MDW → BWIChicago to Baltimore

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Direct flights from Chicago (MDW) to Baltimore (BWI): 37 nonstop departures observed each week across 1 airline. 83% of the last 35 tracked flights arrived within 15 minutes of schedule. The median arrival is 12 minutes early. No cancellations were recorded across the 35 tracked flights. The nonstop covers 981 km, an estimated 1 hour 45 minutes in the air. Measured by Pro Flight Search from live flight boards at Chicago and Baltimore. Updated 29 October 2026 at 20:23 UTC.

Today, MDW → BWI

Thu 29 Oct · local times
  1. 05:00 WN1799Southwest Left 04:57 Landed 07:28 −17
  2. 07:25 WN973Southwest Left 07:19 Landed 09:50 −20
  3. 11:00 WN2880Southwest Left 10:57 Landed 13:32 −13
  4. 12:45 WN2848Southwest Left 12:46 Landed 15:23 −12
  5. 18:25 WN2850Southwest Airlines On scheduleGate A18 ·
  6. 20:55 WN2851Southwest Airlines On scheduleGate B9 ·

Checked MDW board 15:23 · BWI board 15:33

MDW Chicago smooth · +2
BWI Baltimore smooth · +0
981 km · ~1h 45m est.
dep bank 05:00–21:2037x weekly
Runs reliable · 1 airline · 37x weekly · nonstop
83% on time

of the last 35 tracked MDW → BWI flights arrived within 15 minutes

Median arrival delay is −12 min. 0 of 35 tracked legs cancelled in the sample. Will a delayed flight be cancelled? →

Median arrival−12 minacross the last 35 arrivals
Flight time~1h 45mestimated from route distance
Weekly departures37x1 direct airline on the leg
Cancelled0.0%recent route rate · 0 of 35

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 AirlinesWN83% on time

Flights WN1799 05:00 Mo Th Fr · WN1177 05:10 Su · WN2629 05:30 Tu We · WN997 06:55 Sa

History

operated legs · board outcomes
10-29WN1799dep −3 → arr−17
10-29WN2848dep +1 → arr−12
10-29WN2880dep −3 → arr−13
10-29WN973dep −6 → arr−20
10-28WN2629dep −12 → arr−32
10-28WN2630dep −5 → arr−13
10-28WN2817dep −4 → arr−10
10-28WN2849dep +60 → arr+38
10-28WN2850dep −7 → arr−30
10-27WN2629dep −2 → arr−23
10-27WN2630dep −9 → arr−18
10-27WN2817dep −5 → arr−20
10-27WN2849dep +0 → arr−20
10-27WN2850dep −6 → arr−25
10-26WN1799dep −6 → arr−19
10-26WN2848dep +26 → arr+7
10-26WN2850dep +11 → arr−4
10-26WN2851dep +6 → arr−8
10-26WN2880dep +0 → arr−7
10-26WN973dep +22 → arr+8
10-25WN1177dep −5 → arr−11
10-25WN1588dep +94 → arr+73
10-25WN1699dep +34 → arr+36
10-25WN2849dep +156 → arr+136
10-25WN814dep +0 → arr−14
10-24WN1167dep +0 → arr−15
10-24WN2848dep +0 → arr−17
10-24WN2849dep −3 → arr−13
10-24WN997dep −3 → arr+0
10-23WN1799dep −3 → arr−15
10-23WN2848dep +26 → arr+21
10-23WN2850dep +36 → arr+20
10-23WN2851dep +23 → arr+4
10-23WN2880arrived−7
10-23WN973arrived−9

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 +2 min smooth 🌤 few clouds · NNW 7 kt Full MDW delay board →
BWIBaltimore +0 min smooth 🌤 clear · SW 6 kt Full BWI delay board →

Weather lens

Conditions are tightest at MDW and BWI: a 39% 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 Chicago to Baltimore route actually runs

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

Is MDW–BWI 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–BWI?

Operators schedule morning departures around 05:00 and evening departures around 18:25 from MDW. Earlier flights typically land before destination-airport delays accumulate later in the day; check the BWI delay card to confirm conditions when you'd arrive.

How long is the flight from MDW to BWI?

Great-circle distance is 981 km. With typical jet cruise speed plus taxi, climb and descent, expect roughly 99–114 min gate-to-gate on this route.

How often does MDW–BWI fly?

Southwest Airlines runs the route with about 37 flights a week (daily). Since one carrier owns the route, a single disruption tends to ripple through the day.