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Southwest Airlines Washington, DC (DCA) to Chicago, IL (MDW) reliability

Among 2,104 scheduled Southwest Airlines flights from DCA to MDW, 74.6% arrived on time, 14.5% arrived at least 30 minutes late, and 2.8% were cancelled during July 2025–June 2026.

Source: U.S. Bureau of Transportation Statistics · Marketing carrier: Southwest Airlines (WN) · Updated September 16, 2026

HISTORICAL ROUTE SIGNALVariable
74.6%arrived on time
14.5%30+ min late
2.8%cancelled
2,104scheduled flights
Based on July 2025–June 2026; on time means arrival less than 15 minutes late.
30+ minutes late14.5%
60+ minutes late7.6%
Cancelled2.8%
Average arrival+8.5 mincompleted flights

What did Southwest Airlines DCA to MDW record?

Southwest Airlines completed 96.6% of its scheduled reportable DCA to MDW flights in the observation window. 74.6% of all scheduled flights arrived less than 15 minutes late, while 7.6% arrived at least an hour late.

What were Southwest Airlines DCA to MDW disruption rates?

For Southwest Airlines DCA-to-MDW flights, 14.5% arrived at least 30 minutes late, 2.8% were cancelled, and 0.7% were diverted.

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What was the Southwest Airlines DCA to MDW scheduled cohort?

The Southwest Airlines DCA-to-MDW cohort contained 2,104 scheduled flights; 2,032 completed, 58 were cancelled, and 14 were diverted.

Not a prediction.

This is a descriptive historical rate. Schedule changes, seasonal operations and current conditions may differ.