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MDW Airport Status

Chicago Midway Intl. · local time

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Live · updated 5:25 PM local time

Departures

Normal operations

Takeoffs are delayed by 29m on average.

Arrivals

Normal operations

Flights are landing 25m late on average due to heavy traffic.

Live traffic around MDW

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Visual conditions: Good visibility, so planes can land closer together and the airport can take more flights an hour.

Stats at MDW

Departures
191Takeoffs · 49% on time
9Cancellations
16 minAverage taxi to takeoff
Arrivals
183Landings · 62% on time
13Cancellations
1Diversion
5 minAverage taxi to gate
Departures
15Takeoffs · 27% on time
0Cancellations
12 minAverage taxi to takeoff
Arrivals
14Landings · 64% on time
0Cancellations
1Diversion
4 minAverage taxi to gate

Average delay, hour by hour

Takeoffs
  1. 5 AM: 2m late on average
  2. 6 AM: 15m late on average
  3. 7 AM: 10m late on average
  4. 8 AM: 18m late on average
  5. 9 AM: 38m late on average
  6. 10 AM: 22m late on average
  7. 11 AM: 36m late on average
  8. 12 PM: 38m late on average
  9. 1 PM: 19m late on average
  10. 2 PM: 1m late on average
  11. 3 PM: 8m late on average
  12. 4 PM: 28m late on average
  13. This hour: 23m late on average
Landings
  1. 5 AM: 23m late on average
  2. 6 AM: on time
  3. 7 AM: 21m late on average
  4. 8 AM: 7m late on average
  5. 9 AM: 45m late on average
  6. 10 AM: on time
  7. 11 AM: 22m late on average
  8. 12 PM: 10m late on average
  9. 1 PM: 5m late on average
  10. 2 PM: 18m late on average
  11. 3 PM: 12m late on average
  12. 4 PM: 21m late on average
  13. This hour: 27m late on average

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Weather at MDW

Weather

68°F20°C

Partly cloudy skies and a light breeze.

Skies are mostly clear with a few scattered clouds. A light breeze is blowing from the east at 12 mph.

Next few hours: Conditions are quiet for now.

Wind 12 mph Visibility 10 mi VFR

Security wait times at MDW

Between 5 AM and 10 PM, the security wait at MDW can reach 18 minutes at its busiest, on Saturdays around 10 AM, and stays within 1 minutes at the quietest hour.

TSA wait this hour
Up to 5 min Friday, 5:25 PM local time
Next few hours
  • 6 PMUp to 4 min
  • 7 PMUp to 2 min
  • 8 PMUp to 5 min
Best times to go through security at MDWWaits by day and hour, and how early to get to MDW

Customs wait times at MDW

For international arrivals at MDW, customs lines for visitors are usually longest around 2 PM, and shortest around 9 PM.

