Pittsburgh International Airport
Pittsburgh, United StatesPIT / KPIT
Major airport · 92 direct destinations · 4 runways · longest runway 11,499 ft
58 °F · RainSource: METAR observation via the NOAA Aviation Weather Center
Route
Pittsburgh → Chicago
PIT
PittsburghPittsburgh International Airport
PittsburghPittsburgh International AirportMDWChicagoChicago Midway International Airport
ChicagoChicago Midway International Airport- Distance
- 401 mi
- Estimated flight time
- ~1h 20m
Chicago is currently 1 hour behind Pittsburgh.
Observed nonstop
How often does this route fly?
Frequency
A couple of times a day
On average around 3 flights a day, observed from October 2025 to September 2026.
- 3
- flights per day
- 4
- busiest month · Oct
- 3
- quietest month · Nov
- 1 hr 6 min
- measured flight time
- 12 / 12
- months seen
Through the year
Per day, month by month
- 3Jan2026
- 3Feb
- 3Mar
- 3Apr
- 3May
- 3Jun
- 3Jul
- 3Aug
- 3Sep
- 4Oct2025
- 3Nov
- 3Dec
Airlines
Who flies it
Southwest Airlinesall year
Delta Air Linesnow and then
Through the day
Departure times
Local time in Pittsburgh. Most departures between 18:00 and 21:00.
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Through the week
By weekday
- 3.3Mon
- 3.6Tue
- 3.2Wed
- 2.8Thu
- 3.1Fri
- 2.5Sat
- 2.7Sun
Fleet
Aircraft observed
- Boeing 737 MAX 8B38M36%
- Boeing 737-700B73729%
- Boeing 737-800B73824%
- Cessna Citation LatitudeC68A2%
- Bombardier Challenger 300CL301%
All the numbers in a table
| Month | Per day | Seen | Airlines |
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| January 2026 | 3 | 91 |
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| February 2026 | 3 | 86 |
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| March 2026 | 3 | 88 |
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| April 2026 | 3 | 83 |
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| May 2026 | 3 | 87 |
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| June 2026 | 3 | 94 |
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| July 2026 | 3 | 94 |
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| August 2026 | 3 | 86 |
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| September 2026 | 3 | 99 |
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| October 2025 | 4 | 112 |
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| November 2025 | 3 | 89 |
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| December 2025 | 3 | 86 |
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Airlines observed on this route
From observed callsign routes on PIT-MDW - not a booking guarantee.
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 Pittsburgh: 92.
- Direct destinations observed from Chicago: 108.
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
55 °F · CloudySource: METAR observation via the NOAA Aviation Weather Center
Alternative airports for this journey
Same journey, a different airport nearby - with an observed direct connection.
About the route from Pittsburgh to Chicago
The observed direct connection between Pittsburgh International Airport (PIT) and Chicago Midway International Airport (MDW) covers approximately 401 mi. The estimated flight time is around 1h 20m. Delta Air Lines and Southwest Airlines have been observed on this connection in the available route data.
Frequently asked questions about this route
- How far is Pittsburgh from Chicago by air?
- The great-circle distance between Pittsburgh International Airport and Chicago Midway International Airport is approximately 401 mi.
- How long is the flight from Pittsburgh to Chicago?
- Based on the distance, the estimated flight time is about 1h 20m. This is an estimate, not a schedule.
- Is there a direct connection from Pittsburgh to Chicago?
- Yes, a direct connection between PIT 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 Southwest Airlines.
- How often is there a flight from Pittsburgh to Chicago?
- On average around 3 flights a day, measured over twelve months (October 2025 to September 2026) in the flight archive, with 1,095 observed flights. Mainly Southwest Airlines, Delta Air Lines. That is an observation, not a timetable.
- What is the current time difference between Pittsburgh and Chicago?
- Chicago is currently 1 hour behind Pittsburgh.
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.