Flights Chicago → Tucson
MDW → TUS
How long is the flight from Chicago to Tucson?
The flight from Chicago (MDW) to Tucson (TUS) takes about 3h 19m. 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
The flight route from Chicago to Tucson has a 79% on-time arrival rate, with an average delay of 7.9 minutes when flights are not on time. Over the course of a year, this route sees 89 flights, connecting to a destination airport that serves approximately 3.3 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) → Tucson (TUS) route is operated by Southwest Airlines. Across 139 flights monitored in recent months, 78% arrived on time (within 15 min of schedule), with an average delay of 8 minutes. The cancellation rate is 0.00%. FlightGuard's average computed risk is 8.7/100 (low), updated in real time from weather, ATC delays, strikes, NOTAMs, fuel and flight history. At Tucson the average ATFM delay is 5.5 minutes (main cause: atfm). Departing from Chicago the average ATFM delay is 5.5 minutes.
Heading to Tucson: what to expect in this direction
Flying from Chicago (MDW) to Tucson (TUS) heads west for about 2,314 km, a flight time of roughly 3h 19m.
Departures from Chicago on this leg cluster in the morning window: about 64% of MDW-TUS flights take off then.
Air-traffic congestion: departing Chicago the average ATFM delay is 5.5 min (atfm); arriving into Tucson it is 5.5 min (atfm).
Across 139 tracked MDW-TUS flights, 78% left on time with an average delay of 8 min and a 0.0% cancellation rate.
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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-TUS
The flight from Chicago (MDW) to Tucson (TUS) takes about 3h 19m. 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) -> Tucson (TUS) route, on-time performance is 78% with an average delay of 8 minutes, based on 139 tracked flights.
The cancellation rate on Chicago-Tucson is 0.00% across 139 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.
