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Route Reliability

Chicago → Dallas

MDW–DAL · 793 miles · Chicago Midway International Airport to Dallas Love Field

77
Usually Fine
WanderNerd Reliability Score
78%
Arrive within 15 minutes
6 min
Average arrival delay
1.9%
Cancelled
2,155
Flights in the data

Data through May 2026.

Southwest Airlines is the only airline in this data on this route, arriving on time 78% of the time across 2,155 flights. No comparison to make.

What the data says

Morning flights do better here.

MDW–DAL flights departing between 3–6 AM arrived on time 94% of the time, versus 50% between 9 PM–12 AM.

Sunday scaries are real for this one.

MDW–DAL flights arrived on time 83% of the time on Tuesdays. On Sundays: 72%.

Flights on this route

The breakdown

On-time by weekday
  • Mon80%(322 flights)
  • Tue83%(299 flights)
  • Wed82%(305 flights)
  • Thu76%(318 flights)
  • Fri76%(319 flights)
  • Sat76%(224 flights)
  • Sun72%(318 flights)
On-time by departure window
  • 3–6 AM94%(297 flights)
  • 6–9 AM88%(352 flights)
  • 9 AM–12 PM82%(294 flights)
  • 12–3 PM77%(325 flights)
  • 3–6 PM74%(343 flights)
  • 6–9 PM63%(470 flights)
  • 9 PM–12 AM50%(24 flights)
On-time trend by month
75%
May

Jun 65% → May 75% on time

On-time arrival percentage by month
MonthOn-time percentageFlights
June 202565%195
July 202570%196
August 202580%191
September 202581%188
October 202582%192
November 202581%166
December 202574%190
January 202685%148
February 202685%134
March 202683%167
April 202682%168
May 202675%170

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Based on 2,155 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.