Flights Wichita → Chicago
ICT → MDW
Route overview
The flight route from Wichita to Chicago has an on-time performance rate of 87%, with an average delay of just 2 minutes. Over the course of a year, this route sees 111 flights, connecting passengers to one of the busiest airports in the country, which serves 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 Wichita (ICT) → Chicago (MDW) route is operated by Southwest Airlines. Across 111 flights monitored in recent months, 87% arrived on time (within 15 min of schedule), with an average delay of 2 minutes. The cancellation rate is 1.80%. FlightGuard's average computed risk is 14.5/100 (low), 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 Wichita the average ATFM delay is 2.0 minutes.
Heading to Chicago: what to expect in this direction
Flying from Wichita (ICT) to Chicago (MDW) heads north-east for about 946 km, a flight time of roughly 1h 36m.
Departures from Wichita on this leg cluster in the overnight window: about 51% of ICT-MDW flights take off then.
Air-traffic congestion: departing Wichita the average ATFM delay is 2.0 min (atfm); arriving into Chicago it is 2.0 min (atfm).
Across 111 tracked ICT-MDW flights, 87% left on time with an average delay of 2 min and a 1.8% cancellation rate.
Route facts
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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 ICT-MDW
On the Wichita (ICT) -> Chicago (MDW) route, on-time performance is 87% with an average delay of 2 minutes, based on 111 tracked flights.
The cancellation rate on Wichita-Chicago is 1.80% across 111 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.
