Historical on-time performance
Chicago to Long Beach
1,741 miData through May 2026Source: US DOT · BTS
Flights on MDW–LGB arrive on time 76% of the time over the last 12 months.
On-time rate76%arrived within 15 min
p90 delay30 min1 in 10 flights is worse (tail risk)
Cancelled0.0%of scheduled flights
based on 184 flights over the last 12 months. On-time means arriving within 15 minutes (BTS standard).
By airline
How each carrier compares
- Southwest AirlinesOn-time76%Medianon timep9030 minCancel0.0%Flights184
Why flights run late
Delay causes
- Airline46%
- Weather2%
- Air traffic (NAS)5%
- Late aircraft47%
- Security0%
Most delay minutes here are attributed to Late aircraft.
When flights don't go
Why flights were cancelled
- Airline16%
- Weather79%
- Air traffic (NAS)5%
- Security0%
Most cancellations here are attributed to Weather. Shares are among 19 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 → LGB
All airlines · rolling 36 months (2023-06 .. 2026-05).
Best time of day
Mornings are the most reliable time of day to fly this route — 85% on time.
- Mornings85% on time · p90 20 min · 559 flights
- Middays73% on time · p90 35 min · 362 flights
- Afternoons67% on time · p90 55 min · 292 flights
- Evenings61% on time · p90 50 min · 101 flights · limited
Best day of week
On-time rates are fairly even by day on this route — ranging from 71% to 81% on time.
- Tuesdays81% on time · p90 30 min · 203 flights
- Mondays77% on time · p90 30 min · 203 flights
- Thursdays76% on time · p90 35 min · 203 flights
- Fridays75% on time · p90 30 min · 205 flights
- Wednesdays74% on time · p90 25 min · 203 flights
- Saturdays73% on time · p90 40 min · 123 flights · limited
- Sundays71% on time · p90 35 min · 174 flights · limited
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