Frontier AirlinesF983% on time
Flights F92999 12:20 daily
live
Direct flights from Chicago (MDW) to Dallas-Fort Worth (DFW): 7 nonstop departures observed each week across 1 airline. 83% of the last 6 tracked flights arrived within 15 minutes of schedule. The median arrival is 6 minutes late. No cancellations were recorded across the 8 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 14 November 2026 at 16:27 UTC.
Today, MDW → DFW
Sat 14 Nov · local times- 12:20 F92999Frontier Airlines On scheduleGate C2 DFW 15:02scheduled
Checked MDW board 10:27 · DFW board 10:16
MDW
Chicago
busy · +29
DFW
Dallas-Fort Worth
smooth · +0
1,283 km · ~2h 09m est.
Runs reliable · 1 airline · 7x weekly · nonstop
83% on time
of the last 6 tracked MDW → DFW flights arrived within 15 minutes
Median arrival delay is +6 min. 0 of 8 tracked legs cancelled in the sample. Will a delayed flight be cancelled? →
Median arrival+6 minacross the last 6 arrivals
Flight time~2h 09mestimated from route distance
Weekly departures7x1 direct airline on the leg
The week
scheduled departures · origin local time06121824
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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 daysHistory
operated legs · board outcomes11-111I511departed+56
Actual board outcomes rather than schedules, paired departure and arrival per flight and day.
Full board history, day by day →
Airports right now
live boardsWeather lens
Conditions are tightest at MDW and DFW: a 35% chance of a 15+ minute delay. In this weather, the more delayed of the two airports is typically about +6 min. Both figures come from the two airports' delay records in similar weather. See live delays → · Weather risk by airport →
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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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https://proflightsearch.com/search-flights/MDW-DFW
MDW to DFW questions
Is MDW–DFW running on time right now?
Mostly on schedule. The departure side at MDW is the weaker end, route health score 81/100. The airports section above carries the live status and delay window at both ends.
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 (daily). 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 DFW, 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.
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