Historical on-time performance
Chicago to Sarasota
1,035 miData through May 2026Source: US DOT · BTS
Flights on MDW–SRQ arrive on time 71% of the time over the last 12 months.
On-time rate71%arrived within 15 min
p90 delay35 min1 in 10 flights is worse (tail risk)
Cancelled1.4%of scheduled flights
based on 518 flights over the last 12 months. On-time means arriving within 15 minutes (BTS standard).
By airline
How each carrier compares
- Southwest AirlinesOn-time71%Medianon timep9035 minCancel1.4%Flights518
Why flights run late
Delay causes
- Airline21%
- Weather0%
- Air traffic (NAS)18%
- Late aircraft58%
- Security3%
Most delay minutes here are attributed to Late aircraft.
When flights don't go
Why flights were cancelled
- Airline0%
- Weather57%
- Air traffic (NAS)43%
- 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 → SRQ
All airlines · rolling 36 months (2023-06 .. 2026-05).
Best time of day
On-time rates are fairly even by time of day on this route — ranging from 64% to 79% on time.
- Mornings79% on time · p90 35 min · 424 flights
- Middays73% on time · p90 35 min · 429 flights
- Evenings66% on time · p90 50 min · 384 flights
- Afternoons64% on time · p90 50 min · 174 flights · limited
Best day of week
On-time rates are fairly even by day on this route — ranging from 69% to 75% on time.
- Tuesdays75% on time · p90 40 min · 183 flights · limited
- Saturdays75% on time · p90 50 min · 258 flights
- Sundays72% on time · p90 50 min · 201 flights
- Wednesdays70% on time · p90 35 min · 185 flights · limited
- Fridays69% on time · p90 40 min · 218 flights
- Mondays69% on time · p90 45 min · 212 flights
- Thursdays69% on time · p90 40 min · 217 flights
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