Flights Charlotte → Chicago
CLT → MDW
Route overview
The flight route from Charlotte to Chicago has a punctuality rate of 69%, with an average delay of 17.3 minutes per flight. Over the course of a year, this route sees 162 flights, connecting two major cities and serving a highly trafficked destination airport that accommodates 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 Charlotte (CLT) → Chicago (MDW) route is operated by Southwest Airlines. Across 221 flights monitored in recent months, 68% arrived on time (within 15 min of schedule), with an average delay of 15 minutes. The cancellation rate is 3.62%. FlightGuard's average computed risk is 20/100 (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 Charlotte the average ATFM delay is 2.0 minutes.
Heading to Chicago: what to expect in this direction
Flying from Charlotte (CLT) to Chicago (MDW) heads north-west for about 940 km, a flight time of roughly 1h 36m.
Departures from Charlotte on this leg cluster in the midday window: about 52% of CLT-MDW flights take off then.
Air-traffic congestion: departing Charlotte the average ATFM delay is 2.0 min (atfm); arriving into Chicago it is 2.0 min (atfm).
Across 221 tracked CLT-MDW flights, 68% left on time with an average delay of 15 min and a 3.6% 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 CLT-MDW
On the Charlotte (CLT) -> Chicago (MDW) route, on-time performance is 68% with an average delay of 15 minutes, based on 221 tracked flights.
The cancellation rate on Charlotte-Chicago is 3.62% across 221 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.
