Historical on-time performance
Chicago to Richmond
629 miData through May 2026Source: US DOT · BTS
Flights on MDW–RIC arrive on time 73% of the time over the last 12 months.
On-time rate73%arrived within 15 min
p90 delay40 min1 in 10 flights is worse (tail risk)
Cancelled0.6%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-time73%Medianon timep9040 minCancel0.6%Flights331
Why flights run late
Delay causes
- Airline35%
- Weather1%
- Air traffic (NAS)16%
- Late aircraft47%
- 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 → RIC
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 — 91% on time.
- Mornings91% on time · p90 10 min · 213 flights
- Middays84% on time · p90 20 min · 476 flights
- Afternoons71% on time · p90 35 min · 300 flights
- Evenings71% on time · p90 35 min · 258 flights
Best day of week
On-time rates are fairly even by day on this route — ranging from 72% to 80% on time.
- Fridays80% on time · p90 20 min · 196 flights · limited
- Wednesdays80% on time · p90 20 min · 178 flights · limited
- Tuesdays79% on time · p90 35 min · 178 flights · limited
- Mondays79% on time · p90 25 min · 196 flights · limited
- Thursdays79% on time · p90 30 min · 196 flights · limited
- Saturdays77% on time · p90 30 min · 165 flights · limited
- Sundays72% on time · p90 35 min · 212 flights
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