Flights Tucson → Chicago
TUS → MDW
How long is the flight from Tucson to Chicago?
The flight from Tucson (TUS) to Chicago (MDW) 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 Tucson to Chicago has a relatively low on-time performance rate of 70%, with an average delay of 16.5 minutes per flight. Over the course of a year, this route sees 89 flights, connecting Tucson to one of the busiest airports in the United States, which serves approximately 19,916,643 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 Tucson (TUS) → Chicago (MDW) route is operated by Southwest Airlines. Across 130 flights monitored in recent months, 70% arrived on time (within 15 min of schedule), with an average delay of 16 minutes. The cancellation rate is 1.54%. FlightGuard's average computed risk is 13/100 (low), 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 Tucson the average ATFM delay is 5.5 minutes.
Heading to Chicago: what to expect in this direction
Flying from Tucson (TUS) to Chicago (MDW) heads north-east for about 2,314 km, a flight time of roughly 3h 19m.
Departures from Tucson on this leg cluster in the morning window: about 58% of TUS-MDW flights take off then.
Air-traffic congestion: departing Tucson the average ATFM delay is 5.5 min (atfm); arriving into Chicago it is 5.5 min (atfm).
Across 130 tracked TUS-MDW flights, 70% left on time with an average delay of 16 min and a 1.5% 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 TUS-MDW
The flight from Tucson (TUS) to Chicago (MDW) 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 Tucson (TUS) -> Chicago (MDW) route, on-time performance is 70% with an average delay of 16 minutes, based on 130 tracked flights.
The cancellation rate on Tucson-Chicago is 1.54% across 130 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.
