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Scan through all non-stop flights from Fort Lauderdale to Chicago. The full flight schedule below gives an overview of all non-stop flights from FLL 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 Fort Lauderdale FLL 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 FLL to MDW are operated 18 times a week, with an average of 3 flights per day. Departure times vary between 05:55 - 20:00. The earliest flight departs at 05:55, the last flight departs at 20:00. 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 Fort Lauderdale to Chicago takes 3 hours. The flight distance between Fort Lauderdale and Chicago is 1,168 miles (or 1,880 km).
There are 2 airports in Chicago: Midway International Airport (MDW) and O'Hare International Airport (ORD).
There are 18 flights per week flying from Fort Lauderdale to Chicago (as of April 2026).
3 hours is the average flight time from Fort Lauderdale to Chicago.
The distance from Fort Lauderdale to Chicago is 1,168 miles (1,880 kilometers).
Southwest Airlines is the only airline flying nonstop from Fort Lauderdale to Chicago.
There are no alliances flying direct from Fort Lauderdale to Chicago at the moment.
You can fly non-stop in Economy only.
Aircraft types that fly from Fort Lauderdale to Chicago:
The earliest flight departs at 05:55 from Fort Lauderdale and arrives at 07:55 at Chicago.
The latest flight departs at 20:00 from Fort Lauderdale and arrives at 22:05 at Chicago.
1,168 miles (1,880 km) · 3h
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Southwest Airlines
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Southwest Airlines
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Boeing 737-800 (winglets)
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