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Route

Newark → Chicago

EWRNewarkNewark Liberty International Airport
MDWChicagoChicago Midway International Airport
Distance
709 mi
Estimated flight time
~1h 55m

Chicago is currently 1 hour behind Newark.

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
1
busiest month · Oct
1 hr 49 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. 1Nov
  12. 1Dec

Airlines

Who flies it

Frontier Airlinesspring
Delta Air Linesnow and then

Through the day

Departure times

Local time in Newark. Most departures between 10:00 and 13:00.

  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. 0.3Mon
  2. 0.3Tue
  3. 0.2Wed
  4. 0.3Thu
  5. 0.3Fri
  6. 0.1Sat
  7. 0.4Sun

Fleet

Aircraft observed

  1. Airbus A320neoA20N59%
  2. Boeing 757-200B7527%
  3. Bombardier Challenger 350CL355%
  4. Embraer Phenom 300E55P5%
  5. Cessna Citation LatitudeC68A4%
All the numbers in a table
MonthPer daySeenAirlines
January 2026110
  • Frontier Airlines5×
  • Delta Air Lines2×
February 202614
  • Delta Air Lines3×
March 2026114
  • Frontier Airlines10×
April 2026117
  • Frontier Airlines13×
May 202616
  • Frontier Airlines4×
June 202614–
    July 202612–
      August 202612–
        September 202613–
          October 2025112
          • Frontier Airlines8×
          November 2025115
          • Frontier Airlines10×
          • Delta Air Lines1×
          December 2025114
          • Frontier Airlines11×

          Airlines observed on this route

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

          Delta Air Lines

          DL · DAL

          Hub: ATL Atlanta

          221 departure airportsView airline →

          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 Newark: 172.
          • Direct destinations observed from Chicago: 108.

          The airports on this route

          Newark Liberty International Airport

          Newark, United StatesEWR / KEWR

          International hub · 172 direct destinations · 3 runways · longest runway 11,001 ft

          68 °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.

          TEB MDWTeterboro AirportTeterboro is about 12 mi from Newark.View route →EWR ORDChicago O'Hare International AirportChicago is about 16 mi from Chicago.View route →LGA MDWLaGuardia AirportNew York is about 17 mi from Newark.View route →JFK MDWJohn F. Kennedy International AirportNew York is about 21 mi from Newark.View route →

          About the route from Newark to Chicago

          The observed direct connection between Newark Liberty International Airport (EWR) and Chicago Midway International Airport (MDW) covers approximately 709 mi. The estimated flight time is around 1h 55m. Delta Air Lines and Frontier Airlines have been observed on this connection in the available route data.

          Frequently asked questions about this route

          How far is Newark from Chicago by air?
          The great-circle distance between Newark Liberty International Airport and Chicago Midway International Airport is approximately 709 mi.
          How long is the flight from Newark to Chicago?
          Based on the distance, the estimated flight time is about 1h 55m. This is an estimate, not a schedule.
          Is there a direct connection from Newark to Chicago?
          Yes, a direct connection between EWR and MDW has been observed in our route data.
          Which airlines have been observed on this route?
          In the available route data: Delta Air Lines and Frontier Airlines.
          How often is there a flight from Newark to Chicago?
          On average around 1 flights a day, measured over twelve months (October 2025 to September 2026) in the flight archive, with 103 observed flights. Mainly Frontier Airlines, Delta Air Lines. That is an observation, not a timetable.
          What is the current time difference between Newark and Chicago?
          Chicago is currently 1 hour behind Newark.

          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.