Chicago (MDW) – Saint Paul (MSP)
- Distance
- 561 km
- 349 mi · 303 nm
- Flight time
- 1 h 29 min / 1 h 30 min
- Average gate to gate: MDW → MSP / back
- Time difference
- none
- CO2 per passenger
- 70 kg
- One way, economy, incl. RF (42 kg CO2 only)
- Passengers / year
- 512,725
- Aug 2025 – Jul 2026 · −0.0%
- Flights / week
- 100
- Both directions, average
- Seats filled
- 78%
- 653,231 seats a year
- Airlines nonstop
- 3
- WN, OO, 9E
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 MDW
- 310°
- Heading from MSP
- 126°
- Halfway point
- 43.37, -90.42
- Great-circle km
- 560 km (sphere, for EU261)
- In the air MDW → MSP
- 1 h 6 min
- In the air MSP → MDW
- 1 h 6 min
- Clocks
- Same time in both
The estimate for a route without real times is 1 h 30 min; how it is worked out is on Sources.
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| Month | Passengers |
|---|---|
| Aug 2025 | 54,805 |
| Sep 2025 | 51,258 |
| Oct 2025 | 51,853 |
| Nov 2025 | 35,676 |
| Dec 2025 | 38,945 |
| Jan 2026 | 30,407 |
| Feb 2026 | 30,563 |
| Mar 2026 | 45,097 |
| Apr 2026 | 40,357 |
| May 2026 | 43,073 |
| Jun 2026 | 45,083 |
| Jul 2026 | 45,608 |
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| Month | Flights |
|---|---|
| Aug 2025 | 474 |
| Sep 2025 | 463 |
| Oct 2025 | 491 |
| Nov 2025 | 397 |
| Dec 2025 | 425 |
| Jan 2026 | 372 |
| Feb 2026 | 359 |
| Mar 2026 | 429 |
| Apr 2026 | 433 |
| May 2026 | 447 |
| Jun 2026 | 449 |
| Jul 2026 | 457 |
Airlines flying MDW–MSP nonstop
| Airline | Flights / week | Share of passengers |
|---|---|---|
| WNSouthwest Airlines | 60 | 76% |
| OOSkyWest Airlines | 30 | 18% |
| 9EEndeavor Air | 9.8 | 6% |
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
- Embraer ERJ-175 · 1,582 flights
- Boeing 737-700/700LR/Max 7 · 1,287 flights
- Boeing B737 Max 800 · 1,054 flights
- Boeing 737-800 · 762 flights
- Canadair RJ-700 · 503 flights
- Canadair CRJ 900 · 8 flights
Also carried: 435 tonnes of freight and 0 tonnes of mail a year (passenger and cargo flights).
Punctuality
- On time
- 77.7%
- Arrived within 15 min of schedule
- Average delay
- 15 min
- Late arrivals count, early ones as 0
- Cancelled
- 1.7%
- Flights counted
- 4,764
- Aug 2025 – Jul 2026
| Airline | On time | Average delay |
|---|---|---|
| WNSouthwest Airlines | 78% | 13 min |
| OOSkyWest Airlines | 77.1% | 18 min |
Delay minutes by cause: airline 46% · aircraft arriving late 28% · air traffic system 15% · weather 11% · 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
- $225
- One way, all cabins
- Average over a year
- $193
- Q2 2025 – Q1 2026
- Largest airline
- Delta Air Lines
- 55% of passengers · $234
- Lowest-fare airline
- Southwest Airlines
- 45% of passengers · $214
History, not a price to book: what the average passenger paid per one-way trip in each quarter (Q2 2025 $178 · Q3 2025 $188 · Q4 2025 $195 · Q1 2026 $225).
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: 560 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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