Historical on-time performance
Chicago to Richmond
629 miData through Dec 2025Source: US DOT · BTS
Flights on MDW–RIC arrive on time 76% of the time over the last 12 months.
On-time rate76%arrived within 15 min
p90 delay35 min1 in 10 flights is worse (tail risk)
Cancelled0.3%of scheduled flights
based on 331 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 timep9035 minCancel0.3%Flights331
Why flights run late
Delay causes
- Airline35%
- Weather2%
- Air traffic (NAS)17%
- Late aircraft46%
- 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 → RIC
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 53% to 89% on time.
- Mornings89% on time · p90 15 min · 251 flights
- Middays86% on time · p90 15 min · 460 flights
- Evenings73% on time · p90 35 min · 235 flights
- Afternoons71% on time · p90 35 min · 373 flights
- Overnights53% on time · p90 80 min · 74 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 · 192 flights · limited
- Fridays80% on time · p90 20 min · 207 flights
- Thursdays80% on time · p90 30 min · 207 flights
- Wednesdays80% on time · p90 25 min · 192 flights · limited
- Mondays79% on time · p90 25 min · 210 flights
- Saturdays78% on time · p90 30 min · 172 flights · limited
- Sundays71% on time · p90 35 min · 213 flights
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