DAL → MDWDallas to Chicago

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Direct flights from Dallas (DAL) to Chicago (MDW): 44 nonstop departures observed each week across 1 airline. 79% of the last 28 tracked flights arrived within 15 minutes of schedule. The median arrival is 11 minutes early. No cancellations were recorded across the 34 tracked flights. The nonstop covers 1,277 km, an estimated 2 hours 8 minutes in the air. Measured by Pro Flight Search from live flight boards at Dallas and Chicago. Updated 30 October 2026 at 20:27 UTC.

Today, DAL → MDW

Fri 30 Oct · local times
  1. 06:00 WN1411Southwest Airlines Left 06:10 +10 Landed 07:56 −14
  2. 09:45 WN8Southwest Airlines Left 09:53 +8 Landed 11:41 −19
  3. 11:55 WN16Southwest Airlines Left 12:09 +14 Landed 13:51 −19
  4. 13:55 WN4522Southwest Airlines Left 13:58 MDW 16:10In the air · scheduled landing
  5. 15:20 WN1414Southwest Airlines On scheduleT1 MDW 17:35scheduled
  6. 19:15 WN1415Southwest Airlines On scheduleT1 MDW 21:25scheduled

Checked DAL board 15:18 · MDW board 15:27

DAL Dallas busy · +27
MDW Chicago smooth · +0
1,277 km · ~2h 08m est.
dep bank 06:00–22:5544x weekly
Runs mixed · 1 airline · 44x weekly · nonstop
79% on time

of the last 28 tracked DAL → MDW flights arrived within 15 minutes

Median arrival delay is −11 min. 0 of 34 tracked legs cancelled in the sample. Will a delayed flight be cancelled? →

Median arrival−11 minacross the last 28 arrivals
Flight time~2h 08mestimated from route distance
Weekly departures44x1 direct airline on the leg
Cancelled0.0%recent route rate · 0 of 34

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 AirlinesWN77% on time

Flights WN1411 varies Mo Tu We Th Fr Sa · WN1895 06:00 Su · WN8 09:45 Mo Th Fr · WN1334 09:55 Tu We

History

operated legs · board outcomes
10-30WN1411dep +10 → arr−14
10-30WN16dep +14 → arr−19
10-30WN4522departed+3
10-30WN8dep +8 → arr−19
10-29WN1411dep +12 → arr−11
10-29WN1414dep +135 → arr+110
10-29WN1415dep +44 → arr+18
10-29WN1416dep +71 → arr+37
10-29WN16dep +13 → arr−18
10-29WN4522dep +12 → arr−20
10-29WN8dep +12 → arr−18
10-281I316arrived−22
10-281I317departed−683
10-281I335departed+35
10-28WN1334dep +13 → arr−10
10-28WN1408dep +9 → arr−16
10-28WN1411dep +11 → arr−15
10-28WN1951dep +20 → arr−11
10-28WN2118dep +25 → arr−3
10-28WN2985dep +6 → arr−23
10-27WN1334dep +359 → arr+2
10-27WN1408dep +15 → arr−18
10-27WN1411dep +56 → arr+20
10-27WN1951dep +17 → arr−19
10-27WN2118dep +10 → arr−24
10-27WN2985dep +42 → arr+5
10-26LXJ322dep +27 → arr+14
10-26WN1411dep +16 → arr−9
10-26WN1414dep +62 → arr+33
10-26WN1415dep +57 → arr+29
10-26WN1416dep +46 → arr+12
10-26WN16departed+12
10-26WN4522departed+20
10-26WN8departed+37

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
DALDallas +27 min busy 🌤 mostly cloudy · NNE 4 kt Full DAL delay board →
MDWChicago +0 min smooth 🌤 overcast · ENE 8 kt Full MDW delay board →

Weather lens

Conditions are tightest at DAL: a 45% chance of a 15+ minute delay. In this weather, the more delayed of the two airports is typically about +12 min. Both figures come from the two airports' delay records in similar weather. See live delays → · Weather risk by airport →

How the Dallas to Chicago route actually runs

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

Is DAL–MDW running on time right now?

Smooth skies ahead. The departure side at DAL is the weaker end, route health score 82/100. The airports section above carries the live status and delay window at both ends.

Morning or evening flight on DAL–MDW?

Operators schedule morning departures around 06:00 and evening departures around 18:20 from DAL. 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 DAL to MDW?

Great-circle distance is 1,277 km. With typical jet cruise speed plus taxi, climb and descent, expect roughly 120–139 min gate-to-gate on this route.

How often does DAL–MDW fly?

Southwest Airlines runs the route with about 44 flights a week (daily). Since one carrier owns the route, a single disruption tends to ripple through the day.