day, month by month

  1. 1Jan2026
  2. 1Feb
  3. 1Mar
  4. 1Apr
  5. 1May
  6. 1Jun
  7. 1Jul
  8. 1Aug
  9. 1Sep
  10. 1Oct2025
  11. 2Nov
  12. 1Dec

Airlines

Who flies it

Frontier Airlinesall year

Through the day

Departure times

Local time in Dallas-Fort Worth. Most departures between 12:00 and 15:00.

  1. 00:00
  2. 01:00
  3. 02:00
  4. 03:00
  5. 04:00
  6. 05:00
  7. 06:00
  8. 07:00
  9. 08:00
  10. 09:00
  11. 10:00
  12. 11:00
  13. 12:00
  14. 13:00
  15. 14:00
  16. 15:00
  17. 16:00
  18. 17:00
  19. 18:00
  20. 19:00
  21. 20:00
  22. 21:00
  23. 22:00
  24. 23:00

Through the week

By weekday

  1. 1.2Mon
  2. 0.6Tue
  3. 0.5Wed
  4. 0.7Thu
  5. 1.3Fri
  6. 0.7Sat
  7. 0.7Sun

Fleet

Aircraft observed

  1. Airbus A320neoA20N82%
  2. Airbus A320A3205%
  3. G2802%
  4. Cessna Citation LongitudeC7001%
  5. Cessna Citation ExcelC56X1%
All the numbers in a table
MonthPer daySeenAirlines
January 2026114
  • Frontier Airlines11×
February 2026120
  • Frontier Airlines16×
March 2026120
  • Frontier Airlines19×
April 2026122
  • Frontier Airlines18×
May 2026128
  • Frontier Airlines24×
June 2026124
  • Frontier Airlines22×
July 2026131
  • Frontier Airlines26×
August 2026121
  • Frontier Airlines19×
September 2026121
  • Frontier Airlines19×
October 2025136
  • Frontier Airlines33×
November 2025229
  • Frontier Airlines29×
December 2025120
  • Frontier Airlines18×

Airlines observed on this route

From observed callsign routes on DFW-MDW - not a booking guarantee.

Frontier Airlines

F9 · FFT

Hub: DEN Denver

91 departure airportsView airline →

About this route

  • Domestic route: both airports are in the same country.
  • The opposite direction has also been observed as a direct connection.
  • Direct destinations observed from Dallas-Fort Worth: 229.
  • Direct destinations observed from Chicago: 108.

The airports on this route

Dallas Fort Worth International Airport

Dallas-Fort Worth, United StatesDFW / KDFW

International hub · 229 direct destinations · 7 runways · longest runway 13,402 ft

60 °F · CloudySource: METAR observation via the NOAA Aviation Weather Center

Airport pageAll direct destinations

Chicago Midway International Airport

Chicago, United StatesMDW / KMDW

Major airport · 108 direct destinations · 4 runways · longest runway 6,522 ft

52 °F · CloudySource: METAR observation via the NOAA Aviation Weather Center

Airport pageAll direct destinations

Alternative airports for this journey

Same journey, a different airport nearby - with an observed direct connection.

DAL MDWDallas Love FieldDallas is about 12 mi from Dallas-Fort Worth.View route →DFW ORDChicago O'Hare International AirportChicago is about 16 mi from Chicago.View route →DFW SBNSouth Bend International AirportSouth Bend is about 74 mi from Chicago.View route →DFW RFDChicago Rockford International AirportChicago is about 75 mi from Chicago.View route →

About the route from Dallas-Fort Worth to Chicago

The observed direct connection between Dallas Fort Worth International Airport (DFW) and Chicago Midway International Airport (MDW) covers approximately 797 mi. The estimated flight time is around 2h 5m. Frontier Airlines has been observed on this connection in the available route data.

Frequently asked questions about this route

How far is Dallas-Fort Worth from Chicago by air?
The great-circle distance between Dallas Fort Worth International Airport and Chicago Midway International Airport is approximately 797 mi.
How long is the flight from Dallas-Fort Worth to Chicago?
Based on the distance, the estimated flight time is about 2h 5m. This is an estimate, not a schedule.
Is there a direct connection from Dallas-Fort Worth to Chicago?
Yes, a direct connection between DFW and MDW has been observed in our route data.
Which airlines have been observed on this route?
In the available route data: Frontier Airlines.
How often is there a flight from Dallas-Fort Worth to Chicago?
On average around 1 flights a day, measured over twelve months (October 2025 to September 2026) in the flight archive, with 286 observed flights. Mainly Frontier Airlines. That is an observation, not a timetable.
What is the current time difference between Dallas-Fort Worth and Chicago?
Same local time in Dallas-Fort Worth and Chicago.

Where this data comes from

The route data comes from the flight archive (ADS-B, adsb.lol): which connections actually flew over the last twelve full months and who flew them, combined with our own airport, runway, and airline datasets. It is reference data about observed routes - not a current timetable and no claim about bookability.

The frequency and aircraft on this page come from the flight archive (ADS-B, 12 months, October 2025 to September 2026), summarized per route per month. We do not see every flight, so it is a floor, not a count.

Route data updated on October 11, 2026.