Flights Austin → Chicago
AUS → MDW
Route overview
The flight route from Austin to Chicago operates with a moderate on-time performance rate of 76%, experiencing an average delay of 11.2 minutes per flight. Over the course of a year, this route accommodates 317 flights, serving a busy destination airport that handles nearly 19.9 million passengers annually.
Your rights on this US flight (DOT)
US flights have no statutory cash compensation for delays. Under the US DOT rules, if your flight is cancelled or significantly changed and you decline rebooking, you're owed an automatic refund of the unused ticket. The tarmac-delay limit is 3 hours (domestic) / 4 hours (international). Amenities for controllable delays depend on each airline's contract of carriage.
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The Austin (AUS) → Chicago (MDW) route is operated by Southwest Airlines. Across 424 flights monitored in recent months, 77% arrived on time (within 15 min of schedule), with an average delay of 10 minutes. The cancellation rate is 3.54%. FlightGuard's average computed risk is 21.3/100 (medium), updated in real time from weather, ATC delays, strikes, NOTAMs, fuel and flight history. At Chicago the average ATFM delay is 2.0 minutes (main cause: atfm). Departing from Austin the average ATFM delay is 2.0 minutes.
Heading to Chicago: what to expect in this direction
Flying from Austin (AUS) to Chicago (MDW) heads north-east for about 1,564 km, a flight time of roughly 2h 23m.
Departures from Austin on this leg cluster in the overnight window: about 47% of AUS-MDW flights take off then.
Air-traffic congestion: departing Austin the average ATFM delay is 2.0 min (atfm); arriving into Chicago it is 2.0 min (atfm).
Across 424 tracked AUS-MDW flights, 77% left on time with an average delay of 10 min and a 3.5% cancellation rate.
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Airline punctuality on this route
| Airline | On-time | Average delay | Cancellations |
|---|---|---|---|
| Southwest Airlines (WN) | 73% | 6 min | 3.1% |
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Frequently asked questions about AUS-MDW
On the Austin (AUS) -> Chicago (MDW) route, on-time performance is 77% with an average delay of 10 minutes, based on 424 tracked flights.
The cancellation rate on Austin-Chicago is 3.54% across 424 monitored flights.
The route is operated by 1 airline: Southwest Airlines.
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US flights have no statutory cash compensation for delays. Under US DOT rules, if the airline cancels or significantly changes your flight and you decline rebooking, you're owed an automatic refund of the unused ticket. The tarmac-delay limit is 3 hours (domestic) / 4 hours (international). Meals or hotels for controllable delays depend on each airline's contract of carriage.
