MDW → ROCChicago to Rochester

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Direct flights from Chicago (MDW) to Rochester (ROC): 13 nonstop departures observed each week across 1 airline. 67% of the last 9 tracked flights arrived within 15 minutes of schedule. The median arrival is 11 minutes early. No cancellations were recorded across the 11 tracked flights. The nonstop covers 840 km, an estimated 1 hour 35 minutes in the air. Measured by Pro Flight Search from live flight boards at Chicago and Rochester. Updated 1 November 2026 at 22:54 UTC.

Today, MDW → ROC

Sun 1 Nov · local times
  1. 12:55 WN2945Southwest Airlines Left 13:56 +61 Landed 16:23 +53
  2. 18:45 WN4421Southwest Airlines On scheduleGate B2 ROC 21:25scheduled

Checked MDW board 16:54 · ROC board 17:24

MDW Chicago smooth · +9
ROC Rochester smooth · +0
840 km · ~1h 35m est.
dep bank 08:00–19:0513x weekly
Runs mixed · 1 airline · 13x weekly · nonstop
67% on time

of the last 9 tracked MDW → ROC flights arrived within 15 minutes

Median arrival delay is −11 min. 0 of 11 tracked legs cancelled in the sample. Will a delayed flight be cancelled? →

Median arrival−11 minacross the last 9 arrivals
Flight time~1h 35mestimated from route distance
Weekly departures13x1 direct airline on the leg
Cancelled0.0%recent route rate · 0 of 11

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 AirlinesWN67% on time

Flights WN2246 08:00 Mo Th Fr Sa · WN2750 13:00 Tu We · WN2298 13:05 Su · WN2220 18:50 Mo Tu We Th Fr

History

operated legs · board outcomes
11-01WN2945dep +61 → arr+53
10-31WN1998dep −8 → arr−23
10-31WN3142dep +1 → arr−11
10-30WN2220dep +104 → arr+88
10-30WN2246dep −1 → arr−3
10-29WN2220dep +36 → arr+22
10-29WN2246dep −8 → arr−24
10-28WN2220dep −2 → arr−22
10-28WN2750dep −5 → arr−24
10-27WN2220departed−4
10-27WN2750departed−8

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 +9 min smooth 🌤 mostly cloudy · ENE 6 kt Full MDW delay board →
ROCRochester +0 min smooth 🌤 scattered clouds · N 0 kt Full ROC delay board →

Weather lens

Conditions are tightest at MDW and ROC: a 37% chance of a 15+ minute delay. In this weather, the more delayed of the two airports is typically about +7 min. Both figures come from the two airports' delay records in similar weather. See live delays → · Weather risk by airport →

How the Chicago to Rochester route actually runs

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

Is MDW–ROC running on time right now?

Smooth skies ahead. The departure side at MDW is the weaker end, route health score 93/100. The airports section above carries the live status and delay window at both ends.

Morning or evening flight on MDW–ROC?

Operators schedule morning departures around 08:00 and evening departures around 18:50 from MDW. Earlier flights typically land before destination-airport delays accumulate later in the day; check the ROC delay card to confirm conditions when you'd arrive.

How long is the flight from MDW to ROC?

Great-circle distance is 840 km. With typical jet cruise speed plus taxi, climb and descent, expect roughly 89–102 min gate-to-gate on this route.

How often does MDW–ROC fly?

Southwest Airlines runs the route with about 13 flights a week (daily). Since one carrier owns the route, a single disruption tends to ripple through the day.