Detroit (DTW) – Chicago (MDW)
- Distance
- 367 km
- 228 mi · 198 nm
- Flight time
- 1 h 14 min / 1 h 6 min
- Average gate to gate: DTW → MDW / back
- Time difference
- 1 h
- CO2 per passenger
- 84 kg
- One way, economy, incl. RF (50 kg CO2 only)
- Passengers / year
- 339,641
- Aug 2025 – Jul 2026 · +1.0%
- Flights / week
- 80
- Both directions, average
- Seats filled
- 71%
- 479,573 seats a year
- Airlines nonstop
- 3
- WN, 9E, OO
Traffic: U.S. DOT, Bureau of Transportation Statistics, T-100 Segment (all carriers, scheduled service), Aug 2025 – Jul 2026. Distance: WGS-84 ellipsoid. CO2: UK DESNZ 2026 factors. Sources
The way there
- Heading from DTW
- 264°
- Heading from MDW
- 81°
- Halfway point
- 42.02, -85.56
- Great-circle km
- 367 km (sphere, for EU261)
- In the air DTW → MDW
- 47 min
- In the air MDW → DTW
- 40 min
- Clocks
- Chicago is 1 h behind Detroit
The estimate for a route without real times is 1 h 15 min; how it is worked out is on Sources.
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| Month | Passengers |
|---|---|
| Aug 2025 | 34,401 |
| Sep 2025 | 31,339 |
| Oct 2025 | 31,272 |
| Nov 2025 | 23,053 |
| Dec 2025 | 27,131 |
| Jan 2026 | 21,367 |
| Feb 2026 | 22,669 |
| Mar 2026 | 25,917 |
| Apr 2026 | 26,253 |
| May 2026 | 30,942 |
| Jun 2026 | 32,397 |
| Jul 2026 | 32,900 |
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| Month | Flights |
|---|---|
| Aug 2025 | 368 |
| Sep 2025 | 359 |
| Oct 2025 | 372 |
| Nov 2025 | 319 |
| Dec 2025 | 333 |
| Jan 2026 | 334 |
| Feb 2026 | 316 |
| Mar 2026 | 348 |
| Apr 2026 | 352 |
| May 2026 | 359 |
| Jun 2026 | 350 |
| Jul 2026 | 360 |
Airlines flying DTW–MDW nonstop
| Airline | Flights / week | Share of passengers |
|---|---|---|
| WNSouthwest Airlines | 40 | 70% |
| 9EEndeavor Air | 32 | 23% |
| OOSkyWest Airlines | 7.8 | 7% |
Both directions, Aug 2025 – Jul 2026. Airlines with at least one flight a month. U.S. DOT, Bureau of Transportation Statistics, T-100 Segment (all carriers, scheduled service). Sources
Aircraft on this route
- Canadair RJ-700 · 1,540 flights
- Boeing 737-700/700LR/Max 7 · 905 flights
- Boeing B737 Max 800 · 638 flights
- Boeing 737-800 · 533 flights
- Embraer ERJ-175 · 406 flights
- Canadair CRJ 900 · 148 flights
Also carried: 340 tonnes of freight and 0 tonnes of mail a year (passenger and cargo flights).
Punctuality
- On time
- 76.1%
- Arrived within 15 min of schedule
- Average delay
- 14 min
- Late arrivals count, early ones as 0
- Cancelled
- 1.4%
- Flights counted
- 2,510
- Aug 2025 – Jul 2026
| Airline | On time | Average delay |
|---|---|---|
| WNSouthwest Airlines | 74.3% | 15 min |
| OOSkyWest Airlines | 85.2% | 11 min |
Delay minutes by cause: airline 33% · aircraft arriving late 41% · air traffic system 23% · weather 4% · security 0%.
Both directions, Aug 2025 – Jul 2026. BTS Reporting Carrier On-Time Performance (US domestic flights of the larger US airlines). Sources
What passengers paid
- Average fare, Q1 2026
- $249
- One way, all cabins
- Average over a year
- $204
- Q2 2025 – Q1 2026
- Largest airline
- Delta Air Lines
- 65% of passengers · $254
- Lowest-fare airline
- Southwest Airlines
- 35% of passengers · $239
History, not a price to book: what the average passenger paid per one-way trip in each quarter (Q2 2025 $188 · Q3 2025 $183 · Q4 2025 $207 · Q1 2026 $249).
U.S. DOT Consumer Airfare Report, Table 1a (airline ticket sample, US domestic airport pairs). Sources
Delay compensation (EU261 / UK261)
Measured by great-circle distance: 367 km.
Neither EU261 nor UK261 covers this route: it neither starts nor ends in the EU, EEA, Switzerland or the UK. Other countries have their own rules (for example Canada's APPR or Brazil's ANAC rules).
Also owed for a cancellation with less than 14 days' notice or denied boarding. Not owed for extraordinary circumstances. On a connection, the distance to the final destination counts. From 23 October 2027 the EU's Regulation 2026/2202 applies; it keeps these amounts (what changes in 2027). Information, not legal advice.
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