Historical on-time performance
Richmond to Chicago
629 miData through Dec 2025Source: US DOT · BTS
Flights on RIC–MDW arrive on time 82% of the time over the last 12 months.
On-time rate82%arrived within 15 min
p90 delay35 min1 in 10 flights is worse (tail risk)
Cancelled0.0%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-time82%Medianon timep9035 minCancel0.0%Flights331
Why flights run late
Delay causes
- Airline44%
- Weather6%
- Air traffic (NAS)7%
- Late aircraft43%
- Security0%
Most delay minutes here are attributed to Airline.
Over time
On-time trend
By season
On-time rate by month
When to fly
Best time to fly RIC → MDW
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 61% to 89% on time.
- Mornings89% on time · p90 15 min · 541 flights
- Afternoons84% on time · p90 30 min · 137 flights · limited
- Middays80% on time · p90 25 min · 225 flights
- Evenings71% on time · p90 45 min · 353 flights
- Overnights61% on time · p90 60 min · 136 flights · limited
Best day of week
On-time rates are fairly even by day on this route — ranging from 75% to 84% on time.
- Tuesdays84% on time · p90 20 min · 192 flights · limited
- Wednesdays84% on time · p90 20 min · 192 flights · limited
- Saturdays83% on time · p90 30 min · 172 flights · limited
- Thursdays79% on time · p90 25 min · 207 flights
- Fridays78% on time · p90 35 min · 207 flights
- Mondays76% on time · p90 50 min · 209 flights
- Sundays75% on time · p90 45 min · 213 flights
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