MDW → CLTChicago to Charlotte

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Direct flights from Chicago (MDW) to Charlotte (CLT): 14 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 4 minutes late. No cancellations were recorded across the 18 tracked flights. The nonstop covers 940 km, an estimated 1 hour 42 minutes in the air. Measured by Pro Flight Search from live flight boards at Chicago and Charlotte. Updated 30 October 2026 at 17:53 UTC.

Today, MDW → CLT

Fri 30 Oct · local times
  1. 07:45 WN4497Southwest Airlines Left 07:50 +5 Landed 10:46 +11
  2. 18:55 WN4904Southwest Airlines On scheduleGate B22 CLT 21:50scheduled

Checked MDW board 12:53 · CLT board 13:40

MDW Chicago smooth · +0
CLT Charlotte smooth · +0
940 km · ~1h 42m est.
dep bank 07:45–18:5514x weekly
Runs reliable · 1 airline · 14x weekly · nonstop
80% on time

of the last 15 tracked MDW → CLT flights arrived within 15 minutes

Median arrival delay is +4 min. 0 of 18 tracked legs cancelled in the sample. Will a delayed flight be cancelled? →

Median arrival+4 minacross the last 15 arrivals
Flight time~1h 42mestimated from route distance
Weekly departures14x1 direct airline on the leg
Cancelled0.0%recent route rate · 0 of 18

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 WN4497 07:45 Mo Th Fr · WN2010 07:50 Tu We · WN3671 08:05 Sa · WN467 13:00 Su

History

operated legs · board outcomes
10-30WN4497dep +5 → arr+11
10-291I138departed+3
10-29WN4497dep +8 → arr+10
10-29WN4904dep +10 → arr+2
10-28WN2010dep −9 → arr+4
10-28WN4904dep −1 → arr−7
10-27WN2010dep +5 → arr+16
10-27WN4904dep −4 → arr−7
10-26WN4497dep +2 → arr−1
10-26WN4904dep +37 → arr+27
10-251I548departed+13
10-25DL8945departed+32
10-25WN467dep +34 → arr+26
10-25WN4904dep +10 → arr−2
10-24WN3106dep +2 → arr+1
10-24WN3671dep +2 → arr+11
10-23WN4497dep +7 → arr−6
10-23WN4904dep +4 → arr+6

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 +0 min smooth 🌤 overcast · E 6 kt Full MDW delay board →
CLTCharlotte +0 min smooth 🌤 few clouds · NNW 5 kt Full CLT delay board →

Weather lens

Conditions are tightest at MDW: a 35% 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 Charlotte route actually runs

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

Is MDW–CLT 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 MDW–CLT?

Operators schedule morning departures around 07:45 from MDW. Earlier flights typically land before destination-airport delays accumulate later in the day; check the CLT delay card to confirm conditions when you'd arrive.

How long is the flight from MDW to CLT?

Great-circle distance is 940 km. With typical jet cruise speed plus taxi, climb and descent, expect roughly 96–111 min gate-to-gate on this route.

How often does MDW–CLT 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.