Route Reliability
Chicago → Detroit
MDW–DTW · 228 miles · Chicago Midway International Airport to Detroit Metropolitan Wayne County Airport
- 76%
- Arrive within 15 minutes
- 13 min
- Average arrival delay
- 1.6%
- Cancelled
- 2,121
- Flights in the data
Data through May 2026.
Who flies it best
Ranked by on-time arrivals. Historical results, not predictions.
- 1.Southwest Airlines76%1,057 flights
- 2.Delta Air Lines75%1,064 flights
What the data says
Morning flights do better here.
MDW–DTW flights departing between 6–9 AM arrived on time 89% of the time, versus 54% between 9 PM–12 AM.
Monday is the weak spot.
MDW–DTW flights arrived on time 81% of the time on Saturdays. On Mondays: 71%.
Not much between Southwest Airlines and Delta Air Lines.
On this route they all land within 75% to 76% on time. Pick on schedule and price.
Trending in the right direction.
MDW–DTW flights arrived on time 75% 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
- Mon71%(303 flights)
- Tue78%(304 flights)
- Wed74%(309 flights)
- Thu78%(304 flights)
- Fri75%(299 flights)
- Sat81%(264 flights)
- Sun73%(301 flights)
- 6–9 AM89%(131 flights)
- 9 AM–12 PM80%(585 flights)
- 12–3 PM77%(476 flights)
- 3–6 PM72%(220 flights)
- 6–9 PM72%(574 flights)
- 9 PM–12 AM54%(98 flights)
Jun 75% → May 76% on time
| Month | On-time percentage | Flights |
|---|---|---|
| June 2025 | 75% | 179 |
| July 2025 | 69% | 181 |
| August 2025 | 77% | 182 |
| September 2025 | 88% | 179 |
| October 2025 | 87% | 186 |
| November 2025 | 86% | 160 |
| December 2025 | 58% | 167 |
| January 2026 | 68% | 165 |
| February 2026 | 73% | 158 |
| March 2026 | 69% | 172 |
| April 2026 | 78% | 176 |
| May 2026 | 76% | 179 |
Same trip, other airports
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Based on 2,121 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.