Flights Chicago → Oklahoma City
MDW → OKC
How long is the flight from Chicago to Oklahoma City?
The flight from Chicago (MDW) to Oklahoma City (OKC) takes about 1h 49m. 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
This flight route connects Chicago to Oklahoma City with a moderate on-time performance rate of 74%, and an average delay time of 14 minutes. Over the course of a year, approximately 145 flights operate on this route, serving one of the busiest airports in Oklahoma City which handles nearly four 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) → Oklahoma City (OKC) route is operated by Southwest Airlines. Across 358 flights monitored in recent months, 69% arrived on time (within 15 min of schedule), with an average delay of 19 minutes. The cancellation rate is 3.07%. FlightGuard's average computed risk is 15.7/100 (medium), updated in real time from weather, ATC delays, strikes, NOTAMs, fuel and flight history. At Oklahoma City the average ATFM delay is 5.5 minutes (main cause: atfm). Departing from Chicago the average ATFM delay is 5.5 minutes.
Heading to Oklahoma City: what to expect in this direction
Flying from Chicago (MDW) to Oklahoma City (OKC) heads south-west for about 1,111 km, a flight time of roughly 1h 49m.
Departures from Chicago on this leg cluster in the overnight window: about 54% of MDW-OKC flights take off then.
Air-traffic congestion: departing Chicago the average ATFM delay is 5.5 min (atfm); arriving into Oklahoma City it is 5.5 min (atfm).
Across 358 tracked MDW-OKC flights, 69% left on time with an average delay of 19 min and a 3.1% cancellation rate.
Route facts
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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 MDW-OKC
The flight from Chicago (MDW) to Oklahoma City (OKC) takes about 1h 49m. 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 Chicago (MDW) -> Oklahoma City (OKC) route, on-time performance is 69% with an average delay of 19 minutes, based on 358 tracked flights.
The cancellation rate on Chicago-Oklahoma City is 3.07% across 358 monitored flights.
The route is operated by 1 airline: Southwest Airlines.
Enter your flight number on FlightGuard for a real-time analysis based on 9 factors: weather at Oklahoma City, ATC delays, strikes, NOTAMs, fuel, airline punctuality and recent trends.
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.
