1,277 km · Domestic

Dallas Love Field (DAL) – Chicago Midway (MDW)

In July 2026, 450 flights operated between Dallas Love Field and Chicago Midway (both directions), and 56.2% 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
January308297▼ 3.6%
February269270▲ 0.4%
March354336▼ 5.1%
April379337▼ 11.1%
May401343▼ 14.5%
June391380▼ 2.8%
July395450▲ 13.9%
August384––
September380––
October387–in progress
November333––
December380––
Year to date (Jan–Jul)2,4972,413▼ 3.4%

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
January83.1%80.1%▼ 3.6%
February83.6%80.4%▼ 3.8%
March77.1%67.9%▼ 11.9%
April78.6%68.5%▼ 12.8%
May68.6%60.6%▼ 11.7%
June60.9%57.4%▼ 5.7%
July64.1%56.2%▼ 12.3%
August69.5%––
September74.5%––
October74.4%–in progress
November75.1%––
December70.3%––
Year-to-date average (Jan–Jul)73.7%67.3%▼ 8.7%

Cancelled flights by month

The most recent periods19 periods
PeriodCancelled flights 2025Cancelled flights 2026Change vs last year
January1215▲ 25.0%
February32▼ 33.3%
March76▼ 14.3%
April117▼ 36.4%
May69▲ 50.0%
June310▲ 233.3%
July911▲ 22.2%
August1––
September0––
October3–in progress
November22––
December1––
Year to date (Jan–Jul)5160▲ 17.6%

By direction

DAL → MDW

Scheduled flights
3,958
Flights operated
3,881
Cancelled
77 · 1.9%
On-time departures
68.9%

MDW → DAL

Scheduled flights
3,969
Flights operated
3,896
Cancelled
73 · 1.8%
On-time departures
73.9%

DAL → MDW and MDW → DAL counted separately.

Airlines on this route

Oct 1, 2024 – Jul 31, 2026
AirlineScheduled flights Share On-time departures Cancelled
Southwest Airlines WN 7,927 100.0% 71.4% 150

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 delay05:00–06:000.6min · 457 recorded · 450 measured
Gap to highest-delay hour30.0min05:00 ↔ 21:00
Recorded flights7,927DAL–MDW

Departure hour

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

Hover, tap or focus a point to see its value, sample and source.

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

Hover, tap or focus a point to see its value, sample and source.

Recorded flights Partial coverage: only airlines that report on-time data to the US DOT

Hover, tap or focus a point to see its value, sample and source.

View the figures
Departure hourOn-time departuresAverage departure delayWith departure timeRecorded flights
00:00No observations———
01:00No observations———
02:00No observations———
03:00No observations———
04:00No observations———
05:0094.0%0.6 min450457
06:0093.8%2.5 min664676
07:0089.6%4.9 min565574
08:0087.0%5.4 min377383
09:0079.5%9.8 min381388
10:0077.1%13.3 min480490
11:0070.7%16.8 min334344
12:0074.6%12.4 min477489
13:0065.6%20.9 min326331
14:0069.5%18.4 min475485
15:0067.8%16.2 min276284
16:0061.5%24.0 min514519
17:0058.5%24.2 min381390
18:0059.1%29.0 min491498
19:0051.5%29.9 min585601
20:0057.8%27.1 min616623
21:0046.5%30.6 min202206
22:00Fewer than 200 measured departures—183189
23:00No observations———

Day of week

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

Hover, tap or focus a point to see its value, sample and source.

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

Hover, tap or focus a point to see its value, sample and source.

Recorded flights Partial coverage: only airlines that report on-time data to the US DOT

Hover, tap or focus a point to see its value, sample and source.

View the figures
Day of weekOn-time departuresAverage departure delayWith departure timeRecorded flights
Monday68.6%19.5 min1,1841,203
Tuesday77.2%13.5 min1,1291,144
Wednesday75.7%12.9 min1,1291,143
Thursday69.5%17.3 min1,1631,188
Friday69.9%18.7 min1,1731,202
Saturday73.6%13.4 min864892
Sunday66.0%21.0 min1,1351,155

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

Hover, tap or focus a point to see its value, sample and source.

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

Hover, tap or focus a point to see its value, sample and source.

Recorded flights Partial coverage: only airlines that report on-time data to the US DOT

Hover, tap or focus a point to see its value, sample and source.

View the figures
Month of yearOn-time departuresAverage departure delayWith departure timeRecorded flights
Jan81.7%7.3 min605632
Feb82.0%8.0 min539544
Mar72.6%18.3 min690703
Apr73.9%14.1 min716734
May64.9%22.1 min744759
Jun59.1%24.5 min771784
Jul59.9%26.3 min845865
Aug69.5%18.1 min384385
Sep74.5%12.2 min380380
Oct77.0%11.6 min635638
Nov79.2%11.9 min703733
Dec71.2%18.3 min765770

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 70.0% 5,552
  • Delayed >15 min 28.1% 2,225
  • Cancelled 1.9% 150
  • 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