Typical wait by day and hour

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SunSunday, 4 AM: no dataSunday, 5 AM: no dataSunday, 6 AM: no dataSunday, 7 AM: no dataSunday, 8 AM: no dataSunday, 9 AM: no dataSunday, 10 AM: no dataSunday, 11 AM: no dataSunday, 12 PM: about 8 minSunday, 1 PM: about 9 minSunday, 2 PM: no dataSunday, 3 PM: about 14 minSunday, 4 PM: about 0 minSunday, 5 PM: about 4 minSunday, 6 PM: about 9 minSunday, 7 PM: no dataSunday, 8 PM: no dataSunday, 9 PM: about 8 minSunday, 10 PM: no dataSunday, 11 PM: no data
MonMonday, 4 AM: no dataMonday, 5 AM: no dataMonday, 6 AM: no dataMonday, 7 AM: no dataMonday, 8 AM: no dataMonday, 9 AM: no dataMonday, 10 AM: no dataMonday, 11 AM: no dataMonday, 12 PM: about 8 minMonday, 1 PM: about 8 minMonday, 2 PM: no dataMonday, 3 PM: no dataMonday, 4 PM: about 11 minMonday, 5 PM: no dataMonday, 6 PM: about 21 minMonday, 7 PM: about 12 minMonday, 8 PM: no dataMonday, 9 PM: no dataMonday, 10 PM: no dataMonday, 11 PM: no data
TueTuesday, 4 AM: no dataTuesday, 5 AM: no dataTuesday, 6 AM: no dataTuesday, 7 AM: no dataTuesday, 8 AM: no dataTuesday, 9 AM: no dataTuesday, 10 AM: no dataTuesday, 11 AM: no dataTuesday, 12 PM: about 15 minTuesday, 1 PM: about 13 minTuesday, 2 PM: about 15 minTuesday, 3 PM: about 4 minTuesday, 4 PM: about 14 minTuesday, 5 PM: about 11 minTuesday, 6 PM: about 9 minTuesday, 7 PM: no dataTuesday, 8 PM: about 7 minTuesday, 9 PM: no dataTuesday, 10 PM: no dataTuesday, 11 PM: no data
WedWednesday, 4 AM: no dataWednesday, 5 AM: no dataWednesday, 6 AM: no dataWednesday, 7 AM: no dataWednesday, 8 AM: no dataWednesday, 9 AM: no dataWednesday, 10 AM: no dataWednesday, 11 AM: no dataWednesday, 12 PM: about 14 minWednesday, 1 PM: about 7 minWednesday, 2 PM: no dataWednesday, 3 PM: about 7 minWednesday, 4 PM: about 3 minWednesday, 5 PM: no dataWednesday, 6 PM: about 14 minWednesday, 7 PM: about 9 minWednesday, 8 PM: no dataWednesday, 9 PM: about 0 minWednesday, 10 PM: no dataWednesday, 11 PM: no data
ThuThursday, 4 AM: no dataThursday, 5 AM: no dataThursday, 6 AM: no dataThursday, 7 AM: no dataThursday, 8 AM: no dataThursday, 9 AM: no dataThursday, 10 AM: no dataThursday, 11 AM: no dataThursday, 12 PM: about 12 minThursday, 1 PM: about 15 minThursday, 2 PM: about 11 minThursday, 3 PM: about 12 minThursday, 4 PM: about 16 minThursday, 5 PM: about 9 minThursday, 6 PM: about 4 minThursday, 7 PM: about 9 minThursday, 8 PM: no dataThursday, 9 PM: no dataThursday, 10 PM: no dataThursday, 11 PM: no data
FriFriday, 4 AM: no dataFriday, 5 AM: no dataFriday, 6 AM: no dataFriday, 7 AM: no dataFriday, 8 AM: no dataFriday, 9 AM: no dataFriday, 10 AM: no dataFriday, 11 AM: no dataFriday, 12 PM: about 9 minFriday, 1 PM: about 6 minFriday, 2 PM: no dataFriday, 3 PM: about 7 minFriday, 4 PM: about 5 minFriday, 5 PM: no dataFriday, 6 PM: about 7 minFriday, 7 PM: about 17 minFriday, 8 PM: no dataFriday, 9 PM: no dataFriday, 10 PM: about 4 minFriday, 11 PM: no data
SatSaturday, 4 AM: no dataSaturday, 5 AM: no dataSaturday, 6 AM: no dataSaturday, 7 AM: no dataSaturday, 8 AM: no dataSaturday, 9 AM: no dataSaturday, 10 AM: no dataSaturday, 11 AM: no dataSaturday, 12 PM: about 15 minSaturday, 1 PM: about 18 minSaturday, 2 PM: about 13 minSaturday, 3 PM: about 19 minSaturday, 4 PM: about 15 minSaturday, 5 PM: about 8 minSaturday, 6 PM: about 12 minSaturday, 7 PM: no dataSaturday, 8 PM: no dataSaturday, 9 PM: no dataSaturday, 10 PM: no dataSaturday, 11 PM: no data

