ICT → MDWWichita to Chicago

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Direct flights from Wichita (ICT) to Chicago (MDW): 13 nonstop departures observed each week across 1 airline. 80% of the last 15 tracked flights arrived within 15 minutes of schedule. The median arrival is 3 minutes early. No cancellations were recorded across the 15 tracked flights. The nonstop covers 946 km, an estimated 1 hour 43 minutes in the air. Measured by Pro Flight Search from live flight boards at Wichita and Chicago. Updated 15 November 2026 at 09:56 UTC.

Today, ICT → MDW

Sun 15 Nov · local times
  1. · WN537Southwest Airlines On schedule MDW 17:35scheduled
  2. · WN8513Southwest Airlines On schedule MDW 06:55scheduled

Checked ICT board 22:03 · MDW board 03:56

ICT Wichita smooth · +10
MDW Chicago disrupted · +222
946 km · ~1h 43m est.
dep bank 05:05–15:4513x weekly
Runs reliable · 1 airline · 13x weekly · nonstop
80% on time

of the last 15 tracked ICT → MDW flights arrived within 15 minutes

Median arrival delay is −3 min. 0 of 15 tracked legs cancelled in the sample. Will a delayed flight be cancelled? →

Median arrival−3 minacross the last 15 arrivals
Flight time~1h 43mestimated from route distance
Weekly departures13x1 direct airline on the leg
Cancelled0.0%recent route rate · 0 of 15

The week

scheduled departures · origin local time
06121824
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Thu
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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 AirlinesWN86% on time

Flights WN2192 varies daily · WN537 15:45 Mo Tu We Th Fr Su

History

operated legs · board outcomes
11-14WN2192dep +8 → arr−12
11-14WN716dep +203 → arr+187
11-13WN2192dep +17 → arr+2
11-13WN537dep +284 → arr+265
11-12WN2192dep +8 → arr−12
11-12WN537dep +17 → arr−3
11-111I678dep +9 → arr+25
11-11WN2192dep +13 → arr−10
11-11WN537dep +4 → arr−21
11-10WN2192dep +24 → arr+3
11-10WN537dep +6 → arr−15
11-09WN2192dep +2 → arr−20
11-09WN537dep +8 → arr−11
11-08WN2192dep +22 → arr+2
11-08WN537dep +14 → arr−2

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
ICTWichita +10 min smooth 🌤 overcast · ESE 8 kt Full ICT delay board →
MDWChicago +222 min disrupted 🌤 few clouds · WNW 3 kt Full MDW delay board →

Weather lens

Conditions are tightest at ICT: a 41% chance of a 15+ minute delay. In this weather, the more delayed of the two airports is typically about +11 min. Both figures come from the two airports' delay records in similar weather. See live delays → · Weather risk by airport →

How the Wichita to Chicago route actually runs

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

Is ICT–MDW running on time right now?

Significant delay risk. The arrival side at MDW is the weaker end, route health score 43/100. The airports section above carries the live status and delay window at both ends.

How long is the flight from ICT to MDW?

Great-circle distance is 946 km. With typical jet cruise speed plus taxi, climb and descent, expect roughly 97–111 min gate-to-gate on this route.

How often does ICT–MDW fly?

Southwest Airlines runs the route with about 13 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 ICT 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.