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Scan through all non-stop flights from Columbus to Chicago. The full flight schedule below gives an overview of all non-stop flights from CMH 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 Columbus CMH 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 CMH to MDW are operated 20 times a week, with an average of 3 flights per day. Departure times vary between 06:25 - 20:25. The earliest flight departs at 06:25, the last flight departs at 20:25. 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 Columbus to Chicago takes 1 hour and 15 minutes. The flight distance between Columbus and Chicago is 282 miles (or 454 km).
There are 2 airports in Chicago: Midway International Airport (MDW) and O'Hare International Airport (ORD).
There are 20 flights per week flying from Columbus to Chicago (as of April 2026).
1 hour and 15 minutes is the average flight time from Columbus to Chicago.
The distance from Columbus to Chicago is 282 miles (454 kilometers).
Southwest Airlines is the only airline flying nonstop from Columbus to Chicago.
There are no alliances flying direct from Columbus to Chicago at the moment.
You can fly non-stop in Economy only.
Aircraft types that fly from Columbus to Chicago:
The earliest flight departs at 06:25 from Columbus and arrives at 06:40 at Chicago.
The latest flight departs at 20:25 from Columbus and arrives at 20:45 at Chicago.
282 miles (454 km) · 1h 15m
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Boeing 757
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Southwest Airlines
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