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Scan through all non-stop flights from Raleigh / Durham to Chicago. The full flight schedule below gives an overview of all non-stop flights from RDU 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 Raleigh / Durham RDU 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 RDU to MDW are operated 17 times a week, with an average of 2 flights per day. Departure times vary between 07:15 - 19:45. The earliest flight departs at 07:15, the last flight departs at 19:45. 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 Raleigh / Durham to Chicago takes 2 hours. The flight distance between Raleigh / Durham and Chicago is 631 miles (or 1,015 km).
There are 2 airports in Chicago: Midway International Airport (MDW) and O'Hare International Airport (ORD).
There are 17 flights per week flying from Raleigh / Durham to Chicago (as of April 2026).
2 hours is the average flight time from Raleigh / Durham to Chicago.
The distance from Raleigh / Durham to Chicago is 631 miles (1,015 kilometers).
Southwest Airlines is the only airline flying nonstop from Raleigh / Durham to Chicago.
There are no alliances flying direct from Raleigh / Durham to Chicago at the moment.
You can fly non-stop in Economy only.
Aircraft types that fly from Raleigh / Durham to Chicago:
The earliest flight departs at 07:15 from Raleigh / Durham and arrives at 08:10 at Chicago.
The latest flight departs at 19:45 from Raleigh / Durham and arrives at 20:45 at Chicago.
631 miles (1,015 km) · 2h
07:20
08:25
Southwest Airlines
WN 3293
Southwest Airlines
Boeing 757
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07:50
08:55
Southwest Airlines
WN 3293
Southwest Airlines
Boeing 757
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08:00
09:00
Southwest Airlines
WN 3543
Southwest Airlines
Boeing 737-800 (winglets)
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08:05
09:10
Southwest Airlines
WN 154
Southwest Airlines
Boeing 737 MAX 8
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08:05
09:05
Southwest Airlines
WN 3543
Southwest Airlines
Boeing 757
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08:10
09:10
Southwest Airlines
WN 2163
Southwest Airlines
Boeing 757
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F
11:10
12:05
Southwest Airlines
WN 2163
Southwest Airlines
Boeing 757
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14:05
15:00
Southwest Airlines
WN 2163
Southwest Airlines
Boeing 737-800 (winglets)
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15:35
16:40
Southwest Airlines
WN 3288
Southwest Airlines
Boeing 737-800 (winglets)
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15:55
16:55
Southwest Airlines
WN 3998
Southwest Airlines
Boeing 737 MAX 8
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18:40
19:40
Southwest Airlines
WN 3543
Southwest Airlines
Boeing 737 MAX 8
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19:05
20:10
Southwest Airlines
WN 2972
Southwest Airlines
Boeing 737 MAX 8
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19:05
20:10
Southwest Airlines
WN 2972
Southwest Airlines
Boeing 757
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19:05
20:10
Southwest Airlines
WN 2972
Southwest Airlines
Boeing 737 MAX 8
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19:35
20:35
Southwest Airlines
WN 3998
Southwest Airlines
Boeing 737 MAX 8
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19:45
20:45
Southwest Airlines
WN 3998
Southwest Airlines
Boeing 737 MAX 8
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