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Scan through all non-stop flights from Birmingham to Chicago. The full flight schedule below gives an overview of all non-stop flights from BHM to MDW, which includes the daily timetable of every operating airline for the upcoming 12 months.
Note: for airline-specific flight schedules, please scroll further down.
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Currently, there is only one airline operating non-stop flights from Birmingham BHM to Chicago MDW, which is Southwest Airlines. This section gives an overview of the flight schedules and timetables of every airline with direct flights for this route.
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Flights from BHM to MDW are operated 8 times a week, with an average of 1 flight per day. Departure times vary between 05:00 - 16:20. The earliest flight departs at 05:00, the last flight departs at 16:20. However, this depends on the date you are flying so please check with the full flight schedule above to see which departure times are available on your preferred date(s) of travel.
On this non-stop route, you can fly in Economy only.
The fastest direct flight from Birmingham to Chicago takes 1 hour and 55 minutes. The flight distance between Birmingham and Chicago is 570 miles (or 917 km).
There are 2 airports in Chicago: Midway International Airport (MDW) and O'Hare International Airport (ORD).
There are 8 flights per week flying from Birmingham to Chicago (as of April 2026).
1 hour and 55 minutes is the average flight time from Birmingham to Chicago.
The distance from Birmingham to Chicago is 570 miles (917 kilometers).
Southwest Airlines is the only airline flying nonstop from Birmingham to Chicago.
There are no alliances flying direct from Birmingham to Chicago at the moment.
You can fly non-stop in Economy only.
Aircraft types that fly from Birmingham to Chicago:
The earliest flight departs at 05:00 from Birmingham and arrives at 06:50 at Chicago.
The latest flight departs at 16:20 from Birmingham and arrives at 18:10 at Chicago.
570 miles (917 km) · 1h 55m
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Southwest Airlines
WN 743
Southwest Airlines
Boeing 737 MAX 8
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10:00
11:50
Southwest Airlines
WN 512
Southwest Airlines
Boeing 737 MAX 8
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10:10
12:00
Southwest Airlines
WN 512
Southwest Airlines
Boeing 757
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10:10
12:00
Southwest Airlines
WN 512
Southwest Airlines
Boeing 737-800 (winglets)
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10:15
12:05
Southwest Airlines
WN 113
Southwest Airlines
Boeing 737 MAX 8
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12:30
14:20
Southwest Airlines
WN 3056
Southwest Airlines
Boeing 757
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14:50
16:45
Southwest Airlines
WN 693
Southwest Airlines
Boeing 737-800 (winglets)
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14:55
16:50
Southwest Airlines
WN 18
Southwest Airlines
Boeing 737-800 (winglets)
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15:40
17:35
Southwest Airlines
WN 4060
Southwest Airlines
Boeing 757
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