Historical on-time performance
Cleveland to Chicago
Flights on CLE–MDW arrive on time 81% of the time over the last 12 months.
based on 1,108 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 minCancel0.9%Flights1,108
Why flights run late
Delay causes
- Airline18%
- Weather6%
- Air traffic (NAS)23%
- Late aircraft53%
- Security0%
Most delay minutes here are attributed to Late aircraft.
When flights don't go
Why flights were cancelled
- Airline20%
- Weather70%
- Air traffic (NAS)10%
- 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 CLE → 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 71% to 89% on time.
- Mornings89% on time · p90 10 min · 1,096 flights
- Middays88% on time · p90 20 min · 872 flights
- Afternoons81% on time · p90 30 min · 562 flights
- Evenings76% on time · p90 45 min · 681 flights
- Overnights71% on time · p90 55 min · 375 flights
Best day of week
On-time rates are fairly even by day on this route — ranging from 80% to 87% on time.
- Wednesdays87% on time · p90 20 min · 531 flights
- Tuesdays87% on time · p90 15 min · 529 flights
- Saturdays83% on time · p90 20 min · 357 flights
- Fridays83% on time · p90 30 min · 564 flights
- Sundays82% on time · p90 25 min · 485 flights
- Mondays81% on time · p90 30 min · 559 flights
- Thursdays80% on time · p90 30 min · 561 flights
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