# Southwest Airlines to End Chicago O’Hare Service in June 2026

_Mar 15 12:18_

Tags: Southwest, Southwest Airlines, Chicago Midway, Chicago O'Hare, route network, airline, new route

Southwest Airlines will discontinue its flights to Chicago O’Hare (ORD) as of June 4, 2026, refocusing its Chicago presence on Midway Airport (MDW)

## Summary

Southwest Airlines announced it will pull out of Chicago O’Hare Airport (ORD) as of June 4, 2026. The carrier will shift its focus to Chicago Midway Airport (MDW), citing challenging operations at O'Hare where it competes with American and United. Southwest currently serves approximately a dozen destinations from ORD, including hubs like Austin, Dallas/Fort Worth, Denver, Las Vegas, and Phoenix, as well as leisure destinations like Fort Myers. This move follows a similar pattern in Houston, where Southwest previously served IAH before pulling back to focus on Hobby. The decision marks the end of a roughly five-year test of serving major international airports outside the airline's fortress hubs

## Why it matters

Affects 2 airline programs (Southwest, Southwest Airlines).

## Sources cited

- [One Mile at a Time](https://onemileatatime.com/news/southwest-airlines-ends-chicago-ohare-flights) — Southwest Airlines Ends Chicago O’Hare Flights, And That’s Not Surprising

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