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Route Reliability

Chicago → El Paso

MDWELP · 1,237 miles · Chicago Midway International Airport to El Paso International Airport

92
Nerd Approved
WanderNerd Reliability Score
84%
Arrive within 15 minutes
2 min
Average arrival delay
0%
Cancelled
214
Flights in the data

Data through May 2026.

Southwest Airlines is the only airline in this data on this route, arriving on time 84% of the time across 214 flights. No comparison to make.

What the data says

The 6–9 AM departure wins.

MDW–ELP flights departing between 6–9 AM arrived on time 94% of the time, versus 76% between 9 AM–12 PM.

Tuesdays have been rough.

MDW–ELP flights arrived on time 94% of the time on Wednesdays and just 74% on Tuesdays. That gap is worth planning around.

It basically never cancels.

Out of 214 scheduled flights, only 0.0% were cancelled.

Ticking up lately.

MDW–ELP flights arrived on time 89% of the time over the last three months in the data, compared with 85% in the three months before that.

Flights on this route

The breakdown

On-time by weekday
  • Mon81%(32 flights)
  • Tue74%(31 flights)
  • Wed94%(31 flights)
  • Thu87%(31 flights)
  • Fri84%(31 flights)
  • Sat78%(27 flights)
  • Sun87%(31 flights)
On-time by departure window
  • 6–9 AM94%(33 flights)
  • 9 AM–12 PM76%(82 flights)
  • 12–3 PM88%(82 flights)
  • 3–6 PM82%(17 flights)
On-time trend by month
83%
Dec

Jun 67% → Dec 83% on time

On-time arrival percentage by month
MonthOn-time percentageFlights
June 202567%30
July 202581%31
August 202590%30
September 202583%30
October 202590%31
November 202593%28
December 202583%29

Based on 214 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.