Nonstop flights from Louisville to Chicago

3 airlines fly from Louisville (SDF) to 2 Chicago airports (ORD and MDW), with up to 12 flights a day.

SDFORD

Routes

2 airport pairs

When they leave

Louisville time

5:10a7:25pFirst departure 5:10 AM, last 7:25 PM

Seven in the morning, 5:10 AM to 11:05 AM, then five in the afternoon, 1:15 PM to 4:55 PM, then five in the evening, 5:45 PM to 7:25 PM.

Every flight

Earliest first

5:10 AM→5:48 AMSDF to ORDUnited AirlinesCRJ 700Sun
5:15 AM→5:55 AMSDF to ORDUnited AirlinesEmbraer 175Mon, Tue, Wed, Thu, Fri
6:28 AM→7:15 AMSDF to ORDAmerican AirlinesEmbraer 175Daily
7:10 AM→7:50 AMSDF to ORDUnited AirlinesEmbraer 175Daily
9:00 AM→9:41 AMSDF to ORDUnited AirlinesEmbraer 175Daily
9:00 AM→9:15 AMSDF to MDWSouthwest AirlinesBoeing 737-700Daily
10:23 AM→11:03 AMSDF to ORDUnited AirlinesEmbraer 175Daily
11:05 AM→11:44 AMSDF to ORDAmerican AirlinesEmbraer 170Daily
1:15 PM→1:30 PMSDF to MDWSouthwest AirlinesBoeing 737-700Tue, Wed
1:50 PM→2:30 PMSDF to ORDUnited AirlinesCRJ 700Daily
2:15 PM→2:30 PMSDF to MDWSouthwest AirlinesBoeing 737 MAX 8Mon, Thu, Fri
2:45 PM→2:55 PMSDF to MDWSouthwest AirlinesBoeing 737-700Sun
4:55 PM→5:15 PMSDF to MDWSouthwest AirlinesBoeing 737Sat
5:45 PM→6:36 PMSDF to ORDUnited AirlinesEmbraer 175Mon, Tue, Wed, Thu, Fri, Sat
5:45 PM→6:34 PMSDF to ORDUnited AirlinesCRJ 700Sun
6:30 PM→7:24 PMSDF to ORDAmerican AirlinesEmbraer 175Mon, Tue, Wed, Thu, Fri, Sun
7:10 PM→7:25 PMSDF to MDWSouthwest AirlinesBoeing 737Mon, Tue, Wed, Thu, Fri
7:18 PM→8:12 PMSDF to ORDAmerican AirlinesEmbraer 175Sat
7:25 PM→7:40 PMSDF to MDWSouthwest AirlinesBoeing 737 MAX 8Sun

Schedules last checked Sep 21, 2026. Times are local.

Flying from Louisville to Chicago

United Airlines flies most often, 5 to 6 times a day on the Embraer 175 and CRJ 700. American Airlines flies 3 times a day on the Embraer 175 and Embraer 170. Southwest Airlines flies 2 to 3 times a day on the Boeing 737-700, Boeing 737 and Boeing 737 MAX 8.

Flights run every day of the week, from 10 on Saturdays to 12 on Mondays, Tuesdays, Wednesdays, Thursdays, Fridays and Sundays. The first arrival in Chicago is at 5:48 AM and the last at 8:12 PM.

SDF to ORD is the busiest airport pair, with 62 flights a week, then SDF to MDW with 20.

Flying back, Chicago to Louisville has 79 nonstop flights a week.

Return flights

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Schedules as of Oct 9, 2026.