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Route

Chicago → Baltimore

MDWChicagoChicago Midway International Airport
BWIBaltimoreBaltimore/Washington International Thurgood Marshall Airport
Distance
610 mi
Estimated flight time
~1h 45m

Baltimore is currently 1 hour ahead of Chicago.

Observed nonstop

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How often does this route fly?

Frequency

Several times a day

On average around 4 flights a day, observed from October 2025 to September 2026.

4
flights per day
6
busiest month · Jun
4
quietest month · Nov
1 hr 21 min
measured flight time
12 / 12
months seen

Through the year

Per day, month by month

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

Airlines

Who flies it

Southwest Airlinesall year
Frontier Airlinesnow and then
Columbia Airnow and then

Through the day

Departure times

Local time in Chicago. Most departures between 07:00 and 10:00.

  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. 4.8Mon
  2. 4.8Tue
  3. 4.5Wed
  4. 4.2Thu
  5. 4.8Fri
  6. 4.7Sat
  7. 4.2Sun

Fleet

Aircraft observed

  1. Boeing 737 MAX 8B38M35%
  2. Boeing 737-700B73731%
  3. Boeing 737-800B73827%
  4. Airbus A320neoA20N2%
  5. Dassault Falcon 2000F2TH1%
All the numbers in a table
MonthPer daySeenAirlines
January 20264110
  • Southwest Airlines104×
February 20264108
  • Southwest Airlines104×
March 20264106
  • Southwest Airlines96×
April 20264124
  • Southwest Airlines117×
May 20264118
  • Southwest Airlines114×
June 20266174
  • Southwest Airlines165×
July 20266183
  • Southwest Airlines175×
  • Columbia Air1×
August 20265159
  • Southwest Airlines147×
September 20265155
  • Southwest Airlines148×
October 20255163
  • Southwest Airlines136×
  • Frontier Airlines15×
November 20254129
  • Southwest Airlines110×
  • Frontier Airlines14×
December 20254115
  • Southwest Airlines104×
  • Columbia Air2×

Airlines observed on this route

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

Columbia Air

COL

Hub: MKE Milwaukee

20 departure airportsView airline →

Frontier Airlines

F9 · FFT

Hub: DEN Denver

91 departure airportsView airline →

Southwest Airlines

WN · SWA

Hub: DEN Denver

117 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 Chicago: 108.
  • Direct destinations observed from Baltimore: 104.

The airports on this route

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

Baltimore/Washington International Thurgood Marshall Airport

Baltimore, United StatesBWI / KBWI

Major airport · 104 direct destinations · 3 runways · longest runway 10,502 ft

67 °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.

ORD BWIChicago O'Hare International AirportChicago is about 16 mi from Chicago.View route →MDW DCARonald Reagan Washington National AirportWashington is about 30 mi from Baltimore.View route →MDW IADWashington Dulles International AirportDulles is about 45 mi from Baltimore.View route →RFD BWIChicago Rockford International AirportChicago is about 75 mi from Chicago.View route →

About the route from Chicago to Baltimore

The observed direct connection between Chicago Midway International Airport (MDW) and Baltimore/Washington International Thurgood Marshall Airport (BWI) covers approximately 610 mi. The estimated flight time is around 1h 45m. Columbia Air, Frontier Airlines and Southwest Airlines have been observed on this connection in the available route data.

Frequently asked questions about this route

How far is Chicago from Baltimore by air?
The great-circle distance between Chicago Midway International Airport and Baltimore/Washington International Thurgood Marshall Airport is approximately 610 mi.
How long is the flight from Chicago to Baltimore?
Based on the distance, the estimated flight time is about 1h 45m. This is an estimate, not a schedule.
Is there a direct connection from Chicago to Baltimore?
Yes, a direct connection between MDW and BWI has been observed in our route data.
Which airlines have been observed on this route?
In the available route data: Columbia Air, Frontier Airlines and Southwest Airlines.
How often is there a flight from Chicago to Baltimore?
On average around 4 flights a day, measured over twelve months (October 2025 to September 2026) in the flight archive, with 1,644 observed flights. Mainly Southwest Airlines, Frontier Airlines, Columbia Air. That is an observation, not a timetable.
What is the current time difference between Chicago and Baltimore?
Baltimore is currently 1 hour ahead of 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.