MDW → DFWChicago to Dallas-Fort Worth

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Direct flights from Chicago (MDW) to Dallas-Fort Worth (DFW): 5 nonstop departures observed each week across 1 airline. The median arrival is 25 minutes early. No cancellations were recorded across the 4 tracked flights. The nonstop covers 1,283 km, an estimated 2 hours 9 minutes in the air. Measured by Pro Flight Search from live flight boards at Chicago and Dallas-Fort Worth. Updated 12 September 2026 at 05:55 UTC.

MDW Chicago disrupted · +68
DFW Dallas-Fort Worth heavy · +47
1,283 km · ~2h 09m est.
dep bank 12:54–21:265x weekly
Disrupted · 1 airline · 5x weekly · nonstop
24 / 100

route health from live MDW and DFW delay boards

Median arrival delay is −25 min. 0 of 4 tracked legs cancelled in the sample. Will a delayed flight be cancelled? →

Median arrival−25 minacross the last 4 operated legs
Flight time~2h 09mestimated from route distance
Weekly departures5x1 direct airline on the leg

The week

scheduled departures · origin local time
06121824
Mon
Tue
Wed
Thu
Fri
Sat
Sun
Frontier 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
Frontier AirlinesF9

Flights F92999 12:54 Th Fr Sa · F91887 21:26 Mo Th Fr Su

History

operated legs · board outcomes
09-11F92999dep −15 → arr+20
09-10F92999dep −10 → arr−25
09-07F91887dep −11 → arr−35
09-06F91887arrived−44

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 +68 min disrupted 🌤 scattered clouds · S 5 kt Full MDW delay board →
DFWDallas-Fort Worth +47 min heavy 🌤 clear · S 7 kt Full DFW delay board →

Weather lens

Current conditions put the pressure at MDW and DFW: 41% odds of a 15+ minute delay and around +11 min expected when it bites, measured from this route's own weather-matched delay history. See live delays → · Weather risk by airport →

How the Chicago to Dallas-Fort Worth route actually runs

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

Is MDW–DFW running on time right now?

High disruption likely. The departure side at MDW is the weaker end, route health score 24/100. The airports section above carries the live status and delay window at both ends.

Morning or evening flight on MDW–DFW?

Operators schedule evening departures around 21:26 from MDW. Earlier flights typically land before destination-airport delays accumulate later in the day; check the DFW delay card to confirm conditions when you'd arrive.

How long is the flight from MDW to DFW?

Great-circle distance is 1,283 km. With typical jet cruise speed plus taxi, climb and descent, expect roughly 121–140 min gate-to-gate on this route.

How often does MDW–DFW fly?

Frontier Airlines runs the route with about 7 flights a week (sun, mon, thu, fri, sat). Since one carrier owns the route, a single disruption tends to ripple through the day.