Route Reliability
Wichita → Chicago
ICT–MDW · 589 miles · Wichita Dwight D. Eisenhower National Airport to Chicago Midway International Airport
87
Pretty Reliable
WanderNerd Reliability Score
- 89%
- Arrive within 15 minutes
- 6 min early
- Average arrival delay
- 1.2%
- Cancelled
- 168
- Flights in the data
Data through May 2026.
Southwest Airlines is the only airline in this data on this route, arriving on time 89% of the time across 168 flights. No comparison to make.
What the data says
Morning-you made the right choice.
ICT–MDW flights departing between 3–6 AM arrived on time 98% of the time, versus 79% between 12–3 PM.
Skip Monday if you can.
ICT–MDW flights arrived on time 96% of the time on Thursdays. On Mondays: 83%.
Flights on this route
The breakdown
- Mon83%(23 flights)
- Tue83%(24 flights)
- Wed92%(24 flights)
- Thu96%(25 flights)
- Fri88%(25 flights)
- Sat94%(18 flights)
- Sun88%(25 flights)
- 3–6 AM98%(84 flights)
- 6–9 AM—(1 flights)
- 12–3 PM79%(24 flights)
- 3–6 PM82%(55 flights)
90%
May
Mar 88% → May 90% on time
| Month | On-time percentage | Flights |
|---|---|---|
| March 2026 | 88% | 50 |
| April 2026 | 90% | 57 |
| May 2026 | 90% | 57 |
Same trip, other airports
Keep nerding
Based on 168 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.