MDW → MHTChicago to Manchester

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Direct flights from Chicago (MDW) to Manchester (MHT): 12 nonstop departures observed each week across 1 airline. 81% of the last 16 tracked flights arrived within 15 minutes of schedule. The median arrival is 8 minutes early. No cancellations were recorded across the 16 tracked flights. The nonstop covers 1,345 km, an estimated 2 hours 13 minutes in the air. Measured by Pro Flight Search from live flight boards at Chicago and Manchester. Updated 1 November 2026 at 13:23 UTC.

Today, MDW → MHT

Sun 1 Nov · local times
  1. 13:35 WN2970Southwest Airlines On scheduleGate B18 ·
  2. 18:45 WN1923Southwest Airlines On scheduleGate A16 ·

Checked MDW board 07:23 · MHT board 06:48

MDW Chicago smooth · +0
MHT Manchester smooth · +0
1,345 km · ~2h 13m est.
dep bank 07:45–18:4512x weekly
Runs reliable · 1 airline · 12x weekly · nonstop
81% on time

of the last 16 tracked MDW → MHT flights arrived within 15 minutes

Median arrival delay is −8 min. 0 of 16 tracked legs cancelled in the sample. Will a delayed flight be cancelled? →

Median arrival−8 minacross the last 16 arrivals
Flight time~2h 13mestimated from route distance
Weekly departures12x1 direct airline on the leg
Cancelled0.0%recent route rate · 0 of 16

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 AirlinesWN92% on time

Flights WN4542 07:45 Mo Th Fr · WN2085 08:05 Su · WN2105 13:35 Tu We · WN4700 varies Mo Tu We Th Fr Su

History

operated legs · board outcomes
10-31WN3065dep +12 → arr−5
10-30WN4542dep −3 → arr−9
10-30WN4700dep +73 → arr+52
10-29WN4542dep −8 → arr−26
10-29WN4700dep +11 → arr−6
10-281I257dep +52 → arr+54
10-281I262dep +48 → arr+52
10-28WN2105dep −5 → arr−16
10-28WN4700dep −3 → arr−27
10-27WN2105dep −9 → arr−16
10-27WN4700dep −2 → arr−29
10-26WN4542dep −10 → arr−25
10-26WN4700dep +25 → arr+8
10-251I460dep +6 → arr+8
10-25WN2085dep +0 → arr−8
10-25WN4700dep −5 → arr−18

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 · N 0 kt Full MDW delay board →
MHTManchester +0 min smooth 🌤 few clouds · N 0 kt Full MHT delay board →

Weather lens

Conditions are tightest at MDW and MHT: a 38% 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 Manchester route actually runs

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

Is MDW–MHT 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–MHT?

Operators schedule morning departures around 07:45 from MDW. Earlier flights typically land before destination-airport delays accumulate later in the day; check the MHT delay card to confirm conditions when you'd arrive.

How long is the flight from MDW to MHT?

Great-circle distance is 1,345 km. With typical jet cruise speed plus taxi, climb and descent, expect roughly 125–145 min gate-to-gate on this route.

How often does MDW–MHT fly?

Southwest Airlines runs the route with about 12 flights a week (sun, mon, tue, wed, thu, fri). Since one carrier owns the route, a single disruption tends to ripple through the day.