Flights San Antonio → Chicago
SAT → MDW
Route overview
The flight route from San Antonio to Chicago has a punctuality rate of 69%, with an average delay of 14.5 minutes per flight. Over the past year, this route has seen 146 flights depart from San Antonio International Airport, which was established in 1942, connecting to one of the busiest airports in terms of annual passengers at nearly 19.9 million people.
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 San Antonio (SAT) → Chicago (MDW) route is operated by Southwest Airlines. Across 202 flights monitored in recent months, 71% arrived on time (within 15 min of schedule), with an average delay of 13 minutes. The cancellation rate is 2.97%. FlightGuard's average computed risk is 19.9/100 (medium), updated in real time from weather, ATC delays, strikes, NOTAMs, fuel and flight history. At Chicago the average ATFM delay is 2.0 minutes (main cause: atfm). Departing from San Antonio the average ATFM delay is 2.0 minutes.
Heading to Chicago: what to expect in this direction
Flying from San Antonio (SAT) to Chicago (MDW) heads north-east for about 1,668 km, a flight time of roughly 2h 30m.
Departures from San Antonio on this leg cluster in the morning window: about 53% of SAT-MDW flights take off then.
Air-traffic congestion: departing San Antonio the average ATFM delay is 2.0 min (atfm); arriving into Chicago it is 2.0 min (atfm).
Across 202 tracked SAT-MDW flights, 71% left on time with an average delay of 13 min and a 3.0% 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 SAT-MDW
On the San Antonio (SAT) -> Chicago (MDW) route, on-time performance is 71% with an average delay of 13 minutes, based on 202 tracked flights.
The cancellation rate on San Antonio-Chicago is 2.97% across 202 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.
