Chicago to Houston Flights MDW → HOU

Chicago Midway International Airport → William P Hobby Airport

🇺🇸 Chicago, US → 🇺🇸 Houston, US

The Chicago to Houston route connects Chicago Midway International Airport (MDW) in US with William P Hobby Airport (HOU) in US. This short-haul flight covers approximately 992 miles (1596 km) with a typical flight time of 2h 3m. This route is served by 6 airlines: Southwest, Flexjet, NetJets Aviation and others. AirportRoutes has tracked 4 daily flights on this route.

Departure Airport

Chicago Midway International Airport

ICAO Code:
KMDW
IATA Code:
MDW
City:
🇺🇸 Chicago
Country:
US
Elevation:
620 ft

Destination Airport

William P Hobby Airport

ICAO Code:
KHOU
IATA Code:
HOU
City:
🇺🇸 Houston
Country:
US
Elevation:
46 ft

6

Operators

4

Daily Flights

992

Miles

2h 3m

Flight Duration

Route Map

Great Circle
Flight route map from Chicago to Houston
Map data © Mapbox © OpenStreetMap contributors

Operating Airlines

Airline ICAO IATA
Southwest SWA WN
Flexjet LXJ -
NetJets Aviation EJA 1I
Northern Jet Management NJM -
Delta Air Lines DAL DL
FlyExclusive JRE -

Flight Schedule Pattern

Day Flights Observed Frequency Activity
Monday 21 11%
Tuesday 34 18%
Wednesday 31 17%
Thursday 25 14%
Friday 25 14%
Saturday 23 12%
Sunday 26 14%

Pattern Analysis

4 Daily Flights:
SWA2743 SWA2583 SWA2922 SWA874
Data Points: 185
API observations used to build this analysis
Weekdays: 136 flights
Weekend: 49 flights
Business Route More active on weekdays

All Flight Routes

6 Routes
Note: This table shows aggregated route data by airline. Each airline may operate multiple daily flights at different times. See the "Spotted Departure Times" section below for all observed departure times.
Airline Flight Numbers Aircraft Type Typical Time Days Active Last Seen Status
- B752 -
M T W T F S S
Aug 31, 2025 Active
- E55P -
M T W T F S S
Oct 2, 2025 Active
- C56X -
M T W T F S S
Aug 16, 2025 Active
- E55P -
M T W T F S S
Nov 10, 2025 Active
- LJ45 -
M T W T F S S
Sep 30, 2025 Active
Southwest
SWA / WN
SWA2743 SWA2583 SWA2922 SWA874 B38M 05:55 5:55 AM (Representative)
M T W T F S S
Feb 1, 2026 Active
Total Routes: 6
Active Routes: 6
Unique Airlines: 6
Aircraft Types: 7

Spotted Departure Times

Departure Time Operator ICAO IATA
05:55 5:55 AM Southwest SWA WN

Time Information

Times are shown in the departure airport's local timezone (KMDW - America/Chicago).

Total Departure Times: 1
Time Range:
05:55 - 05:55
These are typical departure times observed from actual flights. Times may vary by season and schedule changes.