LAS → MDWLas Vegas to Chicago

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Direct flights from Las Vegas (LAS) to Chicago (MDW): 7 nonstop departures observed each week across 1 airline. 30% of the last 10 operated flights arrived within 15 minutes of schedule. The median arrival is 41 minutes late. No cancellations were recorded across the 10 tracked flights. The nonstop covers 2,442 km, an estimated 3 hours 38 minutes in the air. Measured by Pro Flight Search from live flight boards at Las Vegas and Chicago. Updated 17 October 2026 at 16:09 UTC.

Today, LAS → MDW

Sat 17 Oct · local times
WN3912Southwest Airlines15 min late

The LAS board at 09:09 shows departure at 14:30 instead of 14:15, gate B19 (T1).

Likely landing
about 19:35middle half 19:25 to 19:42 · sched 19:45
Still to leave today
WN4363 17:40Southwest Airlines

Landing estimate from 235,324 tracked flights of 2 to 4 hours that left 15 to 29 min late. The MDW board has not posted a landing time yet. How planes make up time

Track WN3912 →
  1. 00:10 WN2338Southwest Airlines Left 00:17 +7 Landed 05:45 +5
  2. 06:05 WN198Southwest Airlines Est. 06:14Departure not confirmed by the board MDW 11:30scheduled
  3. 09:00 WN1659Southwest Airlines Left 09:05 +5 MDW 14:25In the air · scheduled landing
  4. 10:20 WN863 On scheduleGate C21 · T1 ·
  5. 14:15 WN3912Southwest Airlines Est. 14:30 +15Gate B19 · T1 MDW about 19:35sched 19:45
  6. 17:40 WN4363Southwest Airlines On scheduleGate B21 · T1 ·

Checked LAS board 09:09 · MDW board 10:54

LAS Las Vegas smooth · +0
MDW Chicago smooth · +0
2,442 km · ~3h 38m est.
dep bank 00:10–19:457x weekly
Runs rough · 1 airline · 7x weekly · nonstop
30% on time

of the last 10 operated LAS → MDW flights arrived within 15 minutes

Median arrival delay is +41 min. 0 of 10 tracked legs cancelled in the sample. Will a delayed flight be cancelled? →

Median arrival+41 minacross the last 10 operated legs
Flight time~3h 38mestimated from route distance
Weekly departures7x1 direct airline on the leg
Cancelled0.0%recent route rate · 0 of 10

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 AirlinesWN33% on time

Flights WN2338 00:10 daily · WN1405 05:05 Su · WN198 06:05 Sa · WN1487 06:30 Mo Tu We Th Fr

History

operated legs · board outcomes
10-17WN1659departed+5
10-17WN2338dep +7 → arr+5
10-161I504arrived+355
10-16WN1487arrived+19
10-16WN2336arrived+15
10-16WN2840arrived+106
10-16WN4363arrived+122
10-16WN759arrived+41
10-15WN2338arrived+16
10-15WN4363arrived+93

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
LASLas Vegas +0 min smooth 🌤 clear · NNE 7 kt Full LAS delay board →
MDWChicago +0 min smooth 🌤 scattered clouds · 4 kt Full MDW delay board →

Weather lens

Current conditions put the pressure at LAS and MDW: 43% 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 Las Vegas to Chicago route actually runs

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

Is LAS–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 LAS–MDW?

Operators schedule morning departures around 00:10 and evening departures around 18:20 from LAS. 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 LAS to MDW?

Great-circle distance is 2,442 km. With typical jet cruise speed plus taxi, climb and descent, expect roughly 202–239 min gate-to-gate on this route.

How often does LAS–MDW fly?

Southwest Airlines runs the route with about 64 flights a week (daily). Since one carrier owns the route, a single disruption tends to ripple through the day.