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Route Reliability

Chicago → Portland

MDWPWM · 895 miles · Chicago Midway International Airport to Portland International Jetport

92
Nerd Approved
WanderNerd Reliability Score
89%
Arrive within 15 minutes
2 min early
Average arrival delay
0.7%
Cancelled
150
Flights in the data

Data through May 2026.

Southwest Airlines is the only airline in this data on this route, arriving on time 89% of the time across 150 flights. No comparison to make.

What the data says

The 12–3 PM departure wins.

MDW–PWM flights departing between 12–3 PM arrived on time 96% of the time, versus 86% between 9 AM–12 PM.

Tuesdays have been rough.

MDW–PWM flights arrived on time 100% of the time on Wednesdays and just 81% on Tuesdays. That gap is worth planning around.

Flights on this route

The breakdown

On-time by weekday
  • Mon90%(20 flights)
  • Tue81%(21 flights)
  • Wed100%(21 flights)
  • Thu91%(22 flights)
  • Fri82%(22 flights)
  • Sat86%(21 flights)
  • Sun95%(21 flights)
On-time by departure window
  • 9 AM–12 PM86%(94 flights)
  • 12–3 PM96%(46 flights)
  • 3–6 PM(1 flights)
  • 6–9 PM(7 flights)
On-time trend by month
97%
Oct

Jun 85% → Oct 97% on time

On-time arrival percentage by month
MonthOn-time percentageFlights
June 202585%26
July 202580%30
August 202590%31
September 202593%30
October 202597%30

Based on 150 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.