Direct flights from Los Angeles (LAX) to Chicago (MDW): 7 nonstop departures observed each week across 1 airline. 50% of the last 10 operated flights arrived within 15 minutes of schedule. The median arrival is 21 minutes late. No cancellations were recorded across the 10 tracked flights. The nonstop covers 2,812 km, an estimated 4 hours 6 minutes in the air. Measured by Pro Flight Search from live flight boards at Los Angeles and Chicago. Updated 17 October 2026 at 15:54 UTC.
Left LAX at 06:06, 21 min after its 05:45 slot.
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 WN4429 →Checked LAX board 06:33 · MDW board 10:54
of the last 10 operated LAX → MDW flights arrived within 15 minutes
Median arrival delay is +21 min. 0 of 10 tracked legs cancelled in the sample. Will a delayed flight be cancelled? →
Each mark is a scheduled departure at its origin-local time, observed operating in the last 7 days. Today is highlighted.
Actual board outcomes rather than schedules, paired departure and arrival per flight and day.
Current conditions put the pressure at LAX 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 →
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Pro Flight Search records official board updates for nonstop LAX 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.
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Pro Flight Search — Los Angeles (LAX) to Chicago (MDW) route reliability, measured from operated flights on official airport boards.
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Smooth skies ahead. The departure side at LAX is the weaker end, route health score 96/100. The airports section above carries the live status and delay window at both ends.
Operators schedule morning departures around 05:25 and evening departures around 23:55 from LAX. 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.
Great-circle distance is 2,812 km. With typical jet cruise speed plus taxi, climb and descent, expect roughly 228–271 min gate-to-gate on this route.
Southwest Airlines runs the route with about 25 flights a week (daily). Since one carrier owns the route, a single disruption tends to ripple through the day.
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