MDW → LGAChicago to New York

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Direct flights from Chicago (MDW) to New York (LGA): 46 nonstop departures observed each week across 1 airline. 80% of the last 35 tracked flights arrived within 15 minutes of schedule. The median arrival is 8 minutes early. No cancellations were recorded across the 35 tracked flights. The nonstop covers 1,164 km, an estimated 2 hours 0 minutes in the air. Measured by Pro Flight Search from live flight boards at Chicago and New York. Updated 30 October 2026 at 07:53 UTC.

Today, MDW → LGA

Fri 30 Oct · local times
  1. 05:10 WN2905Southwest Airlines On scheduleGate A16 LGA 08:15scheduled
  2. 08:20 WN2906Southwest Airlines On scheduleGate A4A LGA 11:25scheduled
  3. 09:35 WN147Southwest Airlines On scheduleGate B20 LGA 12:40scheduled
  4. 12:55 WN241Southwest Airlines On scheduleGate A9 LGA 16:00scheduled
  5. 14:40 WN3337Southwest Airlines On scheduleGate B2 ·
  6. 17:10 WN2745Southwest Airlines Sched 17:10Departure not confirmed by the board ·
  7. 19:35 WN309Southwest Airlines Sched 19:35Departure not confirmed by the board LGA 22:45scheduled

Checked MDW board 02:53 · LGA board 03:34

MDW Chicago disrupted · +67
LGA New York busy · +25
1,164 km · ~2h 00m est.
dep bank 05:10–19:3546x weekly
Runs reliable · 1 airline · 46x weekly · nonstop
80% on time

of the last 35 tracked MDW → LGA flights arrived within 15 minutes

Median arrival delay is −8 min. 0 of 35 tracked legs cancelled in the sample. Will a delayed flight be cancelled? →

Median arrival−8 minacross the last 35 arrivals
Flight time~2h 00mestimated from route distance
Weekly departures46x1 direct airline on the leg
Cancelled0.0%recent route rate · 0 of 35

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 AirlinesWN80% on time

Flights WN2905 varies daily · WN2906 varies Mo Tu We Th Fr Sa · WN1895 08:50 Su · WN147 09:35 Mo Th Fr

History

operated legs · board outcomes
10-29WN147dep −2 → arr−21
10-29WN241dep +2 → arr−10
10-29WN2745dep +76 → arr+68
10-29WN2905dep −1 → arr−11
10-29WN2906dep −1 → arr+4
10-29WN309dep +66 → arr+52
10-29WN3337dep +1 → arr+13
10-28WN1162dep +20 → arr+12
10-28WN1277dep +1 → arr−17
10-28WN1837dep +22 → arr+29
10-28WN2688dep −3 → arr−26
10-28WN2745dep +0 → arr−12
10-28WN2905dep −10 → arr−23
10-28WN2906dep −1 → arr−20
10-27WN1162dep −5 → arr−15
10-27WN1277dep +0 → arr−9
10-27WN1837dep −2 → arr−6
10-27WN2688dep +5 → arr−22
10-27WN2745dep +6 → arr−2
10-27WN2905dep −6 → arr−19
10-27WN2906dep +1 → arr−14
10-26WN147dep +6 → arr−8
10-26WN241dep +37 → arr+26
10-26WN2745dep +15 → arr+22
10-26WN2905dep −4 → arr−8
10-26WN2906dep −1 → arr−5
10-26WN309dep +43 → arr+30
10-26WN3337dep +84 → arr+63
10-25WN1895dep −3 → arr−8
10-25WN2905dep −7 → arr−17
10-25WN2908dep +9 → arr+8
10-25WN3564dep +12 → arr+4
10-25WN3737dep +16 → arr+3
10-25WN575arrived−10
10-25WN661arrived−6

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 +67 min disrupted 🌤 clear · N 4 kt Full MDW delay board →
LGANew York +25 min busy 🌤 few clouds · SSW 9 kt Full LGA delay board →

Weather lens

Conditions are tightest at MDW and LGA: a 38% 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 New York route actually runs

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

Is MDW–LGA running on time right now?

Significant delay risk. The departure side at MDW is the weaker end, route health score 38/100. The airports section above carries the live status and delay window at both ends.

Morning or evening flight on MDW–LGA?

Operators schedule morning departures around 08:50 and evening departures around 17:10 from MDW. Earlier flights typically land before destination-airport delays accumulate later in the day; check the LGA delay card to confirm conditions when you'd arrive.

How long is the flight from MDW to LGA?

Great-circle distance is 1,164 km. With typical jet cruise speed plus taxi, climb and descent, expect roughly 112–130 min gate-to-gate on this route.

How often does MDW–LGA fly?

Southwest Airlines runs the route with about 46 flights a week (daily). Since one carrier owns the route, a single disruption tends to ripple through the day.