Historical on-time performance
Chicago to Columbus
284 miData through Dec 2025Source: US DOT · BTS
Flights on MDW–CMH arrive on time 78% of the time over the last 12 months.
On-time rate78%arrived within 15 min
p90 delay40 min1 in 10 flights is worse (tail risk)
Cancelled0.9%of scheduled flights
based on 1,261 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 timep9040 minCancel0.9%Flights1,261
Why flights run late
Delay causes
- Airline33%
- Weather1%
- Air traffic (NAS)11%
- Late aircraft55%
- 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 → CMH
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 60% to 89% on time.
- Mornings89% on time · p90 15 min · 1,100 flights
- Middays86% on time · p90 15 min · 953 flights
- Afternoons78% on time · p90 40 min · 814 flights
- Evenings70% on time · p90 40 min · 730 flights
- Overnights60% on time · p90 65 min · 722 flights
Best day of week
On-time rates are fairly even by day on this route — ranging from 71% to 82% on time.
- Tuesdays82% on time · p90 35 min · 652 flights
- Wednesdays81% on time · p90 25 min · 648 flights
- Mondays80% on time · p90 35 min · 673 flights
- Thursdays78% on time · p90 30 min · 666 flights
- Saturdays78% on time · p90 40 min · 407 flights
- Fridays77% on time · p90 30 min · 674 flights
- Sundays71% on time · p90 45 min · 599 flights
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