MDW → LEXChicago to Lexington

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Direct flights from Chicago (MDW) to Lexington (LEX): 1 nonstop departure observed each week across 1 airline. No cancellations were recorded across the 3 tracked flights. The nonstop covers 496 km, an estimated 1 hour 8 minutes in the air. Measured by Pro Flight Search from live flight boards at Chicago and Lexington. Updated 28 October 2026 at 04:54 UTC.

MDW Chicago smooth · +3
LEX Lexington tracking
496 km · ~1h 08m est.
departs 10:301x weekly
Running clean · 1 airline · 1x weekly · nonstop
92 / 100

route health from live MDW and LEX delay boards

0 of 3 tracked legs cancelled in the sample. Will a delayed flight be cancelled? →

Flight time~1h 08mestimated from route distance
Weekly departures1x1 direct airline on the leg

The week

scheduled departures · origin local time
06121824
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Contour Aviation

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
Contour AviationLF

Flights LF653 10:30 Su

History

operated legs · board outcomes
10-261I398departed−11
10-251I840departed+0
10-25LF653departed+32

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 +3 min smooth 🌤 overcast · SE 8 kt Full MDW delay board →
LEXLexington tracking Full LEX delay board →

How the Chicago to Lexington route actually runs

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

Is MDW–LEX running on time right now?

Smooth skies ahead. The departure side at MDW is the weaker end, route health score 92/100. The airports section above carries the live status and delay window at both ends.

How long is the flight from MDW to LEX?

Great-circle distance is 496 km. With typical jet cruise speed plus taxi, climb and descent, expect roughly 65–73 min gate-to-gate on this route.

How often does MDW–LEX fly?

Contour Aviation runs the route with about 1 flight a week (sun). 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 LEX, 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.