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FTW to MDW: distance & flight time
Fort Worth (Fort Worth Meacham International Airport) → Chicago (Chicago Midway International Airport)
813 mi
1,308 km · 706 nm
2h 14m
estimated nonstop flight time
Same time
time difference · heading northeast
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Flight time details
813 miles nonstop takes roughly 2h 14m 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
- FTW — Fort Worth Meacham International Airport · 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 FTW
- DFW · Dallas Fort Worth International Airport20 mi away
- FWH · NAS Fort Worth JRB/Carswell Field6 mi away
- AFW · Fort Worth Alliance Airport12 mi away
- DAL · Dallas Love Field30 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 FTW from MDW?
The flight distance from Fort Worth (FTW) to Chicago (MDW) is 813 miles (1,308 km, 706 nautical miles), measured along the great-circle route airlines actually fly.
How long is the flight from FTW to MDW?
A nonstop flight takes about 2h 14m 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 FTW to MDW?
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