Nonstop flights from Columbus to Chicago

Southwest Airlines flies this route 3 to 4 times a day.

CMHJohn Glenn Columbus International

282 mi · 27 flights a week

MDWChicago Midway International

CMHMDW

When they leave

Columbus time

8:05a7:35pFirst departure 8:05 AM, last 7:35 PM

Three in the morning, 8:05 AM to 11:10 AM, then four in the afternoon, 12:05 PM to 4:05 PM, then three in the evening, 5:35 PM to 7:35 PM.

Every flight

Earliest first

8:05 AM→8:20 AMSouthwest AirlinesBoeing 737-700Mon, Thu, Fri
9:55 AM→10:05 AMSouthwest AirlinesBoeing 737-700Sun
11:10 AM→11:25 AMSouthwest AirlinesBoeing 737-700Daily
12:05 PM→12:20 PMSouthwest AirlinesBoeing 737-700Tue, Wed
12:50 PM→1:05 PMSouthwest AirlinesBoeing 737-700Sat
4:00 PM→4:15 PMSouthwest AirlinesBoeing 737-700Sun
4:05 PM→4:20 PMSouthwest AirlinesBoeing 737 MAX 8Tue, Wed, Sat
5:35 PM→5:50 PMSouthwest AirlinesBoeing 737-700Mon, Thu, Fri
7:30 PM→7:40 PMSouthwest AirlinesBoeing 737-700Tue, Wed, Sun
7:35 PM→7:45 PMSouthwest AirlinesBoeing 737 MAX 8Mon, Thu, Fri

Schedules last checked Sep 19, 2026. Times are local.

Flying from Columbus to Chicago

Southwest Airlines is the only airline flying nonstop from Columbus to Chicago, 3 to 4 times a day on the Boeing 737-700 and Boeing 737 MAX 8.

There are 3 or 4 flights every day of the week. The first arrival in Chicago is at 8:20 AM and the last at 7:45 PM. The flight covers 282 miles.

Flying back, Chicago to Columbus has 27 nonstop flights a week. From Columbus, O'Hare (ORD) is the other Chicago area airport with nonstop flights, 109 a week.

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Schedules as of Oct 9, 2026.