Historical on-time performance
Windsor Locks to Chicago
Flights on BDL–MDW arrive on time 81% of the time over the last 12 months.
based on 819 flights over the last 12 months. On-time means arriving within 15 minutes (BTS standard).
By airline
How each carrier compares
- Southwest AirlinesOn-time81%Medianon timep9030 minCancel1.5%Flights819
Why flights run late
Delay causes
- Airline29%
- Weather4%
- Air traffic (NAS)25%
- Late aircraft41%
- Security0%
Most delay minutes here are attributed to Late aircraft.
When flights don't go
Why flights were cancelled
- Airline8%
- Weather92%
- Air traffic (NAS)0%
- Security0%
Most cancellations here are attributed to Weather. Shares are among 12 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 BDL → MDW
All airlines · rolling 36 months (2023-06 .. 2026-05).
Best time of day
On-time rates are fairly even by time of day on this route — ranging from 72% to 93% on time.
- Mornings93% on time · p90 10 min · 1,024 flights
- Middays89% on time · p90 15 min · 256 flights
- Overnights73% on time · p90 45 min · 165 flights · limited
- Evenings72% on time · p90 50 min · 761 flights
Best day of week
On-time rates are fairly even by day on this route — ranging from 79% to 87% on time.
- Wednesdays87% on time · p90 20 min · 332 flights
- Tuesdays86% on time · p90 20 min · 333 flights
- Fridays83% on time · p90 35 min · 360 flights
- Thursdays83% on time · p90 25 min · 358 flights
- Sundays82% on time · p90 35 min · 308 flights
- Mondays82% on time · p90 25 min · 357 flights
- Saturdays79% on time · p90 30 min · 205 flights
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