YIP → MDWDetroit to Chicago

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Direct flights from Detroit (YIP) to Chicago (MDW): 1 nonstop departure observed each week across 1 airline. The median arrival is 139 minutes late. No cancellations were recorded across the 2 tracked flights. Measured by Pro Flight Search from live flight boards at Detroit and Chicago. Updated 12 September 2026 at 21:38 UTC.

YIP Detroit tracking
MDW Chicago smooth · +0
1x weekly
Running clean · 1 airline · 1x weekly · nonstop
100 / 100

route health from live YIP and MDW delay boards

Median arrival delay is +139 min. 0 of 2 tracked legs cancelled in the sample. Will a delayed flight be cancelled? →

Median arrival+139 minacross the last 2 operated legs
Weekly departures1x1 direct airline on the leg

Who flies it

observed on the boards · 7 days
Kalitta ChartersK9

History

operated legs · board outcomes
09-08LXJ481arrived+139
09-06LXJ342arrived+15

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
YIPDetroit tracking Full YIP delay board →
MDWChicago +0 min smooth Full MDW delay board →

How the Detroit to Chicago route actually runs

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

Is YIP–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.

How often does YIP–MDW fly?

Kalitta Charters runs the route with about 1 flight a week (sat). Since one carrier owns the route, a single disruption tends to ripple through the day.

What does the route health score measure?

A blend of departure-side delay at YIP 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.