Historical on-time performance
Chicago to Cleveland
307 miData through Dec 2025Source: US DOT · BTS
Flights on MDW–CLE arrive on time 80% of the time over the last 12 months.
On-time rate80%arrived within 15 min
p90 delay35 min1 in 10 flights is worse (tail risk)
Cancelled0.7%of scheduled flights
based on 1,107 flights over the last 12 months. On-time means arriving within 15 minutes (BTS standard).
By airline
How each carrier compares
- Southwest AirlinesOn-time80%Medianon timep9035 minCancel0.7%Flights1,107
Why flights run late
Delay causes
- Airline32%
- Weather4%
- Air traffic (NAS)9%
- Late aircraft54%
- Security1%
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 → CLE
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 63% to 89% on time.
- Mornings89% on time · p90 15 min · 897 flights
- Middays88% on time · p90 15 min · 773 flights
- Afternoons75% on time · p90 35 min · 757 flights
- Evenings71% on time · p90 45 min · 659 flights
- Overnights63% on time · p90 65 min · 697 flights
Best day of week
On-time rates are fairly even by day on this route — ranging from 72% to 84% on time.
- Tuesdays84% on time · p90 30 min · 571 flights
- Wednesdays82% on time · p90 25 min · 571 flights
- Mondays78% on time · p90 35 min · 597 flights
- Fridays77% on time · p90 30 min · 594 flights
- Thursdays77% on time · p90 35 min · 590 flights
- Saturdays75% on time · p90 40 min · 369 flights
- Sundays72% on time · p90 50 min · 491 flights
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