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DFW to MDW: distance & flight time
Dallas-Fort Worth (Dallas Fort Worth International Airport) → Chicago (Chicago Midway International Airport)
797 mi
1,283 km · 693 nm
2h 12m
estimated nonstop flight time
Same time
time difference · heading northeast
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Flight time details
797 miles nonstop takes roughly 2h 12m gate to gate, flying northeast. Add 45–90 minutes per connection if there's no nonstop service. Both airports share the same local time, so schedules read exactly as flown.
The two airports
- DFW — Dallas Fort Worth International Airport · Dallas-Fort Worth, United States
- MDW — Chicago Midway International Airport · Chicago, United States
Distances are great-circle ("as the crow flies") — the same basis airlines use for frequent-flyer miles.
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Near DFW
- DAL · Dallas Love Field11 mi away
- ADS · Addison Airport13 mi away
- AFW · Fort Worth Alliance Airport17 mi away
- RBD · Dallas Executive Airport18 mi away
Near MDW
- ORD · Chicago O'Hare International Airport15 mi away
- CGX · Chicago Meigs Airport9 mi away
- GYY · Gary Chicago International Airport21 mi away
- LOT · Lewis University Airport22 mi away
Frequently asked questions
How far is DFW from MDW?
The flight distance from Dallas-Fort Worth (DFW) to Chicago (MDW) is 797 miles (1,283 km, 693 nautical miles), measured along the great-circle route airlines actually fly.
How long is the flight from DFW to MDW?
A nonstop flight takes about 2h 12m gate to gate. Actual time varies with winds, routing and season — eastbound transatlantic flights, for example, are usually faster than the return.
What is the cheapest way to fly from DFW to MDW?
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