Route Reliability
Detroit → Chicago
DTW–MDW · 228 miles · Detroit Metropolitan Wayne County Airport to Chicago Midway International Airport
- 75%
- Arrive within 15 minutes
- 13 min
- Average arrival delay
- 1.4%
- Cancelled
- 2,122
- Flights in the data
Data through May 2026.
Who flies it best
Ranked by on-time arrivals. Historical results, not predictions.
- 1.Southwest Airlines79%1,058 flights
- 2.Delta Air Lines71%1,064 flights
What the data says
The 12–3 PM departure wins.
DTW–MDW flights departing between 12–3 PM arrived on time 79% of the time, versus 50% between 9 PM–12 AM.
Monday is the weak spot.
DTW–MDW flights arrived on time 80% of the time on Saturdays. On Mondays: 72%.
Southwest Airlines runs this route best.
Southwest Airlines arrived on time 79% of the time on this route; Delta Air Lines managed 71%.
Ticking up lately.
DTW–MDW flights arrived on time 72% of the time over the last three months in the data, compared with 66% 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
- Mon72%(303 flights)
- Tue77%(304 flights)
- Wed74%(307 flights)
- Thu76%(304 flights)
- Fri73%(297 flights)
- Sat80%(262 flights)
- Sun76%(308 flights)
- 6–9 AM78%(714 flights)
- 9 AM–12 PM78%(18 flights)
- 12–3 PM79%(628 flights)
- 3–6 PM68%(212 flights)
- 6–9 PM72%(491 flights)
- 9 PM–12 AM50%(22 flights)
Jun 82% → May 74% on time
| Month | On-time percentage | Flights |
|---|---|---|
| June 2025 | 82% | 178 |
| July 2025 | 73% | 180 |
| August 2025 | 79% | 183 |
| September 2025 | 87% | 179 |
| October 2025 | 87% | 186 |
| November 2025 | 80% | 159 |
| December 2025 | 57% | 166 |
| January 2026 | 66% | 168 |
| February 2026 | 76% | 156 |
| March 2026 | 70% | 175 |
| April 2026 | 72% | 175 |
| May 2026 | 74% | 180 |
Same trip, other airports
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Based on 2,122 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.