MDW Chicago Midway International Airport
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Chicago Midway13:59·16°C·#94/327
OPSWATCH WEATHERMVFR
+11 min

Chicago Midway (MDW) airport average departure delay right now

Measured operations: departures +11 min, arrivals 4 min early. No cancellations across 195 tracked flights.

Hour by hour
13:00today +11 min on time

Drag. Solid bars are observed. Hatched bars are expected.

Chicago Midway (MDW) delays today: 80% of the 285 flights we have timed operated within 15 minutes of schedule. Departures are running +11 min and arrivals 4 min early, across 195 flights tracked so far today. No cancellations have been recorded. Source: official airport boards, METAR weather, Pro Flight Search tracking. Updated 15 October 2026 at 18:54 UTC.

Departures155 timed
On time72%111
Delayed28%44
typical now +11 min
Arrivals130 timed
On time88%115
Delayed12%15
typical now 4 min early
On the boardDeparturesfull board ↗
14:001I638APF Napleson time
14:03Y47831ZCL Zacatecas · gate A1on time
14:05WN2421MSP Minneapolis · gate B19on time
14:10WN4613OMA Omaha · gate B9on time
14:15EJM470DJT WEST PALM BEACHon time
14:15WN2344MCO Orlando · gate B3on time
14:25WN2915MCI Kansas City · gate B26on time
14:30CYO317STP Saint Paulon time

When this board posts +15, the median flight leaves +47. Posted vs. actual across every hub: the slippage study →

Arrivalsfull board ↗
13:50WN1675DEN from Denveron time
13:50WN2662BDL from Hartfordon time
13:50WN4333LGA from New Yorkon time
14:05WN2938DCA from Washingtonon time
14:05WN884BUR from Burbankon time
14:07DL8933MSP from Minneapolison time
In the air to MDWlive positions · 3-min feed
30aircraft inbound · next to land WN2662 from Hartford, lands ~14:00
WN2662Hartford
on final · ~14:00
WN884Burbank
on final · ~14:02
WN2997Fort Myers
on final · ~14:02
WN4333New York
on final · ~14:03

Positions as of 13:55 local · updates every 3 min. Tap any flight to watch it on its own page.

Delayed routes todaymedian · min 3 legs
HPNWestchester County+47m
MIAMiami+18m
Airlines by median delay todaymedian · min 3 legs
LXJFlexjet+34m
Why7 kt SE winds, Overcast at 2,100 ft. Conditions like these add about 2 pts of delay risk at MDW in our weather × delay record.
Cancelled 0.0%0 of 195 A typical day here runs ~0.7%. Today is holding at or below normal. Weather window Forecast (TAF) ⛈️ 14–23 Worse conditions hold through the TAF window. Made up in the air Network figure ~27 min Network-wide median for delayed flights in our tracked sample.
Last 30 days

Today is the 10th worst day of the last 30. Median day: +9 min departures.

Typical week here
+18
MON
+12
TUE
+13
WED
+23
THU
+18
FRI
+17
SAT
+17
SUN

Last 90 days: lightest on Tuesday (+12 min), heaviest on Thursday (+23 min).

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Sample · what you getMDW went yellow · departures now +34 min and building · 19:40 local. Weather clears after 03:00. → proflightsearch.com/airport-delays/chicago-MDW

Chicago Midway airport delays today

Weather watch at MDW: measured operations remain calm. A typical departure is currently +11 min. Arrivals are 4 min early. Cancellations: 0 of 195 tracked flights (0.0%). Weather worsens around 14:00 local per the TAF. No upcoming hour is expected near schedule. The least bad looks like 17:00, still +22 min. The terminal forecast includes Winds ESE-120 at 11kt, Vis 4sm, Light Showers Rain, Mist, Scattered clouds at 700ft, Overcast layer at 1500ft.

Other Chicago airports: ORD · Nearby gateways: ORD MKE GRR IND DTW CVG · Global delay board · Nonstop routes from Chicago Midway

Is Chicago Midway (MDW) delayed right now?

Weather watch at MDW: measured operations remain calm. The terminal forecast may deteriorate to very low instrument conditions (LIFR). Measured operations: departures +11 min, arrivals 4 min early. No cancellations across 195 tracked flights. 80% of the 285 flights we timed here today operated within 15 minutes of schedule.

What is the current weather at Chicago Midway (MDW)?

Winds SE-130 at 7kt, Vis 10sm, Temp 16°C, Dew 12°C, Alt 30.06 inHg, Light Rain, Overcast layer at 2100ft. 16°C. wind 7 kt. visibility >10 km. flight rules MVFR.

What is the best day to fly from Chicago Midway (MDW)?

Over the last 90 days, Tuesday averaged the lightest departure delays (+12 min). Thursday ran heaviest (+23 min).

How often are flights delayed at MDW today?

We tracked 195 flights today: departures +11 min, arrivals 4 min early. No cancellations are recorded in the tracked sample.

What is the TAF forecast for MDW?

The next TAF period (MVFR) forecasts: Winds ESE-120 at 9kt, Vis greater than 6sm, Light Showers Rain, Overcast layer at 2000ft.

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How we measure this →
Technical · METAR, flight rules & indexes
MVFRRight now marginal visual (MVFR), but the forecast (TAF) below reaches low-instrument conditions ahead: bigger delays and diversions become likely.
Wind130° 7 kt
Visibility>10 km
Ceiling2,100 ft
Temp / dew16 / 12 °C
Pressure1018 hPa
WeatherLight Rain
KMDW 151553Z 13007KT 10SM -RA OVC021 16/12 A3006 RMK AO2 RAB51 SLP176 P0000 T01560122
11:00 to 12:00MVFRWinds ESE-120 at 9kt, Vis greater than 6sm, Light Showers Rain, Overcast layer at 2000ft
12:00 to 14:00MVFRWinds ESE-120 at 11kt, Vis 4sm, Light Showers Rain, Mist, Scattered clouds at 700ft, Overcast layer at 1500ft
14:00 to 20:00IFRWinds SSE-160 at 7kt, Vis 3sm, Light Rain, Mist, Scattered clouds at 400ft, Overcast layer at 700ft
17:00 to 20:00TEMPOLIFRVis 1sm, Rain Drizzle, Mist, Broken layer at 400ft
Dep index
0.8/5Arr index
0.0/5
METAR 10:53 local · 3h ago · delay window 13:54 local · How these are computed → methodology