DFW → MDWDallas-Fort Worth to Chicago

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Direct flights from Dallas-Fort Worth (DFW) to Chicago (MDW): 7 nonstop departures observed each week across 1 airline. 88% of the last 8 tracked flights arrived within 15 minutes of schedule. The median arrival is 14 minutes early. No cancellations were recorded across the 8 tracked flights. The nonstop covers 1,283 km, an estimated 2 hours 9 minutes in the air. Measured by Pro Flight Search from live flight boards at Dallas-Fort Worth and Chicago. Updated 4 November 2026 at 18:20 UTC.

Today, DFW → MDW

Wed 4 Nov · local times
  1. 09:01 F92882Frontier Airlines Left 08:50 Landed 11:08 −14

Checked DFW board 12:20 · MDW board 12:00

DFW Dallas-Fort Worth smooth · +0
MDW Chicago smooth · +0
1,283 km · ~2h 09m est.
departs 08:547x weekly
Runs reliable · 1 airline · 7x weekly · nonstop
88% on time

of the last 8 tracked DFW → MDW flights arrived within 15 minutes

Median arrival delay is −14 min. 0 of 8 tracked legs cancelled in the sample. Will a delayed flight be cancelled? →

Median arrival−14 minacross the last 8 arrivals
Flight time~2h 09mestimated from route distance
Weekly departures7x1 direct airline on the leg

Who flies it

observed on the boards · 7 days
Frontier AirlinesF988% on time

Flights F92882 varies daily

History

operated legs · board outcomes
11-04F92882dep −11 → arr−14
11-03F92882dep −6 → arr−11
11-02F92882dep +86 → arr+62
11-01F92882dep +1 → arr+10
10-31F92882dep −11 → arr−31
10-30F92882dep −9 → arr−25
10-29F92882dep −11 → arr−31
10-28F92882dep −10 → arr−18

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
DFWDallas-Fort Worth +0 min smooth 🌤 scattered clouds · N 0 kt Full DFW delay board →
MDWChicago +0 min smooth ⛅ mostly cloudy · WSW 14 kt Full MDW delay board →

Weather lens

Conditions are tightest at MDW: a 37% 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 Dallas-Fort Worth to Chicago route actually runs

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

Is DFW–MDW running on time right now?

Mostly on schedule. Both endpoints currently score the same, route health score 78/100. The airports section above carries the live status and delay window at both ends.

How long is the flight from DFW to MDW?

Great-circle distance is 1,283 km. With typical jet cruise speed plus taxi, climb and descent, expect roughly 121–140 min gate-to-gate on this route.

How often does DFW–MDW fly?

Frontier Airlines runs the route with about 7 flights a week (daily). Since one carrier owns the route, a single disruption tends to ripple through the day.

What does the route health score measure?

A blend of departure-side delay at DFW and arrival-side delay at MDW, computed from rolling delay windows (refreshed every 40 minutes) with a daily-rollup fallback. Current MVFR, IFR, or LIFR endpoint weather caps the score when flight rules can limit throughput. Higher is healthier: 100 means operations are clean at both ends.