Nonstop flights from Raleigh to Chicago

Southwest Airlines flies this route 3 times a day.

RDURaleigh-Durham International

631 mi · 21 flights a week

MDWChicago Midway International

RDUMDW

When they leave

Raleigh time

7:15a7:45pFirst departure 7:15 AM, last 7:45 PM

Four in the morning, 7:15 AM to 8:25 AM, then five in the afternoon, 1:15 PM to 2:00 PM, then three in the evening, 6:25 PM to 7:45 PM.

Every flight

Earliest first

7:15 AM→8:10 AMSouthwest AirlinesBoeing 737-700Sun
8:05 AM→9:00 AMSouthwest AirlinesBoeing 737 MAX 8Mon, Fri, Sat
8:20 AM→9:10 AMSouthwest AirlinesBoeing 737 MAX 8Tue, Wed
8:25 AM→9:15 AMSouthwest AirlinesBoeing 737 MAX 8Thu
1:15 PM→2:05 PMSouthwest AirlinesBoeing 737-700Thu
1:20 PM→2:20 PMSouthwest AirlinesBoeing 737-700Sun
1:25 PM→2:15 PMSouthwest AirlinesBoeing 737Tue, Wed
1:40 PM→2:40 PMSouthwest AirlinesBoeing 737-700Mon, Fri
2:00 PM→3:00 PMSouthwest AirlinesBoeing 737-700Sat
6:25 PM→7:20 PMSouthwest AirlinesBoeing 737Tue, Wed, Thu
6:35 PM→7:40 PMSouthwest AirlinesBoeing 737 MAX 8Sat
7:45 PM→8:40 PMSouthwest AirlinesBoeing 737Mon, Fri, Sun

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

Flying from Raleigh to Chicago

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

The first arrival in Chicago is at 8:10 AM and the last at 8:40 PM. The flight covers 631 miles.

Flying back, Chicago to Raleigh has 21 nonstop flights a week. From Raleigh, O'Hare (ORD) is the other Chicago area airport with nonstop flights, 56 a week.

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Schedules as of Oct 9, 2026.