Historical on-time performance
Albuquerque to Chicago
1,121 miData through May 2026Source: US DOT · BTS
Flights on ABQ–MDW arrive on time 86% of the time over the last 12 months.
On-time rate86%arrived within 15 min
p90 delay15 min1 in 10 flights is worse (tail risk)
Cancelled1.7%of scheduled flights
based on 465 flights over the last 12 months. On-time means arriving within 15 minutes (BTS standard).
By airline
How each carrier compares
- Southwest AirlinesOn-time86%Medianon timep9015 minCancel1.7%Flights465
Why flights run late
Delay causes
- Airline52%
- Weather3%
- Air traffic (NAS)24%
- Late aircraft21%
- Security0%
Most delay minutes here are attributed to Airline.
When flights don't go
Why flights were cancelled
- Airline13%
- Weather88%
- Air traffic (NAS)0%
- Security0%
Most cancellations here are attributed to Weather. Shares are among 8 cancellations with a reported cause (BTS reports causes from June 2003).
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 (2023-06 .. 2026-05).
Best time of day
Mornings are the most reliable time of day to fly this route — 90% on time.
- Mornings90% on time · p90 10 min · 847 flights
- Middays85% on time · p90 15 min · 354 flights
- Afternoons75% on time · p90 35 min · 224 flights
Best day of week
On-time rates are fairly even by day on this route — ranging from 80% to 91% on time.
- Fridays91% on time · p90 10 min · 208 flights
- Saturdays89% on time · p90 10 min · 212 flights
- Wednesdays88% on time · p90 15 min · 200 flights
- Mondays87% on time · p90 15 min · 206 flights
- Thursdays86% on time · p90 20 min · 208 flights
- Tuesdays86% on time · p90 20 min · 200 flights
- Sundays80% on time · p90 20 min · 191 flights · limited
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