BUR → MDWBurbank to Chicago

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Direct flights from Burbank (BUR) to Chicago (MDW): 7 nonstop departures observed each week across 1 airline. 75% of the last 8 operated flights arrived within 15 minutes of schedule. The median arrival is on schedule. No cancellations were recorded across the 8 tracked flights. The nonstop covers 2,795 km, an estimated 4 hours 5 minutes in the air. Measured by Pro Flight Search from live flight boards at Burbank and Chicago. Updated 21 October 2026 at 04:58 UTC.

Today, BUR → MDW

Tue 20 Oct · local times
  1. 11:00 WN3460Southwest Airlines Left 11:17 +17 Landed 16:48 −2

Checked BUR board 15:48 · MDW board 23:58

BUR Burbank smooth · +11
MDW Chicago smooth · +0
2,795 km · ~4h 05m est.
dep bank 08:10–11:007x weekly
Runs mixed · 1 airline · 7x weekly · nonstop
75% on time

of the last 8 operated BUR → MDW flights arrived within 15 minutes

Median arrival delay is +1 min. 0 of 8 tracked legs cancelled in the sample. Will a delayed flight be cancelled? →

Median arrival+1 minacross the last 8 operated legs
Flight time~4h 05mestimated from route distance
Weekly departures7x1 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 AirlinesWN71% on time

Flights WN884 08:10 Mo Th Fr · WN878 09:25 Sa · WN3205 10:50 Su · WN3460 11:00 Tu We

History

operated legs · board outcomes
10-20WN3460dep +17 → arr−2
10-19WN884dep +55 → arr+30
10-18WN3205dep +20 → arr+1
10-17WN878dep +9 → arr+1
10-16WN884dep +70 → arr+76
10-15WN884dep +35 → arr−2
10-14EJM608arrived−15
10-14WN3460dep +14 → arr−16

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
BURBurbank +11 min smooth 🌤 mostly cloudy · S 3 kt Full BUR delay board →
MDWChicago +0 min smooth 🌤 clear · N 0 kt Full MDW delay board →

Weather lens

Current conditions put the pressure at BUR and MDW: 41% odds of a 15+ minute delay and around +9 min expected when it bites, measured from this route's own weather-matched delay history. See live delays → · Weather risk by airport →

How the Burbank to Chicago route actually runs

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

Is BUR–MDW running on time right now?

Smooth skies ahead. The departure side at BUR is the weaker end, route health score 92/100. The airports section above carries the live status and delay window at both ends.

Morning or evening flight on BUR–MDW?

Operators schedule morning departures around 08:10 from BUR. 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 BUR to MDW?

Great-circle distance is 2,795 km. With typical jet cruise speed plus taxi, climb and descent, expect roughly 227–270 min gate-to-gate on this route.

How often does BUR–MDW fly?

Southwest Airlines runs the route with about 7 flights a week (daily). Since one carrier owns the route, a single disruption tends to ripple through the day.