Route Reliability
Chicago → Wichita
MDW–ICT · 589 miles · Chicago Midway International Airport to Wichita Dwight D. Eisenhower National Airport
78
Usually Fine
WanderNerd Reliability Score
- 72%
- Arrive within 15 minutes
- 5 min
- Average arrival delay
- 0.6%
- Cancelled
- 168
- Flights in the data
Data through May 2026.
Southwest Airlines is the only airline in this data on this route, arriving on time 72% of the time across 168 flights. No comparison to make.
What the data says
Morning-you made the right choice.
MDW–ICT flights departing between 9 AM–12 PM arrived on time 86% of the time, versus 53% between 9 PM–12 AM.
Thursdays have been rough.
MDW–ICT flights arrived on time 92% of the time on Wednesdays and just 58% on Thursdays. That gap is worth planning around.
Flights on this route
The breakdown
- Mon67%(24 flights)
- Tue75%(24 flights)
- Wed92%(24 flights)
- Thu58%(26 flights)
- Fri69%(26 flights)
- Sat83%(18 flights)
- Sun64%(25 flights)
- 9 AM–12 PM86%(88 flights)
- 6–9 PM—(9 flights)
- 9 PM–12 AM53%(70 flights)
79%
May
Mar 68% → May 79% on time
| Month | On-time percentage | Flights |
|---|---|---|
| March 2026 | 68% | 53 |
| April 2026 | 68% | 57 |
| May 2026 | 79% | 57 |
Same trip, other airports
Keep nerding
Based on 168 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.