1,283 km · Domestic

Dallas Fort Worth (DFW) – Chicago Midway (MDW)

In July 2026, 58 flights operated between Dallas Fort Worth and Chicago Midway (both directions), and 58.6% 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
January3824▼ 36.8%
February4632▼ 30.4%
March5840▼ 31.0%
April5036▼ 28.0%
May3957▲ 46.2%
June5246▼ 11.5%
July6258▼ 6.5%
August50––
September58––
October66–in progress
November62––
December38––
Year to date (Jan–Jul)345293▼ 15.1%

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
January71.1%83.3%▲ 17.2%
February82.6%84.4%▲ 2.2%
March79.3%47.5%▼ 40.1%
April78.0%61.1%▼ 21.7%
May64.1%73.7%▲ 15.0%
June76.9%54.3%▼ 29.4%
July74.2%58.6%▼ 21.0%
August82.0%––
September86.2%––
October75.8%–in progress
November61.3%––
December81.6%––
Year-to-date average (Jan–Jul)75.2%66.1%▼ 12.0%

Cancelled flights by month

The most recent periods19 periods
PeriodCancelled flights 2025Cancelled flights 2026Change vs last year
January220.0%
February00–
March40▼ 100.0%
April220.0%
May02–
June00–
July02–
August0––
September0––
October0–in progress
November2––
December2––
Year to date (Jan–Jul)880.0%

By direction

DFW → MDW

Scheduled flights
575
Flights operated
562
Cancelled
13 · 2.3%
On-time departures
68.9%

MDW → DFW

Scheduled flights
577
Flights operated
566
Cancelled
11 · 1.9%
On-time departures
76.0%

DFW → MDW and MDW → DFW counted separately.

Airlines on this route

Oct 1, 2024 – Jul 31, 2026
AirlineScheduled flights Share On-time departures Cancelled
Frontier Airlines F9 1,152 100.0% 72.4% 24

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

Recorded flights1,152DFW–MDW

Departure hour

Recorded flights Partial coverage: only airlines that report on-time data to the US DOT
00:00 · No observations · 0 recorded · 0 measured · Source: the US BTS 01:00 · No observations · 0 recorded · 0 measured · Source: the US BTS 02:00 · No observations · 0 recorded · 0 measured · Source: the US BTS 03:00 · No observations · 0 recorded · 0 measured · Source: the US BTS 04:00 · No observations · 0 recorded · 0 measured · Source: the US BTS 05:00 · 55 · 55 recorded · 54 measured · Source: the US BTS 06:00 · 66 · 66 recorded · 65 measured · Source: the US BTS 07:00 · 74 · 74 recorded · 74 measured · Source: the US BTS 08:00 · 67 · 67 recorded · 66 measured · Source: the US BTS 09:00 · 103 · 103 recorded · 101 measured · Source: the US BTS 10:00 · 38 · 38 recorded · 37 measured · Source: the US BTS 11:00 · 129 · 129 recorded · 127 measured · Source: the US BTS 12:00 · 34 · 34 recorded · 34 measured · Source: the US BTS 13:00 · 31 · 31 recorded · 30 measured · Source: the US BTS 14:00 · 63 · 63 recorded · 63 measured · Source: the US BTS 15:00 · 78 · 78 recorded · 75 measured · Source: the US BTS 16:00 · 64 · 64 recorded · 62 measured · Source: the US BTS 17:00 · 36 · 36 recorded · 36 measured · Source: the US BTS 18:00 · 122 · 122 recorded · 117 measured · Source: the US BTS 19:00 · 34 · 34 recorded · 33 measured · Source: the US BTS 20:00 · 42 · 42 recorded · 41 measured · Source: the US BTS 21:00 · 93 · 93 recorded · 90 measured · Source: the US BTS 22:00 · 23 · 23 recorded · 23 measured · Source: the US BTS 23:00 · No observations · 0 recorded · 0 measured · Source: the US BTS

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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———
05:00Fewer than 200 measured departures—5455
06:00Fewer than 200 measured departures—6566
07:00Fewer than 200 measured departures—7474
08:00Fewer than 200 measured departures—6667
09:00Fewer than 200 measured departures—101103
10:00Fewer than 200 measured departures—3738
11:00Fewer than 200 measured departures—127129
12:00Fewer than 200 measured departures—3434
13:00Fewer than 200 measured departures—3031
14:00Fewer than 200 measured departures—6363
15:00Fewer than 200 measured departures—7578
16:00Fewer than 200 measured departures