Nonstop flights from Chicago to Washington

Southwest Airlines flies this route 5 to 6 times a day.

MDWChicago Midway International

598 mi · 41 flights a week

DCARonald Reagan Washington National

MDWDCA

When they leave

Chicago time

5:45a9:00pFirst departure 5:45 AM, last 9:00 PM

Six in the morning, 5:45 AM to 11:30 AM, then four in the afternoon, 12:00 PM to 4:15 PM, then three in the evening, 5:00 PM to 9:00 PM.

Every flight

Earliest first

5:45 AM→8:30 AMSouthwest AirlinesBoeing 737Mon, Thu, Fri
6:10 AM→8:55 AMSouthwest AirlinesBoeing 737Daily
8:05 AM→11:05 AMSouthwest AirlinesBoeing 737-700Sat
8:55 AM→11:50 AMSouthwest AirlinesBoeing 737-700Mon, Tue, Wed, Thu, Fri, Sun
11:10 AM→2:00 PMSouthwest AirlinesBoeing 737Tue, Wed
11:30 AM→2:20 PMSouthwest AirlinesBoeing 737 MAX 8Sun
12:00 PM→2:50 PMSouthwest AirlinesBoeing 737Mon, Thu, Fri
12:50 PM→3:45 PMSouthwest AirlinesBoeing 737 MAX 8Tue, Wed
2:05 PM→4:55 PMSouthwest AirlinesBoeing 737-700Mon, Thu, Fri, Sat, Sun
4:15 PM→7:10 PMSouthwest AirlinesBoeing 737 MAX 8Tue, Wed
5:00 PM→7:55 PMSouthwest AirlinesBoeing 737 MAX 8Sat, Sun
8:15 PM→11:05 PMSouthwest AirlinesBoeing 737 MAX 8Tue, Wed, Sun
9:00 PM→11:55 PMSouthwest AirlinesBoeing 737 MAX 8Mon, Thu, Fri, Sat

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

Flying from Chicago to Washington

Southwest Airlines is the only airline flying nonstop from Chicago to Washington, 5 to 6 times a day on the Boeing 737 MAX 8, Boeing 737 and Boeing 737-700.

There are 5 or 6 flights every day of the week. The first arrival in Washington is at 8:30 AM and the last at 11:55 PM. The flight covers 598 miles.

Flying back, Washington to Chicago has 41 nonstop flights a week. O'Hare (ORD) also has nonstop flights to Washington, 148 a week.

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Schedules as of Oct 9, 2026.