Nonstop flights from New Orleans to Chicago

Southwest Airlines flies this route 2 to 4 times a day.

MSYLouis Armstrong New Orleans International

828 mi · 19 flights a week

MDWChicago Midway International

MSYMDW

When they leave

New Orleans time

5:00a8:10pFirst departure 5:00 AM, last 8:10 PM

Six in the morning, 5:00 AM to 9:10 AM, then two in the afternoon, 1:15 PM to 3:50 PM, then two in the evening, 5:00 PM to 8:10 PM.

Every flight

Earliest first

5:00 AM→7:15 AMSouthwest AirlinesBoeing 737 MAX 8Mon, Thu, Fri
6:15 AM→8:30 AMSouthwest AirlinesBoeing 737 MAX 8Sun
7:15 AM→9:30 AMSouthwest AirlinesBoeing 737 MAX 8Sat
7:20 AM→9:35 AMSouthwest AirlinesBoeing 737 MAX 8Tue, Wed, Sat
7:50 AM→10:05 AMSouthwest AirlinesBoeing 737 MAX 8Mon, Thu, Fri
9:10 AM→11:25 AMSouthwest AirlinesBoeing 737 MAX 8Sun
1:15 PM→3:30 PMSouthwest AirlinesBoeing 737-700Tue, Wed
3:50 PM→6:10 PMSouthwest AirlinesBoeing 737-700Mon, Thu, Fri
5:00 PM→7:15 PMSouthwest AirlinesBoeing 737 MAX 8Sun
8:10 PM→10:30 PMSouthwest AirlinesBoeing 737-700Sun

Schedules last checked Sep 20, 2026. Times are local.

Flying from New Orleans to Chicago

Southwest Airlines is the only airline flying nonstop from New Orleans to Chicago, 2 to 4 times a day on the Boeing 737 MAX 8 and Boeing 737-700.

Flights run every day of the week, from 2 on Tuesdays, Wednesdays and Saturdays to 4 on Sundays. The first arrival in Chicago is at 7:15 AM and the last at 10:30 PM. The flight covers 828 miles.

Flying back, Chicago to New Orleans has 19 nonstop flights a week. From New Orleans, O'Hare (ORD) is the other Chicago area airport with nonstop flights, 41 a week.