Flights Newark → Chicago
EWR → MDW
How long is the flight from Newark to Chicago?
The flight from Newark (EWR) to Chicago (MDW) takes 1h 46m on average. That is the median time recorded across 1 scheduled flight on this leg; the actual time varies by a few minutes with wind, routing and take-off queues.
Route overview
The flight route from Newark to Chicago has an on-time performance rate of 84%, with an average delay of just 3.5 minutes per flight. Over the past year, this route has seen a total of 26 flights, connecting passengers from Newark's relatively young airport, which opened in 2001, to one of the busiest airports in the United States, serving 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 Newark (EWR) → Chicago (MDW) route is operated by Southwest Airlines. Across 30 flights monitored in recent months, 86% arrived on time (within 15 min of schedule), with an average delay of 3 minutes. The cancellation rate is 3.33%. FlightGuard's average computed risk is 17.8/100 (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 Newark the average ATFM delay is 5.5 minutes.
Heading to Chicago: what to expect in this direction
Flying from Newark (EWR) to Chicago (MDW) heads west for about 1,141 km, a flight time of roughly 1h 46m.
Departures from Newark on this leg cluster in the morning window: about 100% of EWR-MDW flights take off then.
Air-traffic congestion: departing Newark the average ATFM delay is 5.5 min (atfm); arriving into Chicago it is 5.5 min (atfm).
Across 30 tracked EWR-MDW flights, 86% left on time with an average delay of 3 min and a 3.3% 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% |
Airlines operating EWR-MDW
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Frequently asked questions about EWR-MDW
The flight from Newark (EWR) to Chicago (MDW) takes 1h 46m on average. That is the median time recorded across 1 scheduled flight on this leg; the actual time varies by a few minutes with wind, routing and take-off queues.
On the Newark (EWR) -> Chicago (MDW) route, on-time performance is 86% with an average delay of 3 minutes, based on 30 tracked flights.
The cancellation rate on Newark-Chicago is 3.33% across 30 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.
