Nonstop flights from Chicago to Louisville

3 airlines fly from 2 Chicago airports (ORD and MDW) to Louisville (SDF), with up to 12 flights a day.

ORDSDF

Routes

2 airport pairs

When they leave

Chicago time

6:56a9:25pFirst departure 6:56 AM, last 9:25 PM

Five in the morning, 6:56 AM to 10:35 AM, then seven in the afternoon, 1:00 PM to 4:30 PM, then five in the evening, 5:59 PM to 9:25 PM.

Every flight

Earliest first

6:56 AM→9:38 AMORD to SDFUnited AirlinesEmbraer 175Daily
8:00 AM→10:25 AMMDW to SDFSouthwest AirlinesBoeing 737 MAX 8Mon, Thu, Fri
8:00 AM→10:25 AMMDW to SDFSouthwest AirlinesBoeing 737-700Sun
8:05 AM→10:35 AMORD to SDFAmerican AirlinesEmbraer 170Daily
9:00 AM→11:20 AMMDW to SDFSouthwest AirlinesBoeing 737Tue, Wed, Sat
10:35 AM→1:11 PMORD to SDFUnited AirlinesCRJ 700Daily
1:00 PM→3:15 PMMDW to SDFSouthwest AirlinesBoeing 737-700Tue, Wed
1:15 PM→3:30 PMMDW to SDFSouthwest AirlinesBoeing 737-700Sun
2:00 PM→4:38 PMORD to SDFUnited AirlinesEmbraer 175Mon, Tue, Wed, Thu, Sat
2:00 PM→4:36 PMORD to SDFUnited AirlinesCRJ 700Sun
2:07 PM→4:45 PMORD to SDFUnited AirlinesEmbraer 175Fri
3:24 PM→6:00 PMORD to SDFAmerican AirlinesEmbraer 175Mon, Tue, Wed, Thu, Fri, Sun
3:59 PM→6:35 PMORD to SDFAmerican AirlinesEmbraer 175Sat
4:30 PM→7:07 PMORD to SDFUnited AirlinesEmbraer 175Mon, Tue, Wed, Thu, Fri, Sun
4:30 PM→7:06 PMORD to SDFUnited AirlinesCRJ 700Sat
5:59 PM→8:36 PMORD to SDFUnited AirlinesEmbraer 175Daily
6:10 PM→8:25 PMMDW to SDFSouthwest AirlinesBoeing 737-700Mon, Thu, Fri
6:20 PM→8:35 PMMDW to SDFSouthwest AirlinesBoeing 737-700Tue, Wed, Sat, Sun
6:50 PM→9:25 PMORD to SDFAmerican AirlinesEmbraer 175Daily
9:25 PM→11:59 PMORD to SDFUnited AirlinesEmbraer 175Mon, Tue, Wed, Thu, Sat, Sun

Schedules last checked Sep 21, 2026. Times are local.

Flying from Chicago to Louisville

United Airlines flies most often, 5 to 6 times a day on the Embraer 175 and CRJ 700. American Airlines flies 3 times a day on the Embraer 175 and Embraer 170. Southwest Airlines flies 2 to 3 times a day on the Boeing 737-700, Boeing 737 and Boeing 737 MAX 8.

Flights run every day of the week, from 10 on Fridays to 12 on Tuesdays, Wednesdays and Sundays. The first arrival in Louisville is at 9:38 AM and the last at 11:59 PM.

ORD to SDF is the busiest airport pair, with 62 flights a week, then MDW to SDF with 17.

Flying back, Louisville to Chicago has 82 nonstop flights a week.

Return flights

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Schedules as of Oct 9, 2026.