Historical on-time performance
Chicago to Providence
842 miData through May 2026Source: US DOT · BTS
Flights on MDW–PVD arrive on time 75% of the time over the last 12 months.
On-time rate75%arrived within 15 min
p90 delay50 min1 in 10 flights is worse (tail risk)
Cancelled1.0%of scheduled flights
based on 713 flights over the last 12 months. On-time means arriving within 15 minutes (BTS standard).
By airline
How each carrier compares
- Southwest AirlinesOn-time75%Medianon timep9050 minCancel1.0%Flights713
Why flights run late
Delay causes
- Airline30%
- Weather3%
- Air traffic (NAS)9%
- Late aircraft58%
- Security1%
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 7 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 → PVD
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 — 88% on time.
- Mornings88% on time · p90 15 min · 394 flights
- Middays82% on time · p90 25 min · 445 flights
- Afternoons75% on time · p90 40 min · 192 flights · limited
- Evenings68% on time · p90 50 min · 711 flights
- Overnights53% on time · p90 85 min · 289 flights
Best day of week
On-time rates are fairly even by day on this route — ranging from 69% to 77% on time.
- Mondays77% on time · p90 40 min · 317 flights
- Tuesdays77% on time · p90 50 min · 299 flights
- Wednesdays76% on time · p90 35 min · 296 flights
- Thursdays74% on time · p90 40 min · 322 flights
- Saturdays73% on time · p90 40 min · 213 flights
- Fridays69% on time · p90 55 min · 325 flights
- Sundays69% on time · p90 50 min · 259 flights
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