91
91 of 91
Flight numbersBy direction DeparturesOn time
WN2564 DAL → MDW 109 74.8%
WN1327 DAL → MDW 84 86.6%
WN1783 MDW → DAL 83 91.4%
WN2729 MDW → DAL 81 75.0%
WN1888 MDW → DAL 75 77.0%
WN295 MDW → DAL 75 79.7%
WN2127 MDW → DAL 73 74.0%
WN2329 DAL → MDW 71 81.2%
WN265 DAL → MDW 64 80.7%
WN2232 MDW → DAL 61 93.4%
WN2289 DAL → MDW 61 95.1%
WN1851 DAL → MDW 60 49.2%
WN2408 MDW → DAL 60 45.8%
WN3376 MDW → DAL 60 27.6%
WN450 MDW → DAL 60 81.7%
WN1085 MDW → DAL 58 80.0%
WN1194 DAL → MDW 58 84.2%
WN1226 DAL → MDW 58 96.6%
WN1282 DAL → MDW 58 92.9%
WN2241 DAL → MDW 58 63.8%
WN3257 MDW → DAL 58 79.0%
WN3824 MDW → DAL 58 63.2%
WN422 MDW → DAL 58 96.6%
WN423 MDW → DAL 58 75.9%
WN210 DAL → MDW 56 28.3%
WN2143 DAL → MDW 55 69.1%
WN2240 DAL → MDW 55 85.5%
WN3672 DAL → MDW 52 53.9%
WN154 MDW → DAL 51 50.0%
WN1070 MDW → DAL 50 49.0%
WN1358 DAL → MDW 50 56.3%
WN1359 DAL → MDW 50 19.2%
WN2332 MDW → DAL 50 90.0%
WN2853 DAL → MDW 50 62.0%
WN366 MDW → DAL 50 87.8%
WN4791 MDW → DAL 50 58.0%
WN3223 MDW → DAL 49 89.8%
WN3761 MDW → DAL 49 59.6%
WN2241 MDW → DAL 47 67.4%
WN938 DAL → MDW 47 93.5%
WN1009 DAL → MDW 46 73.3%
WN3200 DAL → MDW 46 48.8%
WN2439 MDW → DAL 45 84.1%
WN1548 DAL → MDW 43 83.7%
WN1136 DAL → MDW 42 64.3%
WN1304 MDW → DAL 42 88.1%
WN1357 DAL → MDW 42 82.5%
WN1522 DAL → MDW 42 90.5%
WN2251 DAL → MDW 42 73.8%
WN2304 MDW → DAL 42 75.6%
WN2757 MDW → DAL 42 58.5%
WN2758 MDW → DAL 42 42.5%
WN932 DAL → MDW 42 53.7%
WN2297 DAL → MDW 41 58.5%
WN1355 DAL → MDW 40 92.5%
WN2099 MDW → DAL 40 81.1%
WN3802 MDW → DAL 40 50.0%
WN381 DAL → MDW 40 87.2%
WN4634 MDW → DAL 40 94.7%
WN699 MDW → DAL 40 90.0%
WN1211 DAL → MDW 39 97.4%
WN2113 DAL → MDW 39 66.7%
WN2406 DAL → MDW 39 50.0%
WN2744 MDW → DAL 39 79.0%
WN8 DAL → MDW 39 76.9%
WN107 DAL → MDW 37 24.3%
WN2237 DAL → MDW 37 86.1%
WN1601 MDW → DAL 36 80.0%
WN2380 MDW → DAL 36 40.0%
WN653 DAL → MDW 36 52.8%
WN1538 DAL → MDW 34 62.5%
WN2961 MDW → DAL 34 51.5%
WN3113 DAL → MDW 34 53.3%
WN3765 MDW → DAL 34 47.1%
WN1040 DAL → MDW 33 84.9%
WN1301 MDW → DAL 33 84.9%
WN2317 DAL → MDW 33 57.6%
WN2503 MDW → DAL 33 89.7%
WN3102 MDW → DAL 33 67.7%
WN3209 MDW → DAL 33 74.2%
WN3348 MDW → DAL 33 72.7%
WN410 DAL → MDW 33 81.3%
WN4603 DAL → MDW 33 59.4%
WN2345 MDW → DAL 32 84.4%
WN189 DAL → MDW 31 58.1%
WN3120 MDW → DAL 31 56.7%
WN942 MDW → DAL 31 67.7%
WN1561 DAL → MDW 30 26.7%
WN3054 DAL → MDW 30 93.3%
WN36 DAL → MDW 30 20.7%
WN3804 MDW → DAL 30 96.7%

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 450 +13.9% 11 56.2%
June 2026 380 −2.8% 10 57.4%
May 2026 343 −14.5% 9 60.6%
April 2026 337 −11.1% 7 68.5%
March 2026 336 −5.1% 6 67.9%
February 2026 270 +0.4% 2 80.4%
January 2026 297 −3.6% 15 80.1%
December 2025 380 −1.3% 1 70.3%
November 2025 333 −10.0% 22 75.1%
October 2025 387 +56.0% 3 74.4%
September 2025 380 0 74.5%
August 2025 384 1 69.5%
July 2025 395 9 64.1%
June 2025 391 3 60.9%
May 2025 401 6 68.6%
April 2025 379 11 78.6%
March 2025 354 7 77.1%
February 2025 269 3 83.6%
January 2025 308 12 83.1%
December 2024 385 4 72.2%
November 2024 370 8 83.0%
October 2024 248 0 81.0%

How to read this chart

Loading the guide…