Flights Chicago → Charlotte
MDW → CLT
Route overview
The flight route from Chicago to Charlotte has a punctuality rate of 70%, with an average delay time of 16.7 minutes. Over the course of a year, this route sees 162 flights, connecting one of the busiest airports in terms of passenger traffic, Chicago, with another major hub, Charlotte, which serves over 47 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 Chicago (MDW) → Charlotte (CLT) route is operated by Southwest Airlines. Across 221 flights monitored in recent months, 70% arrived on time (within 15 min of schedule), with an average delay of 16 minutes. The cancellation rate is 2.71%. FlightGuard's average computed risk is 22.6/100 (medium), updated in real time from weather, ATC delays, strikes, NOTAMs, fuel and flight history. At Charlotte the average ATFM delay is 2.0 minutes (main cause: atfm). Departing from Chicago the average ATFM delay is 2.0 minutes.
Heading to Charlotte: what to expect in this direction
Flying from Chicago (MDW) to Charlotte (CLT) heads south-east for about 940 km, a flight time of roughly 1h 36m.
Departures from Chicago on this leg cluster in the midday window: about 46% of MDW-CLT flights take off then.
Air-traffic congestion: departing Chicago the average ATFM delay is 2.0 min (atfm); arriving into Charlotte it is 2.0 min (atfm).
Across 221 tracked MDW-CLT flights, 70% left on time with an average delay of 16 min and a 2.7% 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 MDW-CLT
On the Chicago (MDW) -> Charlotte (CLT) route, on-time performance is 70% with an average delay of 16 minutes, based on 221 tracked flights.
The cancellation rate on Chicago-Charlotte is 2.71% 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.
