Historical on-time performance
Cincinnati to Chicago
249 miData through Dec 2025Source: US DOT · BTS
Flights on CVG–MDW arrive on time 84% of the time over the last 12 months.
On-time rate84%arrived within 15 min
p90 delay20 min1 in 10 flights is worse (tail risk)
Cancelled0.7%of scheduled flights
based on 426 flights over the last 12 months. On-time means arriving within 15 minutes (BTS standard).
By airline
How each carrier compares
- Southwest AirlinesOn-time84%Medianon timep9020 minCancel0.7%Flights426
Why flights run late
Delay causes
- Airline38%
- Weather4%
- Air traffic (NAS)21%
- Late aircraft37%
- 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 CVG → MDW
All airlines · rolling 36 months (2023-01 .. 2025-12).
Best time of day
On-time rates are fairly even by time of day on this route — ranging from 75% to 90% on time.
- Mornings90% on time · p90 10 min · 1,045 flights
- Middays88% on time · p90 15 min · 361 flights
- Afternoons79% on time · p90 30 min · 265 flights
- Overnights76% on time · p90 30 min · 353 flights
- Evenings75% on time · p90 40 min · 325 flights
Best day of week
On-time rates are fairly even by day on this route — ranging from 79% to 89% on time.
- Thursdays89% on time · p90 10 min · 339 flights
- Wednesdays87% on time · p90 20 min · 345 flights
- Tuesdays87% on time · p90 15 min · 346 flights
- Saturdays84% on time · p90 15 min · 282 flights
- Mondays84% on time · p90 20 min · 344 flights
- Fridays81% on time · p90 30 min · 340 flights
- Sundays79% on time · p90 30 min · 353 flights
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