TPA → MDWTampa to Chicago

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Direct flights from Tampa (TPA) to Chicago (MDW): 25 nonstop departures observed each week across 1 airline. 83% of the last 29 tracked flights arrived within 15 minutes of schedule. The median arrival is on schedule. No cancellations were recorded across the 29 tracked flights. The nonstop covers 1,607 km, an estimated 2 hours 34 minutes in the air. Measured by Pro Flight Search from live flight boards at Tampa and Chicago. Updated 31 October 2026 at 17:33 UTC.

Today, TPA → MDW

Sat 31 Oct · local times
  1. 07:55 WN2770Southwest Airlines Left 08:01 +6 Landed 09:27 −13
  2. 11:25 WN2771Southwest Airlines Est. 11:25Departure not confirmed by the board MDW 13:05scheduled
  3. 13:35 WN2930Southwest Airlines On schedule MDW 15:15scheduled

Checked TPA board 11:20 · MDW board 12:33

TPA Tampa smooth · +0
MDW Chicago smooth · +4
1,607 km · ~2h 34m est.
dep bank 07:05–20:2525x weekly
Runs reliable · 1 airline · 25x weekly · nonstop
83% on time

of the last 29 tracked TPA → MDW flights arrived within 15 minutes

Median arrival delay is −1 min. 0 of 29 tracked legs cancelled in the sample. Will a delayed flight be cancelled? →

Median arrival−1 minacross the last 29 arrivals
Flight time~2h 34mestimated from route distance
Weekly departures25x1 direct airline on the leg
Cancelled0.0%recent route rate · 0 of 29

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 AirlinesWN81% on time

Flights WN1851 07:05 Mo Th Fr · WN947 07:20 Tu We · WN3438 07:35 Sa · WN3403 08:40 Su

History

operated legs · board outcomes
10-31WN2770dep +6 → arr−13
10-30WN1851dep +154 → arr+129
10-30WN2746arrived+68
10-30WN2896arrived−25
10-30WN4444dep −4 → arr−11
10-29LXJ578dep +10 → arr−1
10-29WN1851arrived−11
10-29WN2746dep +124 → arr+104
10-29WN2896dep +42 → arr+21
10-29WN4444dep +18 → arr−4
10-281I412arrived−23
10-28WN2175arrived+111
10-28WN4180arrived−10
10-28WN5019arrived−16
10-28WN947dep +20 → arr−7
10-27WN2175arrived−13
10-27WN4180arrived+0
10-27WN947arrived−12
10-26WN1851arrived+9
10-26WN2746arrived−8
10-26WN2896arrived+9
10-26WN4444arrived−20
10-25WN2900arrived+4
10-25WN3403arrived−8
10-25WN4180arrived−1
10-25WN4181arrived+5
10-24WN329dep +24 → arr+7
10-24WN3438dep +20 → arr+12
10-24WN937dep +26 → arr+13

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
TPATampa +0 min smooth 🌤 overcast · 6 kt Full TPA delay board →
MDWChicago +4 min smooth 🌤 mostly cloudy · SE 6 kt Full MDW delay board →

Weather lens

Conditions are tightest at TPA and MDW: a 39% 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 Tampa to Chicago route actually runs

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

Is TPA–MDW running on time right now?

Smooth skies ahead. The arrival side at MDW is the weaker end, route health score 96/100. The airports section above carries the live status and delay window at both ends.

Morning or evening flight on TPA–MDW?

Operators schedule morning departures around 07:05 and evening departures around 17:10 from TPA. 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 TPA to MDW?

Great-circle distance is 1,607 km. With typical jet cruise speed plus taxi, climb and descent, expect roughly 143–168 min gate-to-gate on this route.

How often does TPA–MDW fly?

Southwest Airlines runs the route with about 25 flights a week (daily). Since one carrier owns the route, a single disruption tends to ripple through the day.