MDW → OMAChicago to Omaha

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Direct flights from Chicago (MDW) to Omaha (OMA): 33 nonstop departures observed each week across 1 airline. 93% of the last 27 tracked flights arrived within 15 minutes of schedule. The median arrival is 13 minutes early. No cancellations were recorded across the 28 tracked flights. The nonstop covers 679 km, an estimated 1 hour 22 minutes in the air. Measured by Pro Flight Search from live flight boards at Chicago and Omaha. Updated 5 November 2026 at 03:55 UTC.

Today, MDW → OMA

Wed 4 Nov · local times
  1. 10:05 WN222Southwest Left 10:02 Landed 11:21 −14
  2. 15:45 WN336Southwest Left 16:01 +16 Landed 17:21 +1
  3. 20:55 WN1860Southwest Airlines Left 20:53 ·

Checked MDW board 21:55 · OMA board 18:21

MDW Chicago smooth · +0
OMA Omaha smooth · +1
679 km · ~1h 22m est.
dep bank 09:40–22:0033x weekly
Runs reliable · 1 airline · 33x weekly · nonstop
93% on time

of the last 27 tracked MDW → OMA flights arrived within 15 minutes

Median arrival delay is −13 min. 0 of 28 tracked legs cancelled in the sample. Will a delayed flight be cancelled? →

Median arrival−13 minacross the last 27 arrivals
Flight time~1h 22mestimated from route distance
Weekly departures33x1 direct airline on the leg
Cancelled0.0%recent route rate · 0 of 28

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 WN4412 09:40 Mo Th Fr Sa · WN1523 10:05 Mo Su · WN222 10:05 Tu We · WN3403 10:15 Tu We

History

operated legs · board outcomes
11-04WN1860departed−2
11-04WN222dep −3 → arr−14
11-04WN336dep +16 → arr+1
11-03WN1860dep +9 → arr−8
11-03WN222dep −5 → arr−20
11-03WN336dep −7 → arr−27
11-021I930dep −48 → arr−38
11-02WN1353dep +11 → arr+6
11-02WN1523dep +4 → arr−13
11-02WN1860dep +18 → arr−4
11-02WN4521dep +11 → arr−3
11-01WN1353dep +20 → arr+0
11-01WN1523dep −7 → arr−21
11-01WN1860dep +42 → arr+19
11-01WN4521dep +2 → arr−20
11-01WUP670arrived+0
10-31WN1972dep −4 → arr−18
10-31WN3120dep −1 → arr−8
10-31WN3203dep −5 → arr−15
10-30WN2945dep +9 → arr−6
10-30WN2946dep +25 → arr+8
10-30WN4412dep −4 → arr−17
10-30WN4613dep −1 → arr−14
10-291I412dep −14 → arr−13
10-29WN2945dep +36 → arr+28
10-29WN2946dep −3 → arr−20
10-29WN4412dep −5 → arr−20
10-29WN4613dep +0 → arr−9

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 ⛅ mostly cloudy · SW 10 kt Full MDW delay board →
OMAOmaha +1 min smooth ⛅ overcast · W 10 kt Full OMA delay board →

Weather lens

Conditions are tightest at MDW and OMA: a 42% chance of a 15+ minute delay. In this weather, the more delayed of the two airports is typically about +12 min. Both figures come from the two airports' delay records in similar weather. See live delays → · Weather risk by airport →

How the Chicago to Omaha route actually runs

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

Is MDW–OMA running on time right now?

Mostly on schedule. Both endpoints currently score the same, route health score 78/100. The airports section above carries the live status and delay window at both ends.

Morning or evening flight on MDW–OMA?

Operators schedule morning departures around 09:40 and evening departures around 17:20 from MDW. Earlier flights typically land before destination-airport delays accumulate later in the day; check the OMA delay card to confirm conditions when you'd arrive.

How long is the flight from MDW to OMA?

Great-circle distance is 679 km. With typical jet cruise speed plus taxi, climb and descent, expect roughly 78–88 min gate-to-gate on this route.

How often does MDW–OMA fly?

Southwest Airlines runs the route with about 33 flights a week (daily). Since one carrier owns the route, a single disruption tends to ripple through the day.