Historical on-time performance
Richmond to Chicago
629 miData through May 2026Source: US DOT · BTS
Flights on RIC–MDW arrive on time 77% of the time over the last 12 months.
On-time rate77%arrived within 15 min
p90 delay40 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-time77%Medianon timep9040 minCancel0.3%Flights331
Why flights run late
Delay causes
- Airline24%
- Weather7%
- Air traffic (NAS)8%
- Late aircraft61%
- 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 1 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 RIC → MDW
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 — 89% on time.
- Mornings89% on time · p90 15 min · 578 flights
- Middays79% on time · p90 25 min · 151 flights · limited
- Evenings70% on time · p90 50 min · 386 flights
- Overnights62% on time · p90 60 min · 112 flights · limited
Best day of week
On-time rates are fairly even by day on this route — ranging from 74% to 88% on time.
- Wednesdays88% on time · p90 15 min · 178 flights · limited
- Tuesdays85% on time · p90 20 min · 178 flights · limited
- Saturdays83% on time · p90 30 min · 165 flights · limited
- Fridays78% on time · p90 35 min · 196 flights · limited
- Thursdays76% on time · p90 30 min · 196 flights · limited
- Sundays75% on time · p90 45 min · 212 flights
- Mondays74% on time · p90 50 min · 195 flights · limited
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