MDW → SEAChicago to Seattle

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Direct flights from Chicago (MDW) to Seattle (SEA): 7 nonstop departures observed each week across 1 airline. 20% of the last 5 operated flights arrived within 15 minutes of schedule. The median arrival is 26 minutes late. No cancellations were recorded across the 5 tracked flights. The nonstop covers 2,782 km, an estimated 4 hours 4 minutes in the air. Measured by Pro Flight Search from live flight boards at Chicago and Seattle. Updated 13 October 2026 at 13:55 UTC.

Today, MDW → SEA

Tue 13 Oct · local times
  1. 10:15 WN2979Southwest On scheduleGate B20 SEA est. 12:24sched 12:45

Checked MDW board 08:55 · SEA board 06:22

MDW Chicago smooth · +0
SEA Seattle smooth · +0
2,782 km · ~4h 04m est.
dep bank 10:05–22:207x weekly
Runs rough · 1 airline · 7x weekly · nonstop
20% on time

of the last 5 operated MDW → SEA flights arrived within 15 minutes

Median arrival delay is +26 min. 0 of 5 tracked legs cancelled in the sample. Will a delayed flight be cancelled? →

Median arrival+26 minacross the last 5 operated legs
Flight time~4h 04mestimated 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 AirlinesWN20% on time

Flights WN3657 10:05 Su · WN2979 10:15 Tu We · WN1987 11:25 Sa · WN447 13:30 Mo Th Fr

History

operated legs · board outcomes
10-12WN647departed+77
10-11WN3657departed+3
10-11WN4366departed+37
10-10WN1186departed+19
10-10WN1987departed+26

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 🌤 few clouds · W 13 kt Full MDW delay board →
SEASeattle +0 min smooth 🌤 overcast · SE 5 kt Full SEA delay board →

Weather lens

Current conditions put the pressure at MDW: 39% odds of a 15+ minute delay and around +9 min expected when it bites, measured from this route's own weather-matched delay history. See live delays → · Weather risk by airport →

How the Chicago to Seattle route actually runs

Pro Flight Search records official board updates for nonstop MDW to SEA 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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How we measure this →

MDW to SEA questions

Is MDW–SEA 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–SEA?

Operators schedule morning departures around 10:05 and evening departures around 19:05 from MDW. Earlier flights typically land before destination-airport delays accumulate later in the day; check the SEA delay card to confirm conditions when you'd arrive.

How long is the flight from MDW to SEA?

Great-circle distance is 2,782 km. With typical jet cruise speed plus taxi, climb and descent, expect roughly 226–268 min gate-to-gate on this route.

How often does MDW–SEA fly?

Southwest Airlines runs the route with about 12 flights a week (daily). Since one carrier owns the route, a single disruption tends to ripple through the day.