MDW → ABQChicago to Albuquerque

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Direct flights from Chicago (MDW) to Albuquerque (ABQ): 12 nonstop departures observed each week across 1 airline. 100% of the last 8 tracked flights arrived within 15 minutes of schedule. The median arrival is 15 minutes early. No cancellations were recorded across the 8 tracked flights. The nonstop covers 1,801 km, an estimated 2 hours 49 minutes in the air. Measured by Pro Flight Search from live flight boards at Chicago and Albuquerque. Updated 6 November 2026 at 11:09 UTC.

Today, MDW → ABQ

Fri 6 Nov · local times
  1. 09:15 WN2880Southwest On scheduleGate B19 ABQ 11:20scheduled

Checked MDW board 04:53 · ABQ board 04:09

MDW Chicago heavy · +32
ABQ Albuquerque smooth · +0
1,801 km · ~2h 49m est.
dep bank 09:15–21:3012x weekly
Runs reliable · 1 airline · 12x weekly · nonstop
100% on time

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

Median arrival delay is −15 min. 0 of 8 tracked legs cancelled in the sample. Will a delayed flight be cancelled? →

Median arrival−15 minacross the last 8 arrivals
Flight time~2h 49mestimated from route distance
Weekly departures12x1 direct airline on the leg

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 AirlinesWN100% on time

Flights WN162 09:15 Mo Su · WN2880 09:15 Th Fr · WN385 09:40 Mo Th Fr · WN153 15:45 Tu We

History

operated legs · board outcomes
11-05WN2880dep −5 → arr−21
11-04WN153dep −2 → arr−11
11-03WN153dep −1 → arr−15
11-02WN162dep −1 → arr−20
11-01WN162dep −6 → arr−8
10-31WN1885dep +4 → arr−7
10-30WN2010dep −4 → arr−18
10-30WN385dep −2 → arr−15

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
MDWChicago +32 min heavy 🌤 few clouds · NNW 13 kt Full MDW delay board →
ABQAlbuquerque +0 min smooth 🌤 scattered clouds · N 10 kt Full ABQ delay board →

Weather lens

Conditions are tightest at ABQ: a 42% chance of a 15+ minute delay. In this weather, the more delayed of the two airports is typically about +10 min. Both figures come from the two airports' delay records in similar weather. See live delays → · Weather risk by airport →

How the Chicago to Albuquerque route actually runs

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

Is MDW–ABQ running on time right now?

Mostly on schedule. The departure side at MDW is the weaker end, route health score 79/100. The airports section above carries the live status and delay window at both ends.

Morning or evening flight on MDW–ABQ?

Operators schedule morning departures around 09:15 and evening departures around 21:30 from MDW. Earlier flights typically land before destination-airport delays accumulate later in the day; check the ABQ delay card to confirm conditions when you'd arrive.

How long is the flight from MDW to ABQ?

Great-circle distance is 1,801 km. With typical jet cruise speed plus taxi, climb and descent, expect roughly 157–184 min gate-to-gate on this route.

How often does MDW–ABQ fly?

Southwest Airlines runs the route with about 12 flights a week (sun, mon, tue, wed, thu, fri). Since one carrier owns the route, a single disruption tends to ripple through the day.