MDW → GDLChicago to Guadalajara

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Direct flights from Chicago (MDW) to Guadalajara (GDL): 4 nonstop departures observed each week across 1 airline. The median arrival is 7 minutes late. No cancellations were recorded across the 4 tracked flights. The nonstop covers 2,780 km, an estimated 4 hours 4 minutes in the air. Measured by Pro Flight Search from live flight boards at Chicago and Guadalajara. Updated 13 October 2026 at 01:54 UTC.

Today, MDW → GDL

Mon 12 Oct · local times
Y41841VolarisIn the air, 15 min late

Left MDW at 20:38, 15 min after its 20:23 slot.

Track Y41841 →
  1. 20:23 Y41841Volaris Left 20:38 +15 ·

Checked MDW board 20:54 · GDL board 15:03

MDW Chicago busy · +29
GDL Guadalajara smooth · +0
2,780 km · ~4h 04m est.
departs 20:234x weekly
Running clean · 1 airline · 4x weekly · nonstop
81 / 100

route health from live MDW and GDL delay boards

Median arrival delay is +7 min. 0 of 4 tracked legs cancelled in the sample. Will a delayed flight be cancelled? →

Median arrival+7 minacross the last 4 operated legs
Flight time~4h 04mestimated from route distance
Weekly departures4x1 direct airline on the leg

The week

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

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
VolarisY4

Flights Y41841 20:23 Mo We Fr Su

History

operated legs · board outcomes
10-12Y41841departed+15
10-11Y41841dep −18 → arr−7
10-09Y41841dep −5 → arr+5
10-07Y41841dep −20 → arr+7

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 +29 min busy 🌤 mostly cloudy · SSW 11 kt Full MDW delay board →
GDLGuadalajara +0 min smooth 🌤 mostly cloudy · WSW 3 kt Full GDL delay board →

Weather lens

Current conditions put the pressure at MDW: 28% odds of a 15+ minute delay and around +9 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 Guadalajara route actually runs

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

Is MDW–GDL 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 GDL?

Great-circle distance is 2,780 km. With typical jet cruise speed plus taxi, climb and descent, expect roughly 226–268 min gate-to-gate on this route.

How often does MDW–GDL fly?

Volaris runs the route with about 4 flights a week (sun, mon, wed, fri). 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 GDL, 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.