ICT → MDWWichita to Chicago

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Direct flights from Wichita (ICT) to Chicago (MDW): 7 nonstop departures observed each week across 1 airline. 100% of the last 12 operated flights arrived within 15 minutes of schedule. The median arrival is 18 minutes early. No cancellations were recorded across the 12 tracked flights. The nonstop covers 946 km, an estimated 1 hour 43 minutes in the air. Measured by Pro Flight Search from live flight boards at Wichita and Chicago. Updated 19 October 2026 at 16:54 UTC.

Today, ICT → MDW

Mon 19 Oct · local times
  1. 05:05 WN2150Southwest Airlines Left 05:09 Landed 06:32 −28
  2. · WN965Southwest Airlines On schedule MDW 17:45scheduled

Checked ICT board 10:03 · MDW board 11:54

ICT Wichita smooth · +1
MDW Chicago smooth · +0
946 km · ~1h 43m est.
dep bank 05:05–15:507x weekly
Runs reliable · 1 airline · 7x weekly · nonstop
100% on time

of the last 12 operated ICT → MDW flights arrived within 15 minutes

Median arrival delay is −18 min. 0 of 12 tracked legs cancelled in the sample. Will a delayed flight be cancelled? →

Median arrival−18 minacross the last 12 operated legs
Flight time~1h 43mestimated from route distance
Weekly departures7x1 direct airline on the leg
Cancelled0.0%recent route rate · 0 of 12

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 AirlinesWN100% on time

Flights WN2150 05:05 daily · WN3234 13:05 Sa · WN2151 14:10 Tu We Su · WN965 15:50 Mo Th Fr

History

operated legs · board outcomes
10-19WN2150dep +4 → arr−28
10-18WN2150dep +10 → arr−18
10-18WN2151dep +12 → arr−14
10-17WN2150dep +6 → arr−19
10-17WN3234dep +5 → arr−18
10-16WN2150dep +19 → arr−16
10-16WN965dep +4 → arr−19
10-151I216dep −2 → arr−11
10-15WN2150dep +6 → arr−31
10-15WN965dep +18 → arr−10
10-14WN2150dep +6 → arr−30
10-14WN2151dep +2 → arr−38

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
ICTWichita +1 min smooth 🌤 mostly cloudy · SSE 11 kt Full ICT delay board →
MDWChicago +0 min smooth 🌤 few clouds · S 4 kt Full MDW delay board →

Weather lens

Current conditions put the pressure at ICT: 44% odds of a 15+ minute delay and around +12 min expected when it bites, measured from this route's own weather-matched delay history. See live delays → · Weather risk by airport →

How the Wichita to Chicago route actually runs

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

Is ICT–MDW running on time right now?

Smooth skies ahead. Both endpoints currently score the same, route health score 100/100. The airports section above carries the live status and delay window at both ends.

Morning or evening flight on ICT–MDW?

Operators schedule morning departures around 05:05 from ICT. 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 ICT to MDW?

Great-circle distance is 946 km. With typical jet cruise speed plus taxi, climb and descent, expect roughly 97–111 min gate-to-gate on this route.

How often does ICT–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.