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Route Reliability

Atlanta → Chicago

ATLMDW · 591 miles · Hartsfield–Jackson Atlanta International Airport to Chicago Midway International Airport

74
Usually Fine
WanderNerd Reliability Score
77%
Arrive within 15 minutes
11 min
Average arrival delay
1.9%
Cancelled
3,535
Flights in the data

Data through May 2026.

Who flies it best

Ranked by on-time arrivals. Historical results, not predictions.

  1. 1.Delta Air Lines81%1,406 flights
  2. 2.Southwest Airlines78%1,550 flights
  3. 3.Frontier Airlines65%579 flights

What the data says

Morning flights do better here.

ATL–MDW flights departing between 6–9 AM arrived on time 88% of the time, versus 64% between 9 PM–12 AM.

Monday is the weak spot.

ATL–MDW flights arrived on time 84% of the time on Wednesdays. On Mondays: 73%.

Delta Air Lines has a clear lead on this route.

Delta Air Lines arrived on time 81% of the time on this route; Frontier Airlines managed 65%.

Slipping a little lately.

ATL–MDW flights arrived on time 75% of the time over the last three months in the data, compared with 78% in the three months before that.

Best historical flights

Ranked by on-time arrivals, minimum 100 flights. Past performance, not a promise.

Top flights by on-time rate

More flights on this route

The breakdown

On-time by weekday
  • Mon73%(522 flights)
  • Tue81%(487 flights)
  • Wed84%(487 flights)
  • Thu77%(525 flights)
  • Fri76%(519 flights)
  • Sat76%(382 flights)
  • Sun73%(522 flights)
On-time by departure window
  • 6–9 AM88%(708 flights)
  • 9 AM–12 PM85%(602 flights)
  • 12–3 PM77%(390 flights)
  • 3–6 PM77%(704 flights)
  • 6–9 PM66%(501 flights)
  • 9 PM–12 AM64%(539 flights)
On-time trend by month
67%
May

Jun 70% → May 67% on time

On-time arrival percentage by month
MonthOn-time percentageFlights
June 202570%307
July 202567%316
August 202576%301
September 202590%292
October 202581%304
November 202582%270
December 202573%280
January 202683%268
February 202679%258
March 202673%270
April 202685%283
May 202667%295

Based on 3,535 historical flights, because apparently we checked. Historical flight data: U.S. Bureau of Transportation Statistics, June 2025 – May 2026. Data through May 2026. How we calculate this.