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Route Reliability

Chicago → Rochester

MDW–ROC · 523 miles · Chicago Midway International Airport to Frederick Douglass Greater Rochester International Airport

70
Usually Fine
WanderNerd Reliability Score
72%
Arrive within 15 minutes
13 min
Average arrival delay
1.6%
Cancelled
431
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 431 flights. No comparison to make.

What the data says

The 3–6 PM departure wins.

MDW–ROC flights departing between 3–6 PM arrived on time 86% of the time, versus 62% between 6–9 PM.

Skip Thursday if you can.

MDW–ROC flights arrived on time 75% of the time on Sundays. On Thursdays: 65%.

Slipping a little lately.

MDW–ROC flights arrived on time 67% of the time over the last three months in the data, compared with 74% in the three months before that.

Flights on this route

The breakdown

On-time by weekday
  • Mon72%(60 flights)
  • Tue74%(62 flights)
  • Wed73%(62 flights)
  • Thu65%(63 flights)
  • Fri70%(63 flights)
  • Sat75%(47 flights)
  • Sun75%(65 flights)
On-time by departure window
  • 9 AM–12 PM81%(21 flights)
  • 12–3 PM77%(141 flights)
  • 3–6 PM86%(71 flights)
  • 6–9 PM62%(189 flights)
On-time trend by month
75%
May

Jun 77% → May 75% on time

On-time arrival percentage by month
MonthOn-time percentageFlights
June 202577%26
July 202567%30
August 202570%30
September 202580%30
October 202584%31
November 202573%26
December 202570%27
January 202678%27
February 202674%27
March 202651%57
April 202676%55
May 202675%56

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Based on 431 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.