MDW → DFWChicago to Dallas-Fort Worth

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Direct flights from Chicago (MDW) to Dallas-Fort Worth (DFW): 7 nonstop departures observed each week across 1 airline. 86% of the last 7 tracked flights arrived within 15 minutes of schedule. The median arrival is 13 minutes early. No cancellations were recorded across the 8 tracked flights. The nonstop covers 1,283 km, an estimated 2 hours 9 minutes in the air. Measured by Pro Flight Search from live flight boards at Chicago and Dallas-Fort Worth. Updated 29 October 2026 at 23:55 UTC.

Today, MDW → DFW

Thu 29 Oct · local times
  1. 12:20 F92999Frontier Airlines Left 12:03 Landed 14:49 −13

Checked MDW board 18:55 · DFW board 19:26

MDW Chicago smooth · +7
DFW Dallas-Fort Worth smooth · +0
1,283 km · ~2h 09m est.
departs 13:127x weekly
Runs reliable · 1 airline · 7x weekly · nonstop
86% on time

of the last 7 tracked MDW → DFW flights arrived within 15 minutes

Median arrival delay is −13 min. 0 of 8 tracked legs cancelled in the sample. Will a delayed flight be cancelled? →

Median arrival−13 minacross the last 7 arrivals
Flight time~2h 09mestimated from route distance
Weekly departures7x1 direct airline on the leg

Who flies it

observed on the boards · 7 days
Frontier AirlinesF986% on time

Flights F92999 varies daily

History

operated legs · board outcomes
10-29F92999dep −17 → arr−13
10-281I575departed+29
10-28F92999dep −12 → arr−3
10-27F92999dep −13 → arr+1
10-26F92999dep −8 → arr−26
10-25F92999dep −10 → arr−24
10-24F92999dep −2 → arr−35
10-23F92999dep +151 → arr+125

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 +7 min smooth 🌤 clear · NW 7 kt Full MDW delay board →
DFWDallas-Fort Worth +0 min smooth 🌤 overcast · SSW 10 kt Full DFW delay board →

Weather lens

Conditions are tightest at MDW: a 37% 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 Dallas-Fort Worth route actually runs

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

Is MDW–DFW running on time right now?

Smooth skies ahead. The departure side at MDW is the weaker end, route health score 94/100. The airports section above carries the live status and delay window at both ends.

How long is the flight from MDW to DFW?

Great-circle distance is 1,283 km. With typical jet cruise speed plus taxi, climb and descent, expect roughly 121–140 min gate-to-gate on this route.

How often does MDW–DFW fly?

Frontier Airlines runs the route with about 7 flights a week (daily). Since one carrier owns the route, a single disruption tends to ripple through the day.

What does the route health score measure?

A blend of departure-side delay at MDW and arrival-side delay at DFW, computed from rolling delay windows (refreshed every 40 minutes) with a daily-rollup fallback. Current MVFR, IFR, or LIFR endpoint weather caps the score when flight rules can limit throughput. Higher is healthier: 100 means operations are clean at both ends.