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Route

Chicago → Dallas-Fort Worth

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

Same local time in Chicago and Dallas-Fort Worth.

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 55 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 Airlinesall year

Through the day

Departure times

Local time in Chicago. Most departures between 15:00 and 18:00.

  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
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  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. 1.1Mon
  2. 0.6Tue
  3. 0.4Wed
  4. 0.8Thu
  5. 1.1Fri
  6. 0.6Sat
  7. 0.8Sun

Fleet

Aircraft observed

  1. Airbus A320neoA20N80%
  2. Airbus A320A3205%
  3. G2802%
  4. Cessna Citation LatitudeC68A2%
  5. Learjet 45LJ451%
All the numbers in a table
MonthPer daySeenAirlines
January 2026114
  • Frontier Airlines11×
February 2026121
  • Frontier Airlines15×
March 2026122
  • Frontier Airlines20×
April 2026118
  • Frontier Airlines15×
May 2026130
  • Frontier Airlines26×
June 2026122
  • Frontier Airlines18×
July 2026125
  • Frontier Airlines22×
August 2026123
  • Frontier Airlines20×
September 2026119
  • Frontier Airlines19×
October 2025135
  • Frontier Airlines31×
November 2025131
  • Frontier Airlines30×
December 2025122
  • Frontier Airlines19×

Airlines observed on this route

From observed callsign routes on MDW-DFW - 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 Chicago: 108.
  • Direct destinations observed from Dallas-Fort Worth: 229.

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

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

Alternative airports for this journey

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

MDW DALDallas Love FieldDallas is about 12 mi from Dallas-Fort Worth.View route →ORD DFWChicago O'Hare International AirportChicago is about 16 mi from Chicago.View route →GYY DFWGary/Chicago International AirportGary is about 21 mi from Chicago.View route →SBN DFWSouth Bend International AirportSouth Bend is about 74 mi from Chicago.View route →

About the route from Chicago to Dallas-Fort Worth

The observed direct connection between Chicago Midway International Airport (MDW) and Dallas Fort Worth International Airport (DFW) 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 Chicago from Dallas-Fort Worth by air?
The great-circle distance between Chicago Midway International Airport and Dallas Fort Worth International Airport is approximately 797 mi.
How long is the flight from Chicago to Dallas-Fort Worth?
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 Chicago to Dallas-Fort Worth?
Yes, a direct connection between MDW and DFW 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 Chicago to Dallas-Fort Worth?
On average around 1 flights a day, measured over twelve months (October 2025 to September 2026) in the flight archive, with 282 observed flights. Mainly Frontier Airlines. That is an observation, not a timetable.
What is the current time difference between Chicago and Dallas-Fort Worth?
Same local time in Chicago and Dallas-Fort Worth.

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.