MDW → LASChicago to Las Vegas

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Direct flights from Chicago (MDW) to Las Vegas (LAS): 84 nonstop departures observed each week across 1 airline. The median arrival is 4 minutes late. No cancellations were recorded across the 13 tracked flights. The nonstop covers 2,442 km, an estimated 3 hours 38 minutes in the air. Measured by Pro Flight Search from live flight boards at Chicago and Las Vegas. Updated 30 October 2026 at 20:27 UTC.

Today, MDW → LAS

Fri 30 Oct · local times
WN1782Southwest AirlinesIn the air, 27 min late

Left MDW at 12:17, 27 min after its 11:50 slot.

Landing
13:52LAS board estimate · sched 13:45
Track WN1782 →
  1. 05:10 WN2898Southwest Airlines Left 05:09 LAS est. 06:58In the air · sched 07:05
  2. 07:10 WN1541Southwest Airlines Left 07:11 Landed 09:06 +1
  3. 09:45 WN2900Southwest Airlines Left 09:50 +5 Landed 11:44 +4
  4. 11:50 WN1782Southwest Airlines Left 12:17 +27 LAS est. 13:52 +7In the air · sched 13:45
  5. 15:50 WN1277Southwest Airlines On scheduleGate B23 LAS est. 17:27sched 17:45
  6. 20:25 WN2901Southwest Airlines On scheduleGate A19 LAS 22:20scheduled
  7. · WN1821 On schedule LAS 19:30scheduled
  8. · WN1946 Departed Landed 13:15 −5
  9. · WN2152 On schedule LAS est. 13:53 +8sched 13:45
  10. · WN2984 On schedule LAS est. 11:49sched 11:55
  11. · WN649 Departed Landed 13:04 +4

Checked MDW board 15:27 · LAS board 13:25

MDW Chicago smooth · +2
LAS Las Vegas smooth · +2
2,442 km · ~3h 38m est.
dep bank 05:10–22:5584x weekly
Running clean · 1 airline · 84x weekly · nonstop
100 / 100

route health from live MDW and LAS delay boards

Median arrival delay is +4 min. 0 of 13 tracked legs cancelled in the sample. Will a delayed flight be cancelled? →

Median arrival+4 minacross the last 4 arrivals
Flight time~3h 38mestimated from route distance
Weekly departures84x1 direct airline on the leg
Cancelled0.0%recent route rate · 0 of 13

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 WN2898 varies daily · WN1541 07:10 Mo Tu We Th Fr · WN1226 09:05 Tu We · WN2900 09:45 Mo Th Fr Sa Su

History

operated legs · board outcomes
10-30WN1541dep +1 → arr+1
10-30WN1782departed+27
10-30WN1946arrived−5
10-30WN2898departed−1
10-30WN2900dep +5 → arr+4
10-30WN649arrived+4
10-29WN1277departed+15
10-29WN1541departed−5
10-29WN1782departed+9
10-29WN2898departed+8
10-29WN2900departed+2
10-29WN2901departed+2
10-29WN3426departed−1

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 +2 min smooth 🌤 overcast · ENE 8 kt Full MDW delay board →
LASLas Vegas +2 min smooth 🌤 mostly cloudy · N 0 kt Full LAS delay board →

Weather lens

Conditions are tightest at MDW and LAS: a 42% chance of a 15+ minute delay. In this weather, the more delayed of the two airports is typically about +8 min. Both figures come from the two airports' delay records in similar weather. See live delays → · Weather risk by airport →

How the Chicago to Las Vegas route actually runs

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

Is MDW–LAS running on time right now?

Smooth skies ahead. Both endpoints currently score the same, route health score 100/100. The airports section above carries the live status and delay window at both ends.

Morning or evening flight on MDW–LAS?

Operators schedule morning departures around 07:10 and evening departures around 17:50 from MDW. Earlier flights typically land before destination-airport delays accumulate later in the day; check the LAS delay card to confirm conditions when you'd arrive.

How long is the flight from MDW to LAS?

Great-circle distance is 2,442 km. With typical jet cruise speed plus taxi, climb and descent, expect roughly 202–239 min gate-to-gate on this route.

How often does MDW–LAS fly?

Southwest Airlines runs the route with about 84 flights a week (daily). Since one carrier owns the route, a single disruption tends to ripple through the day.