MDW → ELPChicago to El Paso

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Direct flights from Chicago (MDW) to El Paso (ELP): 6 nonstop departures observed each week across 1 airline. No cancellations were recorded across the 6 tracked flights. The nonstop covers 1,989 km, an estimated 3 hours 3 minutes in the air. Measured by Pro Flight Search from live flight boards at Chicago and El Paso. Updated 5 November 2026 at 19:10 UTC.

Today, MDW → ELP

Thu 5 Nov · local times
  1. 10:05 WN1918Southwest Airlines Left 10:10 +5 ·

Checked MDW board 13:10

MDW Chicago smooth · +6
ELP El Paso tracking
1,989 km · ~3h 03m est.
dep bank 10:05–18:006x weekly
Running clean · 1 airline · 6x weekly · nonstop
90 / 100

route health from live MDW and ELP delay boards

0 of 6 tracked legs cancelled in the sample. Will a delayed flight be cancelled? →

Flight time~3h 03mestimated from route distance
Weekly departures6x1 direct airline on the leg

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 AirlinesWN

Flights WN1918 10:05 Mo Th Su · WN2818 18:00 Mo Th Fr

History

operated legs · board outcomes
11-05WN1918departed+5
11-02WN1918departed+14
11-01WN1918departed−6
10-31WN2939departed+6
10-30WN2818departed−1
10-29WN2818departed+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 +6 min smooth ⛅ overcast · WSW 11 kt Full MDW delay board →
ELPEl Paso tracking Full ELP delay board →

How the Chicago to El Paso route actually runs

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

Is MDW–ELP running on time right now?

Smooth skies ahead. The departure side at MDW is the weaker end, route health score 90/100. The airports section above carries the live status and delay window at both ends.

Morning or evening flight on MDW–ELP?

Operators schedule morning departures around 10:05 and evening departures around 18:00 from MDW. Earlier flights typically land before destination-airport delays accumulate later in the day; check the ELP delay card to confirm conditions when you'd arrive.

How long is the flight from MDW to ELP?

Great-circle distance is 1,989 km. With typical jet cruise speed plus taxi, climb and descent, expect roughly 170–200 min gate-to-gate on this route.

How often does MDW–ELP fly?

Southwest Airlines runs the route with about 6 flights a week (sun, mon, thu, fri). Since one carrier owns the route, a single disruption tends to ripple through the day.