Historical on-time performance
Chicago to Windsor Locks
777 miData through Dec 2025Source: US DOT · BTS
Flights on MDW–BDL arrive on time 78% of the time over the last 12 months.
On-time rate78%arrived within 15 min
p90 delay35 min1 in 10 flights is worse (tail risk)
Cancelled0.3%of scheduled flights
based on 739 flights over the last 12 months. On-time means arriving within 15 minutes (BTS standard).
By airline
How each carrier compares
- Southwest AirlinesOn-time78%Medianon timep9035 minCancel0.3%Flights739
Why flights run late
Delay causes
- Airline35%
- Weather0%
- Air traffic (NAS)12%
- Late aircraft53%
- Security0%
Most delay minutes here are attributed to Late aircraft.
Over time
On-time trend
By season
On-time rate by month
When to fly
Best time to fly MDW → BDL
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 54% to 88% on time.
- Mornings88% on time · p90 15 min · 177 flights · limited
- Middays82% on time · p90 25 min · 814 flights
- Afternoons73% on time · p90 35 min · 268 flights
- Evenings69% on time · p90 45 min · 659 flights
- Overnights54% on time · p90 85 min · 306 flights
Best day of week
On-time rates are fairly even by day on this route — ranging from 65% to 80% on time.
- Wednesdays80% on time · p90 30 min · 331 flights
- Saturdays77% on time · p90 35 min · 203 flights
- Tuesdays76% on time · p90 30 min · 332 flights
- Thursdays74% on time · p90 40 min · 353 flights
- Mondays73% on time · p90 40 min · 358 flights
- Fridays72% on time · p90 45 min · 351 flights
- Sundays65% on time · p90 50 min · 296 flights
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