Nonstop flights from Birmingham to Chicago

Southwest Airlines flies this route daily.

BHMBirmingham-Shuttlesworth International

571 mi · 7 flights a week

MDWChicago Midway International

BHMMDW

When they leave

Birmingham time

5:00a3:20pFirst departure 5:00 AM, last 3:20 PM

Three in the morning, 5:00 AM to 10:35 AM, then two in the afternoon, 2:55 PM to 3:20 PM.

Every flight

Earliest first

5:00 AM→6:50 AMSouthwest AirlinesBoeing 737 MAX 8Mon
5:20 AM→7:10 AMSouthwest AirlinesBoeing 737Tue, Wed
10:35 AM→12:25 PMSouthwest AirlinesBoeing 737 MAX 8Thu, Fri
2:55 PM→4:45 PMSouthwest AirlinesBoeing 737-700Sun
3:20 PM→5:10 PMSouthwest AirlinesBoeing 737 MAX 8Sat

Schedules last checked Sep 19, 2026. Times are local.

Flying from Birmingham to Chicago

Southwest Airlines is the only airline flying nonstop from Birmingham to Chicago, daily on the Boeing 737 MAX 8, Boeing 737 and Boeing 737-700.

The first arrival in Chicago is at 6:50 AM and the last at 5:10 PM. The flight covers 571 miles.

Flying back, Chicago to Birmingham has 7 nonstop flights a week. From Birmingham, O'Hare (ORD) is the other Chicago area airport with nonstop flights, 26 a week.

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Schedules as of Oct 9, 2026.