Historical on-time performance
Albany to Chicago
717 miData through May 2026Source: US DOT · BTS
Flights on ALB–MDW arrive on time 79% of the time over the last 12 months.
On-time rate79%arrived within 15 min
p90 delay40 min1 in 10 flights is worse (tail risk)
Cancelled1.4%of scheduled flights
based on 695 flights over the last 12 months. On-time means arriving within 15 minutes (BTS standard).
By airline
How each carrier compares
- Southwest AirlinesOn-time79%Medianon timep9040 minCancel1.4%Flights695
Why flights run late
Delay causes
- Airline23%
- Weather5%
- Air traffic (NAS)29%
- Late aircraft42%
- Security1%
Most delay minutes here are attributed to Late aircraft.
When flights don't go
Why flights were cancelled
- Airline10%
- Weather90%
- Air traffic (NAS)0%
- Security0%
Most cancellations here are attributed to Weather. Shares are among 10 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 ALB → 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 — 91% on time.
- Mornings91% on time · p90 10 min · 1,026 flights
- Middays79% on time · p90 35 min · 121 flights · limited
- Evenings73% on time · p90 50 min · 637 flights
- Overnights63% on time · p90 60 min · 155 flights · limited
Best day of week
On-time rates are fairly even by day on this route — ranging from 73% to 86% on time.
- Thursdays86% on time · p90 20 min · 307 flights
- Fridays83% on time · p90 30 min · 310 flights
- Tuesdays83% on time · p90 35 min · 289 flights
- Mondays82% on time · p90 30 min · 308 flights
- Saturdays80% on time · p90 40 min · 215 flights
- Wednesdays80% on time · p90 30 min · 289 flights
- Sundays73% on time · p90 60 min · 284 flights
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