Flights Baltimore → Chicago
BWI → MDW
How long is the flight from Baltimore to Chicago?
The flight from Baltimore (BWI) to Chicago (MDW) takes about 1h 39m. This is an estimate based on the distance between the two airports: the real time depends on the aircraft, wind and any stops.
Route overview
The flight route from Baltimore to Chicago has a 71% on-time performance rate, with an average delay of 15.8 minutes per flight. Over the past year, this route saw a total of 374 flights departing from Baltimore's airport, which opened in 1947, connecting to one of the busiest airports in the United States that handles nearly 20 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 Baltimore (BWI) → Chicago (MDW) route is operated by Southwest Airlines. Across 1045 flights monitored in recent months, 64% arrived on time (within 15 min of schedule), with an average delay of 21 minutes. The cancellation rate is 3.25%. FlightGuard's average computed risk is 24/100 (medium), updated in real time from weather, ATC delays, strikes, NOTAMs, fuel and flight history. At Chicago the average ATFM delay is 5.5 minutes (main cause: atfm). Departing from Baltimore the average ATFM delay is 5.5 minutes.
Heading to Chicago: what to expect in this direction
Flying from Baltimore (BWI) to Chicago (MDW) heads west for about 981 km, a flight time of roughly 1h 39m.
Departures from Baltimore on this leg cluster in the midday window: about 38% of BWI-MDW flights take off then.
Air-traffic congestion: departing Baltimore the average ATFM delay is 5.5 min (atfm); arriving into Chicago it is 5.5 min (atfm).
Across 1,045 tracked BWI-MDW flights, 64% left on time with an average delay of 21 min and a 3.3% cancellation rate.
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Airline punctuality on this route
| Airline | On-time | Average delay | Cancellations |
|---|---|---|---|
| Southwest Airlines (WN) | 75% | 5 min | 0.3% |
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Frequently asked questions about BWI-MDW
The flight from Baltimore (BWI) to Chicago (MDW) takes about 1h 39m. This is an estimate based on the distance between the two airports: the real time depends on the aircraft, wind and any stops.
On the Baltimore (BWI) -> Chicago (MDW) route, on-time performance is 64% with an average delay of 21 minutes, based on 1045 tracked flights.
The cancellation rate on Baltimore-Chicago is 3.25% across 1045 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.
