ROC → MDWRochester to Chicago

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Direct flights from Rochester (ROC) to Chicago (MDW): 7 nonstop departures observed each week across 1 airline. The median arrival is 17 minutes early. No cancellations were recorded across the 4 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 Rochester and Chicago. Updated 25 October 2026 at 01:26 UTC.

Today, ROC → MDW

Sat 24 Oct · local times
  1. 08:45 WN3597Southwest Airlines Left 08:50 +5 Landed 09:18 −17
  2. 17:00 WN901Southwest Airlines Left 17:03 Landed 17:29 −21

Checked ROC board 21:23 · MDW board 20:26

ROC Rochester busy · +17
MDW Chicago smooth · +8
840 km · ~1h 35m est.
dep bank 08:00–19:407x weekly
Running clean · 1 airline · 7x weekly · nonstop
83 / 100

route health from live ROC and MDW delay boards

Median arrival delay is −17 min. 0 of 4 tracked legs cancelled in the sample. Will a delayed flight be cancelled? →

Median arrival−17 minacross the last 4 operated legs
Flight time~1h 35mestimated from route distance
Weekly departures7x1 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 AirlinesWN

Flights WN3597 varies daily · WN901 17:00 Sa · WN1308 18:40 Tu We · WN548 19:15 Mo Th Fr

History

operated legs · board outcomes
10-24WN3597dep +5 → arr−17
10-24WN901dep +3 → arr−21
10-23WN3597dep +6 → arr−22
10-23WN548arrived+18

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
ROCRochester +17 min busy 🌤 clear · ESE 3 kt Full ROC delay board →
MDWChicago +8 min smooth 🌤 mostly cloudy · SE 7 kt Full MDW delay board →

Weather lens

Current conditions put the pressure at ROC and MDW: 40% odds of a 15+ minute delay and around +9 min expected when it bites, measured from this route's own weather-matched delay history. See live delays → · Weather risk by airport →

How the Rochester to Chicago route actually runs

Pro Flight Search records official board updates for nonstop ROC 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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How we measure this →

ROC to MDW questions

Is ROC–MDW running on time right now?

Smooth skies ahead. The departure side at ROC is the weaker end, route health score 83/100. The airports section above carries the live status and delay window at both ends.

Morning or evening flight on ROC–MDW?

Operators schedule evening departures around 17:00 from ROC. 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 ROC to MDW?

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 ROC–MDW 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.