Route Reliability
Minneapolis → Chicago
MSP–MDW · 349 miles · Minneapolis–Saint Paul International Airport to Chicago Midway International Airport
- 80%
- Arrive within 15 minutes
- 6 min
- Average arrival delay
- 1.4%
- Cancelled
- 2,673
- Flights in the data
Data through May 2026.
Who flies it best
Ranked by on-time arrivals. Historical results, not predictions.
- 1.Southwest Airlines81%1,620 flights
- 2.Delta Air Lines78%1,053 flights
What the data says
Morning-you made the right choice.
MSP–MDW flights departing between 3–6 AM arrived on time 92% of the time, versus 71% between 3–6 PM.
Sunday scaries are real for this one.
MSP–MDW flights arrived on time 84% of the time on Saturdays. On Sundays: 76%.
Southwest Airlines has a slight edge here.
Southwest Airlines arrived on time 81% of the time on this route; Delta Air Lines managed 78%.
Ticking up lately.
MSP–MDW flights arrived on time 79% of the time over the last three months in the data, compared with 73% in the three months before that.
Best historical flights
Ranked by on-time arrivals, minimum 100 flights. Past performance, not a promise.
Top flights by on-time rate
More flights on this route
The breakdown
- Mon78%(396 flights)
- Tue82%(378 flights)
- Wed80%(377 flights)
- Thu82%(393 flights)
- Fri77%(391 flights)
- Sat84%(319 flights)
- Sun76%(375 flights)
- 3–6 AM92%(202 flights)
- 6–9 AM86%(583 flights)
- 9 AM–12 PM82%(714 flights)
- 12–3 PM77%(248 flights)
- 3–6 PM71%(704 flights)
- 6–9 PM75%(178 flights)
Jun 84% → May 81% on time
| Month | On-time percentage | Flights |
|---|---|---|
| June 2025 | 84% | 243 |
| July 2025 | 78% | 243 |
| August 2025 | 77% | 236 |
| September 2025 | 84% | 231 |
| October 2025 | 90% | 246 |
| November 2025 | 87% | 197 |
| December 2025 | 64% | 213 |
| January 2026 | 70% | 184 |
| February 2026 | 84% | 180 |
| March 2026 | 72% | 216 |
| April 2026 | 84% | 216 |
| May 2026 | 81% | 224 |
Same trip, other airports
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Based on 2,673 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.