493 km · Domestic

Cleveland Hopkins (CLE) – Chicago Midway (MDW)

In July 2026, 225 flights operated between Cleveland Hopkins and Chicago Midway (both directions), and 77.3% left on time, according to the US BTS.

Flights per month

Only complete months are shown. A month appears once the source has published every day of it.

The most recent periods19 periods
PeriodFlights operated 2025Flights operated 2026Change vs last year
January143140▼ 2.1%
February141142▲ 0.7%
March168165▼ 1.8%
April172171▼ 0.6%
May1741740.0%
June216215▼ 0.5%
July226225▼ 0.4%
August216––
September216––
October188–in progress
November161––
December178––
Year to date (Jan–Jul)1,2401,232▼ 0.6%

On-time departures by month

Departures within 15 minutes of schedule.

The most recent periods19 periods
PeriodOn-time departures 2025On-time departures 2026Change vs last year
January83.9%84.3%▲ 0.5%
February84.4%78.2%▼ 7.3%
March82.1%72.7%▼ 11.4%
April85.5%82.5%▼ 3.5%
May83.3%80.5%▼ 3.4%
June74.1%74.9%▲ 1.1%
July65.0%77.3%▲ 18.9%
August78.7%––
September90.7%––
October78.7%–in progress
November80.1%––
December79.8%––
Year-to-date average (Jan–Jul)79.8%78.6%▼ 1.4%

Cancelled flights by month

The most recent periods19 periods
PeriodCancelled flights 2025Cancelled flights 2026Change vs last year
January12▲ 100.0%
February00–
March49▲ 125.0%
April01–
May00–
June03–
July25▲ 150.0%
August1––
September0––
October0–in progress
November7––
December0––
Year to date (Jan–Jul)720▲ 185.7%

By direction

CLE → MDW

Scheduled flights
1,964
Flights operated
1,948
Cancelled
16 · 0.8%
On-time departures
82.2%

MDW → CLE

Scheduled flights
1,965
Flights operated
1,945
Cancelled
20 · 1.0%
On-time departures
78.1%

CLE → MDW and MDW → CLE counted separately.

Airlines on this route

Oct 1, 2024 – Jul 31, 2026
AirlineScheduled flights Share On-time departures Cancelled
Southwest Airlines WN 3,929 100.0% 80.2% 36

Shares are of scheduled flights in the period shown. Codeshare flights are counted once, under the operating airline.

Flight timing & delays

Historical departures, grouped by the scheduled local time at the departure airport. These are recorded outcomes, not a forecast for your flight.

Times are local to the departure airport of each flight; both directions are combined.

US domestic sectors recorded by BTS

Source: the US BTS · Oct 12, 2024 → Jul 31, 2026

Lowest average delay07:00–08:00-0.4min · 277 recorded · 276 measured
Gap to highest-delay hour21.9min07:00 ↔ 20:00
Recorded flights3,929CLE–MDW

Departure hour

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Average departure delay Partial coverage: only airlines that report on-time data to the US DOT

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Departure hourOn-time departuresAverage departure delayWith departure timeRecorded flights
00:00No observations———
01:00No observations———
02:00No observations———
03:00No observations———
04:00No observations———
05:00No observations———
06:0093.8%1.1 min357359
07:0093.8%-0.4 min276277
08:00Fewer than 200 measured departures—199204
09:0089.9%3.3 min237240
10:0094.1%-0.4 min204204
11:00Fewer than 200 measured departures—119121
12:0084.0%5.2 min288289
13:0082.1%10.3 min301303
14:00Fewer than 200 measured departures—157157
15:0072.8%13.4 min309311
16:00Fewer than 200 measured departures—189190
17:00Fewer than 200 measured departures—5354
18:0070.9%15.5 min343345
19:0070.8%16.7 min462469
20:0066.1%21.5 min233240
21:00Fewer than 200 measured departures—129129
22:00Fewer than 200 measured departures—3737
23:00No observations———

Day of week

On-time departures Partial coverage: only airlines that report on-time data to the US DOT

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Average departure delay Partial coverage: only airlines that report on-time data to the US DOT

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Day of weekOn-time departuresAverage departure delayWith departure timeRecorded flights
Monday76.6%13.8 min594602
Tuesday86.1%4.8 min576578
Wednesday86.1%5.5 min576579
Thursday78.3%10.4 min591598
Friday77.9%10.8 min597601
Saturday81.0%9.3 min420425
Sunday75.5%12.7 min539546

Month of year

Months combine the same calendar month across the years shown; this is a seasonal pattern, not a monthly time series.

