MDW → YIPChicago to Detroit

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Direct flights from Chicago (MDW) to Detroit (YIP): 2 nonstop departures observed each week across 1 airline. No cancellations were recorded across the 7 tracked flights. Measured by Pro Flight Search from live flight boards at Chicago and Detroit. Updated 28 October 2026 at 20:53 UTC.

Today, MDW → YIP

Wed 28 Oct · local times
  1. 13:15 K965Kalitta Charters Left 13:16 ·

Checked MDW board 15:53

MDW Chicago smooth · +1
YIP Detroit tracking
dep bank 06:25–13:502x weekly
Running clean · 1 airline · 2x weekly · nonstop
100 / 100

route health from live MDW and YIP delay boards

0 of 7 tracked legs cancelled in the sample. Will a delayed flight be cancelled? →

Weekly departures2x1 direct airline on the leg

The week

scheduled departures · origin local time
06121824
Mon
Tue
Wed
Thu
Fri
Sat
Sun
Kalitta Charters

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
Kalitta ChartersK9

Flights K988 06:25 We · K965 13:15 We · K9161 13:50 Tu

History

operated legs · board outcomes
10-28K965departed+1
10-27K9161departed+98
10-24LXJ361departed+74
10-23LXJ235departed+76
10-23LXJ464departed+73
10-21K988departed+224
10-21LXJ235departed+57

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 +1 min smooth 🌤 few clouds · SW 8 kt Full MDW delay board →
YIPDetroit tracking Full YIP delay board →

How the Chicago to Detroit route actually runs

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

Is MDW–YIP 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–YIP?

Operators schedule morning departures around 06:25 from MDW. Earlier flights typically land before destination-airport delays accumulate later in the day; check the YIP delay card to confirm conditions when you'd arrive.

How often does MDW–YIP fly?

Kalitta Charters runs the route with about 3 flights a week (tue, wed). 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 YIP, 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.