BNA → MDWNashville to Chicago

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Direct flights from Nashville (BNA) to Chicago (MDW): 40 nonstop departures observed each week across 1 airline. 70% of the last 33 tracked flights arrived within 15 minutes of schedule. The median arrival is on schedule. No cancellations were recorded across the 37 tracked flights. The nonstop covers 636 km, an estimated 1 hour 19 minutes in the air. Measured by Pro Flight Search from live flight boards at Nashville and Chicago. Updated 2 November 2026 at 21:03 UTC.

Today, BNA → MDW

Mon 2 Nov · local times
  1. 05:20 WN648Southwest Airlines Left 05:34 +14 Landed 06:54 −1
  2. 11:35 WN333Southwest Airlines Left 11:56 +21 Landed 13:05
  3. 14:40 WN477Southwest Airlines Sched 14:40Departure not confirmed by the board MDW 16:10scheduled

Checked BNA board 15:03 · MDW board 14:54

BNA Nashville busy · +18
MDW Chicago smooth · +0
636 km · ~1h 19m est.
dep bank 05:20–22:2540x weekly
Runs mixed · 1 airline · 40x weekly · nonstop
70% on time

of the last 33 tracked BNA → MDW flights arrived within 15 minutes

Median arrival delay is +0 min. 0 of 37 tracked legs cancelled in the sample. Will a delayed flight be cancelled? →

Median arrival+0 minacross the last 33 arrivals
Flight time~1h 19mestimated from route distance
Weekly departures40x1 direct airline on the leg
Cancelled0.0%recent route rate · 0 of 37

The week

scheduled departures · origin local time
06121824
Mon
Tue
Wed
Thu
Fri
Sat
Sun
Southwest Airlines

Each mark is a scheduled departure at its origin-local time, observed operating in the last 7 days. Today is highlighted.

Who flies it

observed on the boards · 7 days
Southwest AirlinesWN69% on time

Flights WN648 05:20 Mo Su · WN643 05:25 Mo Tu We Th Fr Su · WN644 07:30 Mo Th Fr Sa · WN1890 09:25 Tu We

History

operated legs · board outcomes
11-02WN333dep +21 → arr+0
11-02WN648dep +14 → arr−1
11-01WN333dep +35 → arr+19
11-01WN4459departed+70
11-01WN477dep +25 → arr+7
11-01WN648dep +8 → arr−14
11-01WN651dep +75 → arr+59
10-31WN3090dep +6 → arr−22
10-31WN3215dep +15 → arr+10
10-31WN3284dep +8 → arr−8
10-31WN400dep +1 → arr−5
10-30LXJ486dep +1 → arr−16
10-30WN1724dep +60 → arr+39
10-30WN3390dep +14 → arr−9
10-30WN4548dep +13 → arr−14
10-30WN643dep +7 → arr−12
10-30WN644dep +12 → arr+19
10-30WN647dep +73 → arr+53
10-29JRE751departed+0
10-29WN1724dep +62 → arr+48
10-29WN3390dep +61 → arr+44
10-29WN4548dep +109 → arr+85
10-29WN643dep +9 → arr−13
10-29WN644dep +20 → arr+0
10-29WN647dep +37 → arr+20
10-28WN1580dep +30 → arr+11
10-28WN1890dep +15 → arr−7
10-28WN2069dep +34 → arr+12
10-28WN643dep +4 → arr−14
10-28WN647dep +11 → arr−19
10-27WN1580dep +21 → arr−2
10-27WN1890dep +19 → arr−6
10-27WN2069dep +23 → arr+1
10-27WN643dep +12 → arr−9
10-27WN647dep +53 → arr+27
10-26WN1724departed+65
10-26WN3390departed+28

Actual board outcomes rather than schedules, paired departure and arrival per flight and day.

Full board history, day by day →

Airports right now

live boards
BNANashville +18 min busy 🌤 mostly cloudy · S 14 kt Full BNA delay board →
MDWChicago +0 min smooth ⛅ overcast · S 9 kt Full MDW delay board →

Weather lens

Conditions are tightest at BNA and MDW: a 40% chance of a 15+ minute delay. In this weather, the more delayed of the two airports is typically about +9 min. Both figures come from the two airports' delay records in similar weather. See live delays → · Weather risk by airport →

How the Nashville to Chicago route actually runs

Pro Flight Search records official board updates for nonstop BNA to MDW flights through the day: schedules, estimates, gate pushes and actual departures. The verdict above comes from operated flights, so it reflects what this route does rather than what the timetable promises.

Planning around a delay? Live airport delays · Weather delay risk map · Will a delayed flight be cancelled? · Do planes make up time in the air? · How we measure

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BNA to MDW questions

Is BNA–MDW running on time right now?

Mostly on schedule. The departure side at BNA is the weaker end, route health score 77/100. The airports section above carries the live status and delay window at both ends.

Morning or evening flight on BNA–MDW?

Operators schedule morning departures around 05:20 and evening departures around 22:25 from BNA. Earlier flights typically land before destination-airport delays accumulate later in the day; check the MDW delay card to confirm conditions when you'd arrive.

How long is the flight from BNA to MDW?

Great-circle distance is 636 km. With typical jet cruise speed plus taxi, climb and descent, expect roughly 75–85 min gate-to-gate on this route.

How often does BNA–MDW fly?

Southwest Airlines runs the route with about 40 flights a week (daily). Since one carrier owns the route, a single disruption tends to ripple through the day.