PHL → MDWPhiladelphia to Chicago

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Direct flights from Philadelphia (PHL) to Chicago (MDW): 33 nonstop departures observed each week across 1 airline. 68% of the last 28 tracked flights arrived within 15 minutes of schedule. The median arrival is on schedule. No cancellations were recorded across the 28 tracked flights. The nonstop covers 1,073 km, an estimated 1 hour 53 minutes in the air. Measured by Pro Flight Search from live flight boards at Philadelphia and Chicago. Updated 3 November 2026 at 11:53 UTC.

Today, PHL → MDW

Tue 3 Nov · local times
  1. 07:30 WN3372Southwest Airlines On scheduleGate E14 · TE MDW 08:50scheduled
  2. 11:45 WN2200Southwest Airlines On scheduleGate E12 · TE MDW 13:00scheduled
  3. 13:25 WN2205Southwest Airlines On scheduleGate E16 · TE MDW 14:40scheduled
  4. 18:20 WN2108Southwest Airlines On scheduleGate E16 · TE MDW 19:35scheduled

Checked PHL board 06:53 · MDW board 05:53

PHL Philadelphia smooth · +0
MDW Chicago smooth · +0
1,073 km · ~1h 53m est.
dep bank 07:30–23:1033x weekly
Runs mixed · 1 airline · 33x weekly · nonstop
68% on time

of the last 28 tracked PHL → MDW flights arrived within 15 minutes

Median arrival delay is +0 min. 0 of 28 tracked legs cancelled in the sample. Will a delayed flight be cancelled? →

Median arrival+0 minacross the last 28 arrivals
Flight time~1h 53mestimated from route distance
Weekly departures33x1 direct airline on the leg
Cancelled0.0%recent route rate · 0 of 28

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 AirlinesWN70% on time

Flights WN3372 07:30 Mo Tu Su · WN4580 varies Tu We Sa · WN1587 10:55 Mo Th Fr · WN2177 varies Tu We

History

operated legs · board outcomes
11-02WN1493dep +45 → arr+35
11-02WN3372dep +6 → arr−26
11-02WN3373dep +16 → arr−1
11-02WN3374dep +10 → arr−3
11-01WN1493dep +30 → arr+20
11-01WN3372dep +17 → arr−27
11-01WN3373dep +2 → arr−8
11-01WN3374dep −5 → arr−19
10-31WN1848dep +2 → arr+25
10-31WN2235dep −1 → arr+0
10-31WN2987dep −43 → arr−2
10-30WN1587dep −1 → arr+4
10-30WN3003dep +29 → arr+25
10-30WN3363dep +34 → arr+39
10-30WN3433dep −1 → arr−12
10-30WN4440dep −1 → arr−9
10-29WN1587dep +0 → arr−3
10-29WN3003dep +7 → arr−8
10-29WN3363dep +55 → arr+60
10-29WN3433dep −3 → arr+3
10-29WN4440dep −5 → arr+7
10-28GRB253dep +17 → arr+45
10-28WN1940dep +24 → arr+23
10-28WN2177dep +15 → arr+3
10-28WN3340dep −2 → arr−9
10-28WN4580dep −1 → arr−14
10-27WN1940arrived+74
10-27WN2177arrived−1

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
PHLPhiladelphia +0 min smooth 🌤 mostly cloudy · N 0 kt Full PHL delay board →
MDWChicago +0 min smooth 🌤 few clouds · S 11 kt Full MDW delay board →

Weather lens

Conditions are tightest at PHL and MDW: a 39% chance of a 15+ minute delay. In this weather, the more delayed of the two airports is typically about +7 min. Both figures come from the two airports' delay records in similar weather. See live delays → · Weather risk by airport →

How the Philadelphia to Chicago route actually runs

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

Is PHL–MDW 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 PHL–MDW?

Operators schedule morning departures around 07:30 and evening departures around 17:55 from PHL. 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 PHL to MDW?

Great-circle distance is 1,073 km. With typical jet cruise speed plus taxi, climb and descent, expect roughly 106–122 min gate-to-gate on this route.

How often does PHL–MDW fly?

Southwest Airlines runs the route with about 33 flights a week (daily). Since one carrier owns the route, a single disruption tends to ripple through the day.