MDW → DENChicago to Denver

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Direct flights from Chicago (MDW) to Denver (DEN): 46 nonstop departures observed each week across 1 airline. 81% of the last 21 tracked flights arrived within 15 minutes of schedule. The median arrival is on schedule. No cancellations were recorded across the 21 tracked flights. The nonstop covers 1,437 km, an estimated 2 hours 21 minutes in the air. Measured by Pro Flight Search from live flight boards at Chicago and Denver. Updated 3 November 2026 at 09:08 UTC.

Today, MDW → DEN

Tue 3 Nov · local times
  1. 06:05 WN2922Southwest Airlines On scheduleGate B11 DEN 08:00scheduled
  2. 10:50 WN120Southwest Airlines On scheduleGate B22 DEN 12:30scheduled
  3. 17:45 WN2931Southwest Airlines Sched 17:45Departure not confirmed by the board DEN 19:25scheduled
  4. 20:55 WN3718Southwest Airlines Sched 20:55Departure not confirmed by the board DEN 22:35scheduled

Checked MDW board 02:52 · DEN board 02:08

MDW Chicago heavy · +39
DEN Denver heavy · +48
1,437 km · ~2h 21m est.
dep bank 05:55–21:2546x weekly
Runs reliable · 1 airline · 46x weekly · nonstop
81% on time

of the last 21 tracked MDW → DEN flights arrived within 15 minutes

Median arrival delay is +2 min. 0 of 21 tracked legs cancelled in the sample. Will a delayed flight be cancelled? →

Median arrival+2 minacross the last 21 arrivals
Flight time~2h 21mestimated from route distance
Weekly departures46x1 direct airline on the leg
Cancelled0.0%recent route rate · 0 of 21

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 AirlinesWN81% on time

Flights WN2927 varies Mo Su · WN2875 06:05 daily · WN2876 08:45 Mo Th Fr · WN2341 09:20 Tu We

History

operated legs · board outcomes
11-02WN1324dep +2 → arr−11
11-02WN2922dep +15 → arr+5
11-02WN2927dep −8 → arr−24
11-02WN2931dep +7 → arr+2
11-02WN3718dep +85 → arr+60
11-02WN4606dep −2 → arr−10
11-01WN2922dep −2 → arr−24
11-01WN2927dep −5 → arr−26
11-01WN2931dep +101 → arr+82
11-01WN3718dep −4 → arr−27
11-01WN4606dep +0 → arr+2
11-01WN4880dep −1 → arr−17
10-31WN1924dep +8 → arr+92
10-31WN1925dep +18 → arr+6
10-31WN1926dep +34 → arr+29
10-31WN760dep +10 → arr+1
10-30WN2875dep −4 → arr−6
10-30WN2876dep +13 → arr+7
10-30WN2878dep −6 → arr+9
10-30WN2879dep −1 → arr+11
10-30WN4321arrived−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 +39 min heavy 🌤 overcast · S 9 kt Full MDW delay board →
DENDenver +48 min heavy 🌤 overcast · NNW 15 kt Full DEN delay board →

Weather lens

Conditions are tightest at MDW and DEN: a 41% chance of a 15+ minute delay. In this weather, the more delayed of the two airports is typically about +9 min. Both figures come from the two airports' delay records in similar weather. See live delays → · Weather risk by airport →

How the Chicago to Denver route actually runs

Pro Flight Search records official board updates for nonstop MDW to DEN 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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How we measure this →

MDW to DEN questions

Is MDW–DEN running on time right now?

Significant delay risk. The arrival side at DEN is the weaker end, route health score 42/100. The airports section above carries the live status and delay window at both ends.

Morning or evening flight on MDW–DEN?

Operators schedule morning departures around 06:05 and evening departures around 17:40 from MDW. Earlier flights typically land before destination-airport delays accumulate later in the day; check the DEN delay card to confirm conditions when you'd arrive.

How long is the flight from MDW to DEN?

Great-circle distance is 1,437 km. With typical jet cruise speed plus taxi, climb and descent, expect roughly 131–153 min gate-to-gate on this route.

How often does MDW–DEN fly?

Southwest Airlines runs the route with about 46 flights a week (daily). Since one carrier owns the route, a single disruption tends to ripple through the day.