Flights Chicago → Denver
MDW → DEN
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) → Denver (DEN) route is operated by Frontier Airlines, Southwest Airlines. Across 469 flights monitored in recent months, 67% arrived on time (within 15 min of schedule), with an average delay of 20 minutes. The cancellation rate is 1.71%. FlightGuard's average computed risk is 10.3/100 (low), updated in real time from weather, ATC delays, strikes, NOTAMs, fuel and flight history. At Denver the average ATFM delay is 2.0 minutes (main cause: atfm). Departing from Chicago the average ATFM delay is 2.0 minutes.
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Airline punctuality on this route
| Airline | On-time | Average delay | Cancellations |
|---|---|---|---|
| Frontier Airlines (F9) | 73% | 12 min | 2.0% |
| Southwest Airlines (WN) | 73% | 5 min | 0.9% |
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Frequently asked questions about MDW-DEN
On the Chicago (MDW) -> Denver (DEN) route, on-time performance is 67% with an average delay of 20 minutes, based on 469 tracked flights.
The cancellation rate on Chicago-Denver is 1.71% across 469 monitored flights.
The route is operated by 2 airlines: Frontier Airlines, 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.
