Historical on-time performance
Chicago to Providence
842 miData through Dec 2025Source: US DOT · BTS
Flights on MDW–PVD arrive on time 76% of the time over the last 12 months.
On-time rate76%arrived within 15 min
p90 delay50 min1 in 10 flights is worse (tail risk)
Cancelled0.3%of scheduled flights
based on 603 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 timep9050 minCancel0.3%Flights603
Why flights run late
Delay causes
- Airline32%
- Weather1%
- Air traffic (NAS)10%
- Late aircraft56%
- 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 → PVD
All airlines · rolling 36 months (2023-01 .. 2025-12).
Best time of day
Mornings are the most reliable time of day to fly this route — 87% on time.
- Mornings87% on time · p90 15 min · 319 flights
- Middays82% on time · p90 25 min · 473 flights
- Afternoons79% on time · p90 40 min · 221 flights
- Evenings70% on time · p90 50 min · 642 flights
- Overnights54% on time · p90 85 min · 308 flights
Best day of week
On-time rates are fairly even by day on this route — ranging from 69% to 79% on time.
- Mondays79% on time · p90 35 min · 307 flights
- Tuesdays78% on time · p90 50 min · 289 flights
- Thursdays76% on time · p90 40 min · 307 flights
- Wednesdays75% on time · p90 35 min · 286 flights
- Saturdays72% on time · p90 40 min · 212 flights
- Sundays70% on time · p90 50 min · 254 flights
- Fridays69% on time · p90 50 min · 308 flights
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