Flights Fort Lauderdale → Chicago
FLL → MDW
How long is the flight from Fort Lauderdale to Chicago?
The flight from Fort Lauderdale (FLL) to Chicago (MDW) takes about 2h 46m. 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 Fort Lauderdale to Chicago has a moderate on-time performance rate of 65%, with an average delay time of 18.7 minutes per flight. Over the course of a year, this route sees approximately 297 flights, serving one of the busiest airports in terms of annual passenger traffic, which handles nearly 19.9 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 Fort Lauderdale (FLL) → Chicago (MDW) route is operated by Southwest Airlines. Across 709 flights monitored in recent months, 66% arrived on time (within 15 min of schedule), with an average delay of 18 minutes. The cancellation rate is 2.12%. FlightGuard's average computed risk is 23/100 (medium), updated in real time from weather, ATC delays, strikes, NOTAMs, fuel and flight history. At Chicago the average ATFM delay is 5.5 minutes (main cause: atfm). Departing from Fort Lauderdale the average ATFM delay is 5.5 minutes.
Heading to Chicago: what to expect in this direction
Flying from Fort Lauderdale (FLL) to Chicago (MDW) heads north for about 1,881 km, a flight time of roughly 2h 46m.
Departures from Fort Lauderdale on this leg cluster in the morning window: about 37% of FLL-MDW flights take off then.
Air-traffic congestion: departing Fort Lauderdale the average ATFM delay is 5.5 min (atfm); arriving into Chicago it is 5.5 min (atfm).
Across 709 tracked FLL-MDW flights, 66% left on time with an average delay of 18 min and a 2.1% 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 FLL-MDW
The flight from Fort Lauderdale (FLL) to Chicago (MDW) takes about 2h 46m. 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 Fort Lauderdale (FLL) -> Chicago (MDW) route, on-time performance is 66% with an average delay of 18 minutes, based on 709 tracked flights.
The cancellation rate on Fort Lauderdale-Chicago is 2.12% across 709 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.
