Flights Chicago → Memphis
MDW → MEM
Route overview
The flight route from Chicago to Memphis has a punctuality rate of 78%, with an average delay of 14.6 minutes per flight. Over the course of a year, this route sees 163 flights, connecting to a destination airport that serves approximately 4,355,206 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) → Memphis (MEM) route is operated by Southwest Airlines. Across 214 flights monitored in recent months, 77% arrived on time (within 15 min of schedule), with an average delay of 15 minutes. The cancellation rate is 1.40%. FlightGuard's average computed risk is 18.9/100 (medium), updated in real time from weather, ATC delays, strikes, NOTAMs, fuel and flight history. At Memphis the average ATFM delay is 2.0 minutes (main cause: atfm). Departing from Chicago the average ATFM delay is 2.0 minutes.
Heading to Memphis: what to expect in this direction
Flying from Chicago (MDW) to Memphis (MEM) heads south for about 774 km, a flight time of roughly 1h 23m.
Departures from Chicago on this leg cluster in the overnight window: about 52% of MDW-MEM flights take off then.
Air-traffic congestion: departing Chicago the average ATFM delay is 2.0 min (atfm); arriving into Memphis it is 2.0 min (atfm).
Across 214 tracked MDW-MEM flights, 77% left on time with an average delay of 15 min and a 1.4% 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-MEM
On the Chicago (MDW) -> Memphis (MEM) route, on-time performance is 77% with an average delay of 15 minutes, based on 214 tracked flights.
The cancellation rate on Chicago-Memphis is 1.40% across 214 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.
