Kalitta ChartersK9
Flights K988 01:25 Tu · K965 05:04 Tu
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Direct flights from Detroit (YIP) to Chicago (MDW): 2 nonstop departures observed each week across 1 airline. The median arrival is 55 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 30 October 2026 at 04:54 UTC.
YIP
Detroit
tracking
MDW
Chicago
heavy · +57
Disrupted · 1 airline · 2x weekly · nonstop
24 / 100
route health from live YIP and MDW delay boards
Median arrival delay is +55 min. 0 of 2 tracked legs cancelled in the sample. Will a delayed flight be cancelled? →
Median arrival+55 minacross the last 2 arrivals
Weekly departures2x1 direct airline on the leg
The week
scheduled departures · origin local time06121824
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Kalitta Charters
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 daysHistory
operated legs · board outcomes10-29HER976arrived+4
Actual board outcomes rather than schedules, paired departure and arrival per flight and day.
Full board history, day by day →
Airports right now
live boardsnext sweep in 120s
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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Pro Flight Search: Detroit (YIP) to Chicago (MDW) route reliability, measured from operated flights on official airport boards.
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How we measure this →
https://proflightsearch.com/search-flights/YIP-MDW
YIP to MDW questions
Is YIP–MDW running on time right now?
High disruption likely. The arrival side at MDW is the weaker end, route health score 24/100. 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 2 flights a week (tue). 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.
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