MDW → YIPChicago to Detroit

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Direct flights from Chicago (MDW) to Detroit (YIP): 1 nonstop departure observed each week across 1 airline. The median arrival is 19 minutes late. No cancellations were recorded across the 3 tracked flights. Measured by Pro Flight Search from live flight boards at Chicago and Detroit. Updated 12 September 2026 at 00:38 UTC.

MDW Chicago busy · +23
YIP Detroit tracking
dep bank 08:30–17:461x weekly
Running clean · 1 airline · 1x weekly · nonstop
70 / 100

route health from live MDW and YIP delay boards

Median arrival delay is +19 min. 0 of 3 tracked legs cancelled in the sample. Will a delayed flight be cancelled? →

Median arrival+19 minacross the last 3 operated legs
Weekly departures1x1 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 K9161 08:30 Sa · K9177 17:46 Sa

History

operated legs · board outcomes
09-071I468departed+19
09-05K9177departed+8
09-05LXJ593departed+52

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 +23 min busy 🌤 mostly cloudy · ESE 7 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?

Mostly on schedule. The departure side at MDW is the weaker end, route health score 70/100. 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 08:30 and evening departures around 17:46 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 2 flights a week (sat). 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.