ORF → MDWNorfolk to Chicago

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Direct flights from Norfolk (ORF) to Chicago (MDW): 7 nonstop departures observed each week across 1 airline. 100% of the last 7 tracked flights arrived within 15 minutes of schedule. The median arrival is 11 minutes early. No cancellations were recorded across the 7 tracked flights. 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 Norfolk and Chicago. Updated 14 November 2026 at 16:27 UTC.

Today, ORF → MDW

Sat 14 Nov · local times
  1. · WN4068Southwest Airlines On schedule MDW 16:30scheduled

Checked ORF board 10:33 · MDW board 10:27

ORF Norfolk smooth · +8
MDW Chicago smooth · +0
1,131 km · ~1h 57m est.
dep bank 07:30–15:107x weekly
Runs reliable · 1 airline · 7x weekly · nonstop
100% on time

of the last 7 tracked ORF → MDW flights arrived within 15 minutes

Median arrival delay is −11 min. 0 of 7 tracked legs cancelled in the sample. Will a delayed flight be cancelled? →

Median arrival−11 minacross the last 7 arrivals
Flight time~1h 57mestimated 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 AirlinesWN100% on time

Flights WN3335 07:30 Mo Tu We Th Fr Su · WN4068 15:10 Sa

History

operated legs · board outcomes
11-13WN3335dep +21 → arr−11
11-12WN3335dep +19 → arr−6
11-11WN3335dep +12 → arr−10
11-10WN3335arrived−13
11-09WN3335dep +16 → arr−11
11-08WN3335dep +10 → arr−14
11-07WN4068dep +7 → arr−28

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
ORFNorfolk +8 min smooth 🌤 overcast · NW 10 kt Full ORF delay board →
MDWChicago +0 min smooth 🌤 few clouds · NNW 9 kt Full MDW delay board →

Weather lens

Conditions are tightest at ORF and MDW: 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 →

How the Norfolk to Chicago route actually runs

Pro Flight Search records official board updates for nonstop ORF 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.

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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ORF to MDW questions

Is ORF–MDW running on time right now?

Smooth skies ahead. The departure side at ORF is the weaker end, route health score 94/100. The airports section above carries the live status and delay window at both ends.

Morning or evening flight on ORF–MDW?

Operators schedule morning departures around 07:30 from ORF. Earlier flights typically land before destination-airport delays accumulate later in the day; check the MDW delay card to confirm conditions when you'd arrive.

How long is the flight from ORF to MDW?

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 ORF–MDW fly?

Southwest Airlines runs the route with about 7 flights a week (daily). Since one carrier owns the route, a single disruption tends to ripple through the day.