Is MSN–MDW running on time right now?
Smooth skies ahead. The arrival side at MDW is the weaker end, route health score 92/100. The airports section above carries the live status and delay window at both ends.
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Direct flights from Madison (MSN) to Chicago (MDW) run nonstop between the two airports. The median arrival is 5 minutes early. No cancellations were recorded across the 1 tracked flight. The nonstop covers 199 km, an estimated 45 minutes in the air. Measured by Pro Flight Search from live flight boards at Madison and Chicago. Updated 30 October 2026 at 04:54 UTC.
MSN
Madison
tracking
MDW
Chicago
smooth · +4
199 km · ~0h 45m est.
Running clean · 0 airlines · nonstop
92 / 100
route health from live MSN and MDW delay boards
Median arrival delay is −5 min. 0 of 1 tracked legs cancelled in the sample. Will a delayed flight be cancelled? →
Median arrival−5 minacross the last 1 arrival
Flight time~0h 45mestimated from route distance
History
operated legs · board outcomes10-281I239arrived−5
Actual board outcomes rather than schedules, paired departure and arrival per flight and day.
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Airports right now
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How the Madison to Chicago route actually runs
Pro Flight Search records official board updates for nonstop MSN to MDW 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.
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MSN to MDW questions
How long is the flight from MSN to MDW?
Great-circle distance is 199 km. With typical jet cruise speed plus taxi, climb and descent, expect roughly 44–47 min gate-to-gate on this route.
What does the route health score measure?
A blend of departure-side delay at MSN and arrival-side delay at MDW, 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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