MDW → MEMChicago to Memphis

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Direct flights from Chicago (MDW) to Memphis (MEM): 17 nonstop departures observed each week across 1 airline. 85% of the last 13 tracked flights arrived within 15 minutes of schedule. The median arrival is 3 minutes early. No cancellations were recorded across the 13 tracked flights. The nonstop covers 774 km, an estimated 1 hour 30 minutes in the air. Measured by Pro Flight Search from live flight boards at Chicago and Memphis. Updated 6 November 2026 at 01:33 UTC.

Today, MDW → MEM

Thu 5 Nov · local times
  1. 10:05 WN33Southwest Left 10:04 Landed 11:42 −3
  2. 21:35 WN3282Southwest On scheduleGate B19 MEM est. 23:19sched 23:25

Checked MDW board 18:53 · MEM board 19:10

MDW Chicago smooth · +4
MEM Memphis smooth · +0
774 km · ~1h 30m est.
dep bank 10:05–22:2017x weekly
Runs reliable · 1 airline · 17x weekly · nonstop
85% on time

of the last 13 tracked MDW → MEM flights arrived within 15 minutes

Median arrival delay is −3 min. 0 of 13 tracked legs cancelled in the sample. Will a delayed flight be cancelled? →

Median arrival−3 minacross the last 13 arrivals
Flight time~1h 30mestimated from route distance
Weekly departures17x1 direct airline on the leg
Cancelled0.0%recent route rate · 0 of 13

The week

scheduled departures · origin local time
06121824
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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 AirlinesWN85% on time

Flights WN33 10:05 Mo Th Su · WN1288 10:15 Tu We · WN1786 10:35 Mo Th Fr · WN3282 21:35 Mo Tu We Th Su

History

operated legs · board outcomes
11-05WN33dep −1 → arr−3
11-04WN1288dep −6 → arr+0
11-04WN3282dep −6 → arr−33
11-03WN1288dep +2 → arr−3
11-03WN3282dep −8 → arr−23
11-02WN3282dep +12 → arr+20
11-02WN33dep +13 → arr−1
11-01WN3282dep +16 → arr−6
11-01WN33dep −1 → arr−20
10-31WN3164dep −2 → arr−14
10-31WN3231dep +14 → arr+5
10-30WN1786dep +10 → arr−1
10-30WN4506dep +22 → arr+25

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 +4 min smooth ⛅ overcast · N 7 kt Full MDW delay board →
MEMMemphis +0 min smooth 🌤 few clouds · N 0 kt Full MEM delay board →

Weather lens

Conditions are tightest at MEM: a 42% chance of a 15+ minute delay. In this weather, the more delayed of the two airports is typically about +12 min. Both figures come from the two airports' delay records in similar weather. See live delays → · Weather risk by airport →

How the Chicago to Memphis route actually runs

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

Is MDW–MEM running on time right now?

Smooth skies ahead. The departure side at MDW is the weaker end, route health score 96/100. The airports section above carries the live status and delay window at both ends.

Morning or evening flight on MDW–MEM?

Operators schedule morning departures around 10:05 and evening departures around 21:35 from MDW. Earlier flights typically land before destination-airport delays accumulate later in the day; check the MEM delay card to confirm conditions when you'd arrive.

How long is the flight from MDW to MEM?

Great-circle distance is 774 km. With typical jet cruise speed plus taxi, climb and descent, expect roughly 85–96 min gate-to-gate on this route.

How often does MDW–MEM fly?

Southwest Airlines runs the route with about 17 flights a week (daily). Since one carrier owns the route, a single disruption tends to ripple through the day.