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Route Reliability

Chicago → Sarasota

MDW–SRQ · 1,035 miles · Chicago Midway International Airport to Sarasota–Bradenton International Airport

74
Usually Fine
WanderNerd Reliability Score
72%
Arrive within 15 minutes
9 min
Average arrival delay
1.4%
Cancelled
518
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 518 flights. No comparison to make.

What the data says

The 3–6 PM departure wins.

MDW–SRQ flights departing between 3–6 PM arrived on time 81% of the time, versus 64% between 6–9 PM.

Skip Monday if you can.

MDW–SRQ flights arrived on time 78% of the time on Saturdays. On Mondays: 65%.

Recent months have been rougher.

MDW–SRQ flights arrived on time 70% of the time over the last three months in the data, compared with 79% in the three months before that.

Flights on this route

The breakdown

On-time by weekday
  • Mon65%(76 flights)
  • Tue75%(64 flights)
  • Wed72%(64 flights)
  • Thu76%(80 flights)
  • Fri68%(79 flights)
  • Sat78%(85 flights)
  • Sun73%(62 flights)
On-time by departure window
  • 6–9 AM81%(129 flights)
  • 9 AM–12 PM70%(43 flights)
  • 12–3 PM72%(145 flights)
  • 3–6 PM81%(37 flights)
  • 6–9 PM64%(156 flights)
On-time trend by month
71%
May

Jun 72% → May 71% on time

On-time arrival percentage by month
MonthOn-time percentageFlights
June 202572%53
July 202568%56
August 202574%34
September 202577%30
October 202558%31
November 202588%32
December 202570%33
January 202678%32
February 202688%41
March 202662%74
April 202676%50
May 202671%44

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Based on 518 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.