TUS → MDWTucson to Chicago

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Direct flights from Tucson (TUS) to Chicago (MDW): 5 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 16 minutes early. No cancellations were recorded across the 7 tracked flights. The nonstop covers 2,314 km, an estimated 3 hours 28 minutes in the air. Measured by Pro Flight Search from live flight boards at Tucson and Chicago. Updated 2 November 2026 at 00:55 UTC.

Today, TUS → MDW

Sun 1 Nov · local times
  1. 07:30 WN4299Southwest Airlines Left 07:37 +7 Landed 11:24 −16

Checked TUS board 15:33 · MDW board 18:55

TUS Tucson heavy · +33
MDW Chicago smooth · +5
2,314 km · ~3h 28m est.
dep bank 05:45–11:255x weekly
Runs reliable · 1 airline · 5x weekly · nonstop
100% on time

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

Median arrival delay is −16 min. 0 of 7 tracked legs cancelled in the sample. Will a delayed flight be cancelled? →

Median arrival−16 minacross the last 7 arrivals
Flight time~3h 28mestimated from route distance
Weekly departures5x1 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 WN4882 05:45 Mo Th Fr · WN1882 11:25 Tu We

History

operated legs · board outcomes
11-01WN4299dep +7 → arr−16
10-31WN2795dep +7 → arr−21
10-30WN4882dep +7 → arr−16
10-29WN4882dep +7 → arr−20
10-28WN1882dep +15 → arr−4
10-27WN1882dep +9 → arr−14
10-26WN4882dep +4 → arr−25

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
TUSTucson +33 min heavy 🌤 clear · SSW 10 kt Full TUS delay board →
MDWChicago +5 min smooth 🌤 overcast · ESE 4 kt Full MDW delay board →

Weather lens

Conditions are tightest at TUS: a 43% chance of a 15+ minute delay. In this weather, the more delayed of the two airports is typically about +13 min. Both figures come from the two airports' delay records in similar weather. See live delays → · Weather risk by airport →

How the Tucson to Chicago route actually runs

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

Is TUS–MDW running on time right now?

Mostly on schedule. The departure side at TUS is the weaker end, route health score 73/100. The airports section above carries the live status and delay window at both ends.

Morning or evening flight on TUS–MDW?

Operators schedule morning departures around 05:45 from TUS. 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 TUS to MDW?

Great-circle distance is 2,314 km. With typical jet cruise speed plus taxi, climb and descent, expect roughly 193–228 min gate-to-gate on this route.

How often does TUS–MDW fly?

Southwest Airlines runs the route with about 5 flights a week (mon–fri). Since one carrier owns the route, a single disruption tends to ripple through the day.