MDW → BKLChicago to Cleveland

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Direct flights from Chicago (MDW) to Cleveland (BKL): 1 nonstop departure observed each week across 1 airline. The median arrival is 43 minutes late. No cancellations were recorded across the 3 tracked flights. The nonstop covers 505 km, an estimated 1 hour 9 minutes in the air. Measured by Pro Flight Search from live flight boards at Chicago and Cleveland. Updated 23 September 2026 at 04:38 UTC.

MDW Chicago busy · +27
BKL Cleveland tracking
505 km · ~1h 09m est.
departs 17:251x weekly
Under pressure · 1 airline · 1x weekly · nonstop
64 / 100

route health from live MDW and BKL delay boards

Median arrival delay is +43 min. 0 of 3 tracked legs cancelled in the sample. Will a delayed flight be cancelled? →

Median arrival+43 minacross the last 3 operated legs
Flight time~1h 09mestimated from route distance
Weekly departures1x1 direct airline on the leg

The week

scheduled departures · origin local time
06121824
Mon
Tue
Wed
Thu
Fri
Sat
Sun
Kalitta Charters

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
Kalitta ChartersK9

Flights K977 17:25 Th

History

operated legs · board outcomes
09-21LXJ409departed+43
09-181I871departed+7
09-17K977departed+241

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 +27 min busy 🌤 overcast · E 11 kt Full MDW delay board →
BKLCleveland tracking Full BKL delay board →

How the Chicago to Cleveland route actually runs

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

Is MDW–BKL running on time right now?

Some delays possible. The departure side at MDW is the weaker end, route health score 64/100. The airports section above carries the live status and delay window at both ends.

How long is the flight from MDW to BKL?

Great-circle distance is 505 km. With typical jet cruise speed plus taxi, climb and descent, expect roughly 66–73 min gate-to-gate on this route.

How often does MDW–BKL fly?

Kalitta Charters runs the route with about 1 flight a week (thu). 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 MDW and arrival-side delay at BKL, 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.