Southwest AirlinesWN71% on time
Flights WN4400 19:05 Mo Tu We Th Fr Su
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Direct flights from Chicago (MDW) to Norfolk (ORF): 6 nonstop departures observed each week across 1 airline. 71% of the last 7 tracked flights arrived within 15 minutes of schedule. The median arrival is 6 minutes late. 1 of the 7 tracked flights was cancelled. The nonstop covers 1,131 km, an estimated 1 hour 57 minutes in the air. Measured by Pro Flight Search from live flight boards at Chicago and Norfolk. Updated 14 November 2026 at 05:21 UTC.
Today, MDW → ORF
Fri 13 Nov · local times- 19:05 WN4400Southwest Airlines Cancelled ·
Checked MDW board 23:21 · ORF board 22:33
MDW
Chicago
disrupted · +231
ORF
Norfolk
disrupted · +70
1,131 km · ~1h 57m est.
Runs mixed · 1 airline · 6x weekly · nonstop
71% on time
of the last 7 tracked MDW → ORF flights arrived within 15 minutes
Median arrival delay is +6 min. 1 of 7 tracked legs cancelled in the sample. Will a delayed flight be cancelled? →
Median arrival+6 minacross the last 6 arrivals
Flight time~1h 57mestimated from route distance
Weekly departures6x1 direct airline on the leg
The week
scheduled departures · origin local time06121824
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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 daysHistory
operated legs · board outcomesActual board outcomes rather than schedules, paired departure and arrival per flight and day.
Full board history, day by day →
Airports right now
live boardsWeather lens
Conditions are tightest at MDW and ORF: 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 →
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How the Chicago to Norfolk route actually runs
Pro Flight Search records official board updates for nonstop MDW to ORF 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 ORF questions
Is MDW–ORF running on time right now?
High disruption likely. The departure side at MDW is the weaker end, route health score 3/100. The airports section above carries the live status and delay window at both ends.
How long is the flight from MDW to ORF?
Great-circle distance is 1,131 km. With typical jet cruise speed plus taxi, climb and descent, expect roughly 110–127 min gate-to-gate on this route.
How often does MDW–ORF fly?
Southwest Airlines runs the route with about 6 flights a week (sun, mon, tue, wed, thu, fri). 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 ORF, 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.
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