MDW → LAXChicago to Los Angeles

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Direct flights from Chicago (MDW) to Los Angeles (LAX): 18 nonstop departures observed each week across 1 airline. 92% of the last 25 tracked flights arrived within 15 minutes of schedule. The median arrival is 13 minutes early. No cancellations were recorded across the 25 tracked flights. The nonstop covers 2,812 km, an estimated 4 hours 6 minutes in the air. Measured by Pro Flight Search from live flight boards at Chicago and Los Angeles. Updated 2 November 2026 at 04:53 UTC.

Today, MDW → LAX

Sun 1 Nov · local times
  1. 07:25 WN2950Southwest Left 07:41 +16 Landed 10:00 +5
  2. 10:15 WN1517Southwest Left 10:16 Landed 12:30 −15
  3. 16:45 WN2952Southwest Left 17:02 +17 Landed 19:02 −13
  4. 21:30 WN2953Southwest Airlines Sched 21:30Departure not confirmed by the board ·

Checked MDW board 22:53 · LAX board 20:42

MDW Chicago busy · +18
LAX Los Angeles smooth · +1
2,812 km · ~4h 06m est.
dep bank 06:30–21:2018x weekly
Runs reliable · 1 airline · 18x weekly · nonstop
92% on time

of the last 25 tracked MDW → LAX flights arrived within 15 minutes

Median arrival delay is −13 min. 0 of 25 tracked legs cancelled in the sample. Will a delayed flight be cancelled? →

Median arrival−13 minacross the last 25 arrivals
Flight time~4h 06mestimated from route distance
Weekly departures18x1 direct airline on the leg
Cancelled0.0%recent route rate · 0 of 25

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 AirlinesWN96% on time

Flights WN4324 06:30 Tu We · WN1749 07:00 Mo Th Fr · WN1908 09:50 Mo Th Fr · WN2743 10:30 Tu We

History

operated legs · board outcomes
11-01WN1517dep +1 → arr−15
11-01WN2950dep +16 → arr+5
11-01WN2952dep +17 → arr−13
10-31WN1944dep −2 → arr−16
10-31WN1945dep +3 → arr−4
10-30WN1726dep −1 → arr−27
10-30WN1749dep +4 → arr−13
10-30WN1908dep −2 → arr−23
10-30WN2966dep +5 → arr−17
10-29WN1726dep +6 → arr−18
10-29WN1749dep −5 → arr−28
10-29WN1908dep +9 → arr−8
10-29WN2966dep +9 → arr−5
10-28WN2743dep +10 → arr−13
10-28WN2904dep +9 → arr−8
10-28WN4324dep −4 → arr−19
10-27DL8948dep +40 → arr+37
10-27WN2743dep +14 → arr−35
10-27WN2904dep −3 → arr−39
10-27WN4324dep −8 → arr−25
10-26WN1726dep +16 → arr−7
10-26WN1749dep +1 → arr−13
10-26WN1908dep +1 → arr−10
10-26WN2966dep +29 → arr+6
10-25WN246arrived+17

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 +18 min busy 🌤 mostly cloudy · SSE 6 kt Full MDW delay board →
LAXLos Angeles +1 min smooth 🌤 clear · N 6 kt Full LAX delay board →

Weather lens

Conditions are tightest at MDW and LAX: a 40% chance of a 15+ minute delay. In this weather, the more delayed of the two airports is typically about +7 min. Both figures come from the two airports' delay records in similar weather. See live delays → · Weather risk by airport →

How the Chicago to Los Angeles route actually runs

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

Is MDW–LAX running on time right now?

Smooth skies ahead. The departure side at MDW is the weaker end, route health score 88/100. The airports section above carries the live status and delay window at both ends.

Morning or evening flight on MDW–LAX?

Operators schedule morning departures around 06:30 and evening departures around 20:45 from MDW. Earlier flights typically land before destination-airport delays accumulate later in the day; check the LAX delay card to confirm conditions when you'd arrive.

How long is the flight from MDW to LAX?

Great-circle distance is 2,812 km. With typical jet cruise speed plus taxi, climb and descent, expect roughly 228–271 min gate-to-gate on this route.

How often does MDW–LAX fly?

Southwest Airlines runs the route with about 18 flights a week (mon–fri). Since one carrier owns the route, a single disruption tends to ripple through the day.