Nonstop flights from Rochester to Chicago

Southwest Airlines flies this route twice a day.

ROCFrederick Douglass Greater Rochester International

521 mi · 14 flights a week

MDWChicago Midway International

ROCMDW

When they leave

Rochester time

8:25a6:45pFirst departure 8:25 AM, last 6:45 PM

One morning flight at 8:25 AM, then two in the evening, 6:20 PM to 6:45 PM.

Every flight

Earliest first

8:25 AM→9:05 AMSouthwest AirlinesBoeing 737 MAX 8Daily
6:20 PM→7:05 PMSouthwest AirlinesBoeing 737 MAX 8Tue, Wed, Sat, Sun
6:45 PM→7:35 PMSouthwest AirlinesBoeing 737Mon, Thu, Fri

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

Flying from Rochester to Chicago

Southwest Airlines is the only airline flying nonstop from Rochester to Chicago, twice a day on the Boeing 737 MAX 8 and Boeing 737.

The first arrival in Chicago is at 9:05 AM and the last at 7:35 PM. The flight covers 521 miles.

Flying back, Chicago to Rochester has 14 nonstop flights a week. From Rochester, O'Hare (ORD) is the other Chicago area airport with nonstop flights, 49 a week.

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Schedules as of Oct 9, 2026.