Route Reliability
Chicago → El Paso
MDW–ELP · 1,237 miles · Chicago Midway International Airport to El Paso International Airport
- 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
- Mon81%(32 flights)
- Tue74%(31 flights)
- Wed94%(31 flights)
- Thu87%(31 flights)
- Fri84%(31 flights)
- Sat78%(27 flights)
- Sun87%(31 flights)
- 6–9 AM94%(33 flights)
- 9 AM–12 PM76%(82 flights)
- 12–3 PM88%(82 flights)
- 3–6 PM82%(17 flights)
Jun 67% → Dec 83% on time
| Month | On-time percentage | Flights |
|---|---|---|
| June 2025 | 67% | 30 |
| July 2025 | 81% | 31 |
| August 2025 | 90% | 30 |
| September 2025 | 83% | 30 |
| October 2025 | 90% | 31 |
| November 2025 | 93% | 28 |
| December 2025 | 83% | 29 |
Same trip, other airports
Keep nerding
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.