On-time departures Partial coverage: only airlines that report on-time data to the US DOT

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Average departure delay Partial coverage: only airlines that report on-time data to the US DOT

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Month of yearOn-time departuresAverage departure delayWith departure timeRecorded flights
Jan84.1%4.6 min283286
Feb81.3%5.5 min283283
Mar77.5%13.0 min333346
Apr84.0%5.6 min343344
May81.9%8.8 min348348
Jun74.5%14.9 min431434
Jul71.2%17.0 min451458
Aug78.7%11.5 min216217
Sep90.7%2.9 min216216
Oct83.0%7.4 min306306
Nov83.7%8.2 min332339
Dec80.6%8.9 min351352

Delay and on-time rates need at least 200 measured departures per bucket. Smaller samples remain visible in the flight-count chart. An empty slot means no observations, not zero flights.

Recorded outcomes

  • On time 79.5% 3,122
  • Delayed >15 min 19.6% 771
  • Cancelled 0.9% 36
  • Missing departure time 0.0% 0

All recorded flights with a known scheduled local time, counted once. Missing actual times are shown separately.

On time means departing no more than 15 minutes after schedule. Cancelled flights and flights missing departure times are excluded from the on-time rate and average delay.

Flight numbers on this route

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Flight numbersBy direction DeparturesOn time
WN1378 CLE → MDW 116 92.2%
WN4191 CLE → MDW 105 93.3%
WN577 MDW → CLE 90 75.6%
WN2602 CLE → MDW 82 90.2%
WN4165 CLE → MDW 75 82.7%
WN3376 CLE → MDW 71 80.3%
WN2187 CLE → MDW 61 83.3%
WN3220 CLE → MDW 61 70.5%
WN3801 MDW → CLE 61 44.3%
WN4693 MDW → CLE 60 65.0%
WN1163 CLE → MDW 58 69.6%
WN2612 MDW → CLE 58 66.7%
WN2664 MDW → CLE 58 89.5%
WN2666 MDW → CLE 58 75.9%
WN349 CLE → MDW 58 98.3%
WN4088 MDW → CLE 58 91.4%
WN4382 MDW → CLE 58 72.4%
WN591 CLE → MDW 58 98.3%
WN1292 CLE → MDW 57 86.0%
WN1932 MDW → CLE 57 84.2%
WN2015 CLE → MDW 57 75.4%
WN477 MDW → CLE 57 82.1%
WN4313 MDW → CLE 53 67.9%
WN1333 MDW → CLE 50 90.0%
WN3666 MDW → CLE 50 82.0%
WN4153 MDW → CLE 50 47.9%
WN865 CLE → MDW 49 91.8%
WN2012 CLE → MDW 46 84.8%
WN4277 CLE → MDW 46 97.7%
WN3454 MDW → CLE 45 93.2%
WN4790 MDW → CLE 45 97.8%
WN3800 MDW → CLE 43 74.4%
WN1162 CLE → MDW 42 73.2%
WN1967 CLE → MDW 42 82.9%
WN2019 CLE → MDW 42 90.5%
WN762 CLE → MDW 42 73.8%
WN1964 MDW → CLE 41 90.0%
WN4506 MDW → CLE 41 66.7%
WN1640 CLE → MDW 40 72.5%
WN694 MDW → CLE 40 85.0%
WN2742 MDW → CLE 39 44.7%
WN1813 MDW → CLE 34 70.6%
WN2339 MDW → CLE 34 97.1%
WN4171 CLE → MDW 34 93.9%
WN1161 CLE → MDW 33 78.8%
WN2163 MDW → CLE 33 93.8%
WN2536 MDW → CLE 33 50.0%
WN2011 CLE → MDW 31 87.1%
WN296 MDW → CLE 31 90.3%
WN1089 CLE → MDW 30 63.3%

Flight numbers are the codes sold on tickets. On shared flights one aircraft can carry several of them. Only numbers with at least 30 flights have a page.

Monthly figures
PeriodFlights operated Change vs last yearCancelled On-time departures
July 2026 225 −0.4% 5 77.3%
June 2026 215 −0.5% 3 74.9%
May 2026 174 +0.0% 0 80.5%
April 2026 171 −0.6% 1 82.5%
March 2026 165 −1.8% 9 72.7%
February 2026 142 +0.7% 0 78.2%
January 2026 140 −2.1% 2 84.3%
December 2025 178 +2.9% 0 79.8%
November 2025 161 −5.8% 7 80.1%
October 2025 188 +59.3% 0 78.7%
September 2025 216 0 90.7%
August 2025 216 1 78.7%
July 2025 226 2 65.0%
June 2025 216 0 74.1%
May 2025 174 0 83.3%
April 2025 172 0 85.5%
March 2025 168 4 82.1%
February 2025 141 0 84.4%
January 2025 143 1 83.9%
December 2024 173 1 81.5%
November 2024 171 0 87.1%
October 2024 118 0 89.8%

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