Historical on-time performance
Sarasota to Chicago
1,035 miData through May 2026Source: US DOT · BTS
Flights on SRQ–MDW arrive on time 71% of the time over the last 12 months.
On-time rate71%arrived within 15 min
p90 delay50 min1 in 10 flights is worse (tail risk)
Cancelled1.7%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 timep9050 minCancel1.7%Flights518
Why flights run late
Delay causes
- Airline21%
- Weather2%
- Air traffic (NAS)24%
- Late aircraft53%
- Security0%
Most delay minutes here are attributed to Late aircraft.
When flights don't go
Why flights were cancelled
- Airline0%
- Weather67%
- Air traffic (NAS)33%
- Security0%
Most cancellations here are attributed to Weather. Shares are among 9 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 SRQ → 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 — 91% on time.
- Mornings91% on time · p90 5 min · 394 flights
- Middays77% on time · p90 35 min · 393 flights
- Afternoons74% on time · p90 40 min · 340 flights
- Evenings55% on time · p90 85 min · 325 flights
Best day of week
On-time rates are fairly even by day on this route — ranging from 72% to 78% on time.
- Tuesdays78% on time · p90 35 min · 185 flights · limited
- Fridays78% on time · p90 45 min · 218 flights
- Sundays77% on time · p90 45 min · 201 flights
- Wednesdays76% on time · p90 45 min · 184 flights · limited
- Thursdays73% on time · p90 55 min · 217 flights
- Mondays73% on time · p90 35 min · 212 flights
- Saturdays72% on time · p90 35 min · 258 flights
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