CVG → MDWCincinnati / Covington to Chicago

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Direct flights from Cincinnati / Covington (CVG) to Chicago (MDW): 14 nonstop departures observed each week across 1 airline. 75% of the last 16 tracked flights arrived within 15 minutes of schedule. The median arrival is on schedule. No cancellations were recorded across the 16 tracked flights. The nonstop covers 401 km, an estimated 1 hour 1 minutes in the air. Measured by Pro Flight Search from live flight boards at Cincinnati / Covington and Chicago. Updated 30 October 2026 at 20:27 UTC.

Today, CVG → MDW

Fri 30 Oct · local times
  1. 08:30 WN1304Southwest Left 08:50 +20 Landed 08:43 −2

Checked CVG board 15:03 · MDW board 15:27

CVG Cincinnati / Covington smooth · +10
MDW Chicago smooth · +0
401 km · ~1h 01m est.
dep bank 08:30–20:2014x weekly
Runs mixed · 1 airline · 14x weekly · nonstop
75% on time

of the last 16 tracked CVG → MDW flights arrived within 15 minutes

Median arrival delay is +1 min. 0 of 16 tracked legs cancelled in the sample. Will a delayed flight be cancelled? →

Median arrival+1 minacross the last 16 arrivals
Flight time~1h 01mestimated from route distance
Weekly departures14x1 direct airline on the leg
Cancelled0.0%recent route rate · 0 of 16

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 AirlinesWN73% on time

Flights WN1304 08:30 Mo Tu We Th Fr · WN2244 08:50 Su · WN1291 09:05 Sa · WN1297 19:30 Tu We

History

operated legs · board outcomes
10-30WN1304dep +20 → arr−2
10-29WN1304dep +7 → arr−16
10-29WN290dep −2 → arr−31
10-281I291dep −12 → arr−26
10-28WN1297dep +30 → arr+1
10-28WN1304dep +5 → arr−24
10-27WN1297dep +14 → arr−10
10-27WN1304dep +26 → arr+2
10-26WN1304dep +36 → arr+35
10-26WN290dep +61 → arr+32
10-25WN2244dep +21 → arr+1
10-25WN865dep +46 → arr+20
10-24WN1291dep +7 → arr−19
10-24WN290dep +5 → arr−9
10-23WN1304dep +38 → arr+15
10-23WN290dep +76 → arr+52

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
CVGCincinnati / Covington +10 min smooth 🌤 few clouds · ENE 9 kt Full CVG delay board →
MDWChicago +0 min smooth 🌤 overcast · E 7 kt Full MDW delay board →

Weather lens

Conditions are tightest at CVG: a 43% chance of a 15+ minute delay. In this weather, the more delayed of the two airports is typically about +9 min. Both figures come from the two airports' delay records in similar weather. See live delays → · Weather risk by airport →

How the Cincinnati / Covington to Chicago route actually runs

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

Is CVG–MDW running on time right now?

Smooth skies ahead. The departure side at CVG is the weaker end, route health score 93/100. The airports section above carries the live status and delay window at both ends.

Morning or evening flight on CVG–MDW?

Operators schedule morning departures around 08:30 and evening departures around 19:30 from CVG. 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 CVG to MDW?

Great-circle distance is 401 km. With typical jet cruise speed plus taxi, climb and descent, expect roughly 58–64 min gate-to-gate on this route.

How often does CVG–MDW fly?

Southwest Airlines runs the route with about 14 flights a week (daily). Since one carrier owns the route, a single disruption tends to ripple through the day.