Historical on-time performance
Chicago to Dallas-Fort Worth
Flights on MDW–DFW arrive on time 72% of the time over the last 12 months.
based on 156 flights over the last 12 months. On-time means arriving within 15 minutes (BTS standard).
By airline
How each carrier compares
- Frontier AirlinesOn-time72%Medianon timep9085 minCancel1.3%Flights156
Why flights run late
Delay causes
- Airline23%
- Weather7%
- Air traffic (NAS)34%
- Late aircraft36%
- Security0%
Most delay minutes here are attributed to Late aircraft.
When flights don't go
Why flights were cancelled
- Airline0%
- Weather100%
- Air traffic (NAS)0%
- Security0%
Most cancellations here are attributed to Weather. Shares are among 2 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 MDW → DFW
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 47% to 78% on time.
- Mornings78% on time · p90 40 min · 517 flights
- Middays71% on time · p90 65 min · 150 flights · limited
- Evenings64% on time · p90 120 min · 195 flights · limited
- Afternoons63% on time · p90 95 min · 292 flights
- Overnights47% on time · p90 140 min · 134 flights · limited
Best day of week
On-time rates are fairly even by day on this route — ranging from 63% to 72% on time.
- Wednesdays72% on time · p90 80 min · 140 flights · limited
- Saturdays71% on time · p90 80 min · 175 flights · limited
- Tuesdays71% on time · p90 45 min · 148 flights · limited
- Thursdays71% on time · p90 80 min · 203 flights
- Fridays67% on time · p90 80 min · 209 flights
- Sundays67% on time · p90 95 min · 206 flights
- Mondays63% on time · p90 100 min · 207 flights
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