RIC → MDWRichmond to Chicago

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Direct flights from Richmond (RIC) to Chicago (MDW): 10 nonstop departures observed each week across 1 airline. 100% of the last 7 tracked flights arrived within 15 minutes of schedule. The median arrival is 7 minutes early. No cancellations were recorded across the 7 tracked flights. The nonstop covers 1,011 km, an estimated 1 hour 48 minutes in the air. Measured by Pro Flight Search from live flight boards at Richmond and Chicago. Updated 4 November 2026 at 11:49 UTC.

Today, RIC → MDW

Wed 4 Nov · local times
  1. 07:05 WN1191Southwest Airlines On schedule MDW 08:10scheduled

Checked RIC board 06:18 · MDW board 05:49

RIC Richmond smooth · +14
MDW Chicago smooth · +0
1,011 km · ~1h 48m est.
dep bank 07:05–19:3510x weekly
Runs reliable · 1 airline · 10x weekly · nonstop
100% on time

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

Median arrival delay is −7 min. 0 of 7 tracked legs cancelled in the sample. Will a delayed flight be cancelled? →

Median arrival−7 minacross the last 7 arrivals
Flight time~1h 48mestimated from route distance
Weekly departures10x1 direct airline on the leg

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 AirlinesWN100% on time

Flights WN1191 07:05 Tu We · WN3300 07:55 Tu We · WN2327 08:10 Mo Su · WN3577 19:35 Mo Th Fr Su

History

operated legs · board outcomes
11-03WN1191dep +32 → arr+8
11-02WN2327dep +8 → arr−7
11-01WN2327dep +15 → arr−2
10-31WN3119dep +3 → arr−13
10-30WN3577dep +15 → arr−7
10-29WN3577dep +24 → arr+3
10-28WN3300dep +11 → arr−10

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
RICRichmond +14 min smooth 🌤 clear · N 0 kt Full RIC delay board →
MDWChicago +0 min smooth ⛅ overcast · S 14 kt Full MDW delay board →

Weather lens

Conditions are tightest at RIC and MDW: a 42% chance of a 15+ minute delay. In this weather, the more delayed of the two airports is typically about +10 min. Both figures come from the two airports' delay records in similar weather. See live delays → · Weather risk by airport →

How the Richmond to Chicago route actually runs

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

Is RIC–MDW running on time right now?

Smooth skies ahead. The departure side at RIC is the weaker end, route health score 91/100. The airports section above carries the live status and delay window at both ends.

Morning or evening flight on RIC–MDW?

Operators schedule morning departures around 07:05 and evening departures around 19:35 from RIC. Earlier flights typically land before destination-airport delays accumulate later in the day; check the MDW delay card to confirm conditions when you'd arrive.

How long is the flight from RIC to MDW?

Great-circle distance is 1,011 km. With typical jet cruise speed plus taxi, climb and descent, expect roughly 101–117 min gate-to-gate on this route.

How often does RIC–MDW fly?

Southwest Airlines runs the route with about 10 flights a week (sun, mon, tue, wed, thu, fri). Since one carrier owns the route, a single disruption tends to ripple through the day.