MDW → LGBChicago to Long Beach

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Direct flights from Chicago (MDW) to Long Beach (LGB): 7 nonstop departures observed each week across 1 airline. 86% of the last 7 tracked flights arrived within 15 minutes of schedule. The median arrival is 11 minutes early. No cancellations were recorded across the 8 tracked flights. The nonstop covers 2,797 km, an estimated 4 hours 5 minutes in the air. Measured by Pro Flight Search from live flight boards at Chicago and Long Beach. Updated 4 November 2026 at 05:30 UTC.

MDW Chicago smooth · +0
LGB Long Beach smooth · +2
2,797 km · ~4h 05m est.
dep bank 10:00–12:007x weekly
Runs reliable · 1 airline · 7x weekly · nonstop
86% on time

of the last 7 tracked MDW → LGB flights arrived within 15 minutes

Median arrival delay is −11 min. 0 of 8 tracked legs cancelled in the sample. Will a delayed flight be cancelled? →

Median arrival−11 minacross the last 7 arrivals
Flight time~4h 05mestimated from route distance
Weekly departures7x1 direct airline on the leg

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 AirlinesWN83% on time

Flights WN2165 10:00 Mo Su · WN2231 10:15 Tu We · WN3035 12:00 Mo Th Fr

History

operated legs · board outcomes
11-03WN2688departed+2
11-02WN2165dep +3 → arr−28
11-01AC7085dep −2 → arr−151
11-01WN2165dep +3 → arr−14
10-31WN4568dep −5 → arr−6
10-30WN3035dep +48 → arr+30
10-29WN3035dep +2 → arr−11
10-28WN2231dep +19 → arr+0

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 +0 min smooth 🌤 overcast · S 14 kt Full MDW delay board →
LGBLong Beach +2 min smooth 🌤 few clouds · N 0 kt Full LGB delay board →

Weather lens

Conditions are tightest at MDW and LGB: a 41% 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 Long Beach route actually runs

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

Is MDW–LGB 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–LGB?

Operators schedule morning departures around 10:00 from MDW. Earlier flights typically land before destination-airport delays accumulate later in the day; check the LGB delay card to confirm conditions when you'd arrive.

How long is the flight from MDW to LGB?

Great-circle distance is 2,797 km. With typical jet cruise speed plus taxi, climb and descent, expect roughly 227–270 min gate-to-gate on this route.

How often does MDW–LGB fly?

Southwest Airlines runs the route with about 7 flights a week (sun, mon, tue, wed, thu, fri). Since one carrier owns the route, a single disruption tends to ripple through the day.