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Route Reliability

Chicago → Fort Lauderdale

MDW–FLL · 1,167 miles · Chicago Midway International Airport to Fort Lauderdale–Hollywood International Airport

76
Usually Fine
WanderNerd Reliability Score
75%
Arrive within 15 minutes
10 min
Average arrival delay
1.6%
Cancelled
1,133
Flights in the data

Data through May 2026.

Southwest Airlines is the only airline in this data on this route, arriving on time 75% of the time across 1,133 flights. No comparison to make.

What the data says

Morning-you made the right choice.

MDW–FLL flights departing between 3–6 AM arrived on time 93% of the time, versus 66% between 6–9 PM.

Skip Thursday if you can.

MDW–FLL flights arrived on time 84% of the time on Wednesdays. On Thursdays: 71%.

Flights on this route

The breakdown

On-time by weekday
  • Mon73%(153 flights)
  • Tue75%(148 flights)
  • Wed84%(144 flights)
  • Thu71%(150 flights)
  • Fri74%(153 flights)
  • Sat78%(185 flights)
  • Sun73%(179 flights)
On-time by departure window
  • 3–6 AM93%(60 flights)
  • 6–9 AM86%(303 flights)
  • 9 AM–12 PM83%(70 flights)
  • 12–3 PM68%(253 flights)
  • 3–6 PM75%(132 flights)
  • 6–9 PM66%(294 flights)
On-time trend by month
81%
May

Jun 71% → May 81% on time

On-time arrival percentage by month
MonthOn-time percentageFlights
June 202571%93
July 202570%96
August 202575%81
September 202579%81
October 202571%91
November 202583%89
December 202567%98
January 202677%96
February 202683%93
March 202662%101
April 202687%96
May 202681%97

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Based on 1,133 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.