Historical on-time performance
Albuquerque to Chicago
1,121 miData through Dec 2025Source: US DOT · BTS
Flights on ABQ–MDW arrive on time 88% of the time over the last 12 months.
On-time rate88%arrived within 15 min
p90 delay15 min1 in 10 flights is worse (tail risk)
Cancelled1.1%of scheduled flights
based on 472 flights over the last 12 months. On-time means arriving within 15 minutes (BTS standard).
By airline
How each carrier compares
- Southwest AirlinesOn-time88%Medianon timep9015 minCancel1.1%Flights472
Why flights run late
Delay causes
- Airline48%
- Weather3%
- Air traffic (NAS)23%
- Late aircraft26%
- Security0%
Most delay minutes here are attributed to Airline.
Over time
On-time trend
By season
On-time rate by month
When to fly
Best time to fly ABQ → MDW
All airlines · rolling 36 months (2023-01 .. 2025-12).
Best time of day
Mornings are the most reliable time of day to fly this route — 91% on time.
- Mornings91% on time · p90 10 min · 722 flights
- Middays84% on time · p90 15 min · 466 flights
- Afternoons74% on time · p90 35 min · 236 flights
Best day of week
On-time rates are fairly even by day on this route — ranging from 80% to 89% on time.
- Fridays89% on time · p90 10 min · 207 flights
- Saturdays88% on time · p90 15 min · 210 flights
- Mondays87% on time · p90 15 min · 207 flights
- Wednesdays87% on time · p90 15 min · 201 flights
- Tuesdays85% on time · p90 20 min · 201 flights
- Thursdays85% on time · p90 20 min · 207 flights
- Sundays80% on time · p90 20 min · 191 flights · limited
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