MDW → BHMChicago to Birmingham

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Direct flights from Chicago (MDW) to Birmingham (BHM): 12 nonstop departures observed each week across 1 airline. 93% of the last 14 tracked flights arrived within 15 minutes of schedule. The median arrival is 9 minutes early. No cancellations were recorded across the 14 tracked flights. The nonstop covers 919 km, an estimated 1 hour 41 minutes in the air. Measured by Pro Flight Search from live flight boards at Chicago and Birmingham. Updated 31 October 2026 at 22:54 UTC.

Today, MDW → BHM

Sat 31 Oct · local times
  1. 13:30 WN1896Southwest Left 13:32 Landed 15:06 −4

Checked MDW board 17:54 · BHM board 15:48

MDW Chicago smooth · +0
BHM Birmingham smooth · +0
919 km · ~1h 41m est.
dep bank 09:55–22:1512x weekly
Runs reliable · 1 airline · 12x weekly · nonstop
93% on time

of the last 14 tracked MDW → BHM flights arrived within 15 minutes

Median arrival delay is −9 min. 0 of 14 tracked legs cancelled in the sample. Will a delayed flight be cancelled? →

Median arrival−9 minacross the last 14 arrivals
Flight time~1h 41mestimated from route distance
Weekly departures12x1 direct airline on the leg
Cancelled0.0%recent route rate · 0 of 14

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 AirlinesWN92% on time

Flights WN455 09:55 Mo Th Fr · WN130 10:30 Sa · WN1105 11:30 Tu We · WN463 varies Su

History

operated legs · board outcomes
10-31WN1896dep +2 → arr−4
10-30WN4470dep −12 → arr−19
10-30WN455dep −6 → arr−11
10-29WN4470dep +2 → arr−10
10-29WN455dep +15 → arr+4
10-281I703dep +5 → arr+10
10-28WN1105dep +4 → arr−9
10-28WN1870dep +5 → arr−10
10-27WN1105dep +0 → arr−16
10-27WN1870dep −4 → arr−18
10-26WN4470dep +12 → arr+0
10-26WN455dep +0 → arr+1
10-25WN463dep +46 → arr+33
10-24WN130dep −7 → arr−19

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 +0 min smooth 🌤 overcast · E 7 kt Full MDW delay board →
BHMBirmingham +0 min smooth 🌤 mostly cloudy · ESE 8 kt Full BHM delay board →

Weather lens

Conditions are tightest at BHM: a 44% 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 Chicago to Birmingham route actually runs

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

Is MDW–BHM running on time right now?

Smooth skies ahead. Both endpoints currently score the same, route health score 100/100. The airports section above carries the live status and delay window at both ends.

Morning or evening flight on MDW–BHM?

Operators schedule morning departures around 09:55 and evening departures around 18:10 from MDW. Earlier flights typically land before destination-airport delays accumulate later in the day; check the BHM delay card to confirm conditions when you'd arrive.

How long is the flight from MDW to BHM?

Great-circle distance is 919 km. With typical jet cruise speed plus taxi, climb and descent, expect roughly 95–109 min gate-to-gate on this route.

How often does MDW–BHM fly?

Southwest Airlines runs the route with about 12 flights a week (daily). Since one carrier owns the route, a single disruption tends to ripple through the day.