Under 15 min 15–30 30–45 45+ No data

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SunSunday, 4 AM: no dataSunday, 5 AM: no dataSunday, 6 AM: no dataSunday, 7 AM: no dataSunday, 8 AM: no dataSunday, 9 AM: no dataSunday, 10 AM: no dataSunday, 11 AM: no dataSunday, 12 PM: about 6 minSunday, 1 PM: about 5 minSunday, 2 PM: no dataSunday, 3 PM: about 46 minSunday, 4 PM: about 21 minSunday, 5 PM: about 1 minSunday, 6 PM: about 5 minSunday, 7 PM: no dataSunday, 8 PM: no dataSunday, 9 PM: about 4 minSunday, 10 PM: no dataSunday, 11 PM: no data
MonMonday, 4 AM: no dataMonday, 5 AM: no dataMonday, 6 AM: no dataMonday, 7 AM: no dataMonday, 8 AM: no dataMonday, 9 AM: no dataMonday, 10 AM: no dataMonday, 11 AM: no dataMonday, 12 PM: about 6 minMonday, 1 PM: about 6 minMonday, 2 PM: no dataMonday, 3 PM: no dataMonday, 4 PM: about 9 minMonday, 5 PM: no dataMonday, 6 PM: about 14 minMonday, 7 PM: about 7 minMonday, 8 PM: no dataMonday, 9 PM: no dataMonday, 10 PM: no dataMonday, 11 PM: no data
TueTuesday, 4 AM: no dataTuesday, 5 AM: no dataTuesday, 6 AM: no dataTuesday, 7 AM: no dataTuesday, 8 AM: no dataTuesday, 9 AM: no dataTuesday, 10 AM: no dataTuesday, 11 AM: no dataTuesday, 12 PM: about 14 minTuesday, 1 PM: about 9 minTuesday, 2 PM: about 12 minTuesday, 3 PM: about 5 minTuesday, 4 PM: about 6 minTuesday, 5 PM: about 6 minTuesday, 6 PM: about 4 minTuesday, 7 PM: no dataTuesday, 8 PM: about 4 minTuesday, 9 PM: no dataTuesday, 10 PM: no dataTuesday, 11 PM: no data
WedWednesday, 4 AM: no dataWednesday, 5 AM: no dataWednesday, 6 AM: no dataWednesday, 7 AM: no dataWednesday, 8 AM: no dataWednesday, 9 AM: no dataWednesday, 10 AM: no dataWednesday, 11 AM: no dataWednesday, 12 PM: about 9 minWednesday, 1 PM: about 4 minWednesday, 2 PM: no dataWednesday, 3 PM: about 2 minWednesday, 4 PM: about 5 minWednesday, 5 PM: no dataWednesday, 6 PM: about 9 minWednesday, 7 PM: about 5 minWednesday, 8 PM: no dataWednesday, 9 PM: about 0 minWednesday, 10 PM: no dataWednesday, 11 PM: no data
ThuThursday, 4 AM: no dataThursday, 5 AM: no dataThursday, 6 AM: no dataThursday, 7 AM: no dataThursday, 8 AM: no dataThursday, 9 AM: no dataThursday, 10 AM: no dataThursday, 11 AM: no dataThursday, 12 PM: about 8 minThursday, 1 PM: about 10 minThursday, 2 PM: about 10 minThursday, 3 PM: about 9 minThursday, 4 PM: about 16 minThursday, 5 PM: about 6 minThursday, 6 PM: about 2 minThursday, 7 PM: about 5 minThursday, 8 PM: no dataThursday, 9 PM: no dataThursday, 10 PM: no dataThursday, 11 PM: no data
FriFriday, 4 AM: no dataFriday, 5 AM: no dataFriday, 6 AM: no dataFriday, 7 AM: no dataFriday, 8 AM: no dataFriday, 9 AM: no dataFriday, 10 AM: no dataFriday, 11 AM: no dataFriday, 12 PM: about 6 minFriday, 1 PM: about 3 minFriday, 2 PM: no dataFriday, 3 PM: about 1 minFriday, 4 PM: about 3 minFriday, 5 PM: no dataFriday, 6 PM: about 4 minFriday, 7 PM: about 11 minFriday, 8 PM: no dataFriday, 9 PM: no dataFriday, 10 PM: about 5 minFriday, 11 PM: no data
SatSaturday, 4 AM: no dataSaturday, 5 AM: no dataSaturday, 6 AM: no dataSaturday, 7 AM: no dataSaturday, 8 AM: no dataSaturday, 9 AM: no dataSaturday, 10 AM: no dataSaturday, 11 AM: no dataSaturday, 12 PM: about 7 minSaturday, 1 PM: about 9 minSaturday, 2 PM: about 11 minSaturday, 3 PM: about 12 minSaturday, 4 PM: about 11 minSaturday, 5 PM: about 4 minSaturday, 6 PM: about 11 minSaturday, 7 PM: no dataSaturday, 8 PM: no dataSaturday, 9 PM: no dataSaturday, 10 PM: no dataSaturday, 11 PM: no data

Under 15 min 15–30 30–45 45+ No data

Based on official CBP wait time averages, in local time.

About Chicago Midway Intl.

IATA code
MDW
ICAO code
KMDW
Location
Chicago, IL · United States
Elevation
620 ft (189 m)
Time zone
America/Chicago (CDT)
Coordinates
41.7881, -87.7409

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MDW questions, answered.

Are flights delayed at MDW right now?

As of 5:25 PM local time, departures are operating normally: takeoffs are delayed by 29m on average. Arrivals are operating normally: flights are landing 25m late on average due to heavy traffic.

How long is the security line at MDW?

Between 5 AM and 10 PM, the security wait at MDW can reach 18 minutes at its busiest, on Saturdays around 10 AM, and stays within 1 minutes at the quietest hour. See the best times to go through security at MDW.

How long does customs take at MDW?

At MDW, typical customs waits for visitors range from about 0 to 21 minutes, longest around 2 PM. For US citizens, they range from about 0 to 46 minutes, longest around 3 PM. Based on official CBP averages.

How long does it take to get from the gate to the runway at MDW?

Today, departing flights at MDW have taken an average of 16 minutes from leaving the gate to takeoff, and arriving flights 5 minutes from landing to the gate.

What is the airport code for Chicago Midway Intl.?

Chicago Midway Intl. uses the IATA code MDW, the one on tickets and bag tags, and the ICAO code KMDW, which pilots and air traffic control use.

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