ELP → MDWEl Paso to Chicago

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Direct flights from El Paso (ELP) to Chicago (MDW): 7 nonstop departures observed each week across 1 airline. 71% of the last 7 operated flights arrived within 15 minutes of schedule. The median arrival is 3 minutes early. No cancellations were recorded across the 7 tracked flights. The nonstop covers 1,989 km, an estimated 3 hours 3 minutes in the air. Measured by Pro Flight Search from live flight boards at El Paso and Chicago. Updated 17 October 2026 at 07:36 UTC.

Today, ELP → MDW

Sat 17 Oct · local times
  1. · WN1885Southwest Airlines On schedule MDW 16:05scheduled

Checked MDW board 02:36

ELP El Paso tracking
MDW Chicago disrupted · +196
1,989 km · ~3h 03m est.
dep bank 16:00–18:057x weekly
Runs mixed · 1 airline · 7x weekly · nonstop
71% on time

of the last 7 operated ELP → MDW flights arrived within 15 minutes

Median arrival delay is −3 min. 0 of 7 tracked legs cancelled in the sample. Will a delayed flight be cancelled? →

Median arrival−3 minacross the last 7 operated legs
Flight time~3h 03mestimated 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 WN3262 16:00 Tu We · WN1885 16:05 Sa · WN2383 17:40 Mo Th Fr · WN2386 18:05 Su

History

operated legs · board outcomes
10-16WN2383arrived−5
10-15WN2383arrived+97
10-14WN3262arrived−26
10-13WN3262arrived−3
10-12WN2383arrived−19
10-11WN2386arrived+18
10-10WN1885arrived+2

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
ELPEl Paso tracking Full ELP delay board →
MDWChicago +196 min disrupted 🌤 few clouds · NNW 11 kt Full MDW delay board →

How the El Paso to Chicago route actually runs

Pro Flight Search records official board updates for nonstop ELP 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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How we measure this →

ELP to MDW questions

Is ELP–MDW running on time right now?

High disruption likely. The arrival side at MDW is the weaker end, route health score 0/100. The airports section above carries the live status and delay window at both ends.

How long is the flight from ELP to MDW?

Great-circle distance is 1,989 km. With typical jet cruise speed plus taxi, climb and descent, expect roughly 170–200 min gate-to-gate on this route.

How often does ELP–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.

What does the route health score measure?

A blend of departure-side delay at ELP 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.