MDW → AUSChicago to Austin

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Direct flights from Chicago (MDW) to Austin (AUS): 34 nonstop departures observed each week across 1 airline. 80% of the last 15 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 1,565 km, an estimated 2 hours 30 minutes in the air. Measured by Pro Flight Search from live flight boards at Chicago and Austin. Updated 29 October 2026 at 10:13 UTC.

Today, MDW → AUS

Thu 29 Oct · local times
  1. 06:45 WN4902Southwest Airlines On scheduleGate B1 AUS est. 09:14sched 09:20
  2. 09:55 WN4432Southwest Airlines On scheduleGate B19 AUS 12:30scheduled
  3. 11:50 WN2832Southwest Airlines On scheduleGate B26 AUS 14:35scheduled
  4. 15:45 WN4568Southwest Airlines On scheduleGate B26 ·
  5. 21:40 WN2834Southwest Airlines Sched 21:40Departure not confirmed by the board ·
  6. · WN1303Southwest Airlines On schedule AUS 12:15scheduled

Checked MDW board 04:54 · AUS board 05:13

MDW Chicago busy · +17
AUS Austin smooth · +0
1,565 km · ~2h 30m est.
dep bank 05:25–21:4034x weekly
Runs reliable · 1 airline · 34x weekly · nonstop
80% on time

of the last 15 tracked MDW → AUS 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 15 arrivals
Flight time~2h 30mestimated from route distance
Weekly departures34x1 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 AirlinesWN80% on time

Flights WN1431 05:25 Su · WN4902 06:45 Mo Th Fr · WN4432 09:55 Mo Th Fr · WN2830 10:00 Tu We

History

operated legs · board outcomes
10-28WN1282dep −7 → arr−21
10-28WN2042dep +35 → arr+12
10-28WN2830dep +17 → arr+14
10-28WN4568dep −3 → arr−18
10-27JTL330departed+150
10-27WN1282dep −7 → arr−15
10-27WN2042dep −8 → arr−19
10-27WN2830dep +12 → arr+19
10-27WN4568dep −1 → arr−1
10-26WN1303arrived−18
10-26WN2832dep +35 → arr+12
10-26WN2834dep +16 → arr+9
10-26WN4432dep −5 → arr−10
10-26WN4568dep +30 → arr+25
10-26WN4902arrived−16
10-25WN2834arrived+16

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
MDWChicago +17 min busy 🌤 overcast · SW 6 kt Full MDW delay board →
AUSAustin +0 min smooth 🌤 mostly cloudy · N 0 kt Full AUS delay board →

Weather lens

Conditions are tightest at MDW and AUS: a 38% chance of a 15+ minute delay. In this weather, the more delayed of the two airports is typically about +8 min. Both figures come from the two airports' delay records in similar weather. See live delays → · Weather risk by airport →

How the Chicago to Austin route actually runs

Pro Flight Search records official board updates for nonstop MDW to AUS 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 →

MDW to AUS questions

Is MDW–AUS running on time right now?

Smooth skies ahead. The departure side at MDW is the weaker end, route health score 89/100. The airports section above carries the live status and delay window at both ends.

Morning or evening flight on MDW–AUS?

Operators schedule morning departures around 05:25 and evening departures around 20:40 from MDW. Earlier flights typically land before destination-airport delays accumulate later in the day; check the AUS delay card to confirm conditions when you'd arrive.

How long is the flight from MDW to AUS?

Great-circle distance is 1,565 km. With typical jet cruise speed plus taxi, climb and descent, expect roughly 140–164 min gate-to-gate on this route.

How often does MDW–AUS fly?

Southwest Airlines runs the route with about 34 flights a week (daily). Since one carrier owns the route, a single disruption tends to ripple through the day.