BWI → MDWBaltimore to Chicago

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Direct flights from Baltimore (BWI) to Chicago (MDW): 37 nonstop departures observed each week across 1 airline. 80% of the last 35 tracked flights arrived within 15 minutes of schedule. The median arrival is 7 minutes early. No cancellations were recorded across the 37 tracked flights. The nonstop covers 981 km, an estimated 1 hour 45 minutes in the air. Measured by Pro Flight Search from live flight boards at Baltimore and Chicago. Updated 29 October 2026 at 21:54 UTC.

Today, BWI → MDW

Thu 29 Oct · local times
  1. 06:15 WN1067Southwest Airlines Left 06:24 +9 Landed 07:11 −4
  2. 07:50 WN1070Southwest Airlines Left 08:01 +11 Landed 08:41 −9
  3. 09:00 WN1071Southwest Airlines Left 09:08 +8 Landed 09:41 −19
  4. 13:31 1I412NetJets Aviation Left 14:15 +44 Landed 15:11 +56
  5. 14:35 WN1072Southwest Airlines Left 14:59 +24 Landed 15:52 +17
  6. 18:55 WN1643Southwest Airlines On schedule MDW 19:55scheduled
  7. · WN1073Southwest Airlines On schedule MDW 22:00scheduled

Checked BWI board 15:33 · MDW board 15:23

BWI Baltimore busy · +15
MDW Chicago smooth · +1
981 km · ~1h 45m est.
dep bank 06:15–21:0037x weekly
Runs reliable · 1 airline · 37x weekly · nonstop
80% on time

of the last 35 tracked BWI → MDW flights arrived within 15 minutes

Median arrival delay is −7 min. 0 of 37 tracked legs cancelled in the sample. Will a delayed flight be cancelled? →

Median arrival−7 minacross the last 35 arrivals
Flight time~1h 45mestimated from route distance
Weekly departures37x1 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 AirlinesWN82% on time

Flights WN1067 varies daily · WN1070 varies Mo Th Fr · WN1071 09:00 Mo Th Fr Su · WN2276 09:45 Sa

History

operated legs · board outcomes
10-291I412dep +44 → arr+56
10-29WN1067dep +9 → arr−4
10-29WN1070dep +11 → arr−9
10-29WN1071dep +8 → arr−19
10-29WN1072dep +24 → arr+17
10-28WN1067dep +15 → arr−8
10-28WN1072dep +22 → arr−4
10-28WN1073dep +15 → arr−17
10-28WN143dep +63 → arr−2
10-28WN320dep +30 → arr+2
10-27WN1067dep +21 → arr−5
10-27WN1072dep +11 → arr−11
10-27WN1073dep +11 → arr−19
10-27WN143dep +9 → arr−20
10-27WN320dep +44 → arr+17
10-26WN1067dep +13 → arr−12
10-26WN1070dep +0 → arr+20
10-26WN1071dep +8 → arr−22
10-26WN1072dep +1 → arr−9
10-26WN1073dep +43 → arr+16
10-26WN1643dep +38 → arr+14
10-25WN1067dep +12 → arr−12
10-25WN1071dep +46 → arr+24
10-25WN1073dep +18 → arr−16
10-25WN716arrived+14
10-25WN724dep +15 → arr−17
10-24WN1067dep +8 → arr−7
10-24WN1072dep +15 → arr−6
10-24WN2276dep +39 → arr+20
10-24WN853dep +17 → arr−2
10-231I874dep −14 → arr−25
10-23WN1067dep +14 → arr+10
10-23WN1070dep +13 → arr−14
10-23WN1071dep +16 → arr−10
10-23WN1072dep +12 → arr−14
10-23WN1073departed+20
10-23WN1643departed+32

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
BWIBaltimore +15 min busy 🌤 clear · SW 6 kt Full BWI delay board →
MDWChicago +1 min smooth 🌤 few clouds · NNW 7 kt Full MDW delay board →

Weather lens

Conditions are tightest at BWI and MDW: a 39% chance of a 15+ minute delay. In this weather, the more delayed of the two airports is typically about +8 min. Both figures come from the two airports' delay records in similar weather. See live delays → · Weather risk by airport →

How the Baltimore to Chicago route actually runs

Pro Flight Search records official board updates for nonstop BWI 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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BWI to MDW questions

Is BWI–MDW running on time right now?

Smooth skies ahead. The departure side at BWI is the weaker end, route health score 90/100. The airports section above carries the live status and delay window at both ends.

Morning or evening flight on BWI–MDW?

Operators schedule morning departures around 09:00 and evening departures around 18:25 from BWI. 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 BWI to MDW?

Great-circle distance is 981 km. With typical jet cruise speed plus taxi, climb and descent, expect roughly 99–114 min gate-to-gate on this route.

How often does BWI–MDW fly?

Southwest Airlines runs the route with about 37 flights a week (daily). Since one carrier owns the route, a single disruption tends to ripple through the day.