LAS → MDWLas Vegas to Chicago

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Direct flights from Las Vegas (LAS) to Chicago (MDW): 53 nonstop departures observed each week across 1 airline. 80% of the last 10 tracked flights arrived within 15 minutes of schedule. The median arrival is 5 minutes early. No cancellations were recorded across the 13 tracked flights. The nonstop covers 2,442 km, an estimated 3 hours 38 minutes in the air. Measured by Pro Flight Search from live flight boards at Las Vegas and Chicago. Updated 2 November 2026 at 03:35 UTC.

Today, LAS → MDW

Sun 1 Nov · local times
WN268027 min late

The LAS board at 19:22 shows departure at 19:12 instead of 18:45, gate B21 (T1).

Later cancelled
0.2%of 24,602 past WN flights whose board showed 20 to 40 min late
Still to leave today
WN4152 20:35WN
Track WN2680 →
WN759In the air, 61 min late

Left LAS at 13:11, 61 min after its 12:10 slot.

Track WN759 →
  1. 06:25 WN1195Southwest Airlines Left 06:30 +5 Landed 11:35 −15
  2. 08:05 WN1499Southwest Airlines Left 08:28 +23 Landed 13:50 +20
  3. 11:00 WN1039 Left 10:59 ·
  4. 12:10 WN2377Southwest Airlines Left 12:17 +7 Landed 17:31 −9
  5. 12:10 WN759 Left 13:11 +61 ·
  6. 12:40 WN2052 Est. 15:22Departure not confirmed by the board ·
  7. 16:00 WN2378Southwest Airlines Left 16:06 +6 Landed 21:19 −6
  8. 18:45 WN2680 Est. 19:12 +27Gate B21 · T1 ·
  9. 20:35 WN4152 On scheduleGate C14 · T1 ·
  10. · 1I970NetJets Aviation Departed Landed 16:23 −57

Checked LAS board 19:22 · MDW board 21:35

LAS Las Vegas disrupted · +89
MDW Chicago busy · +15
2,442 km · ~3h 38m est.
dep bank 00:10–19:3053x weekly
Runs reliable · 1 airline · 53x weekly · nonstop
80% on time

of the last 10 tracked LAS → MDW flights arrived within 15 minutes

Median arrival delay is −5 min. 0 of 13 tracked legs cancelled in the sample. Will a delayed flight be cancelled? →

Median arrival−5 minacross the last 10 arrivals
Flight time~3h 38mestimated from route distance
Weekly departures53x1 direct airline on the leg
Cancelled0.0%recent route rate · 0 of 13

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 AirlinesWN78% on time

Flights WN2338 00:10 daily · WN1195 06:25 Mo Su · WN1487 06:30 Mo Tu We Th Fr · WN2336 08:15 Mo Tu We Th Fr

History

operated legs · board outcomes
11-011I970arrived−57
11-01WN1039departed−1
11-01WN1195dep +5 → arr−15
11-01WN1499arrived+20
11-01WN2377arrived−9
11-01WN2378arrived−6
11-01WN759departed+61
10-31WN1177departed−2
10-31WN1522arrived−6
10-31WN1523arrived+12
10-31WN1524arrived+4
10-31WN2857arrived−5
10-30WN4363arrived+38

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
LASLas Vegas +89 min disrupted 🌤 mostly cloudy · WNW 4 kt Full LAS delay board →
MDWChicago +15 min busy 🌤 overcast · SE 5 kt Full MDW delay board →

Weather lens

Conditions are tightest at LAS and MDW: a 41% 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 Las Vegas to Chicago route actually runs

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

Is LAS–MDW running on time right now?

Significant delay risk. The departure side at LAS is the weaker end, route health score 40/100. The airports section above carries the live status and delay window at both ends.

Morning or evening flight on LAS–MDW?

Operators schedule morning departures around 00:10 from LAS. 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 LAS to MDW?

Great-circle distance is 2,442 km. With typical jet cruise speed plus taxi, climb and descent, expect roughly 202–239 min gate-to-gate on this route.

How often does LAS–MDW fly?

Southwest Airlines runs the route with about 53 flights a week (daily). Since one carrier owns the route, a single disruption tends to ripple through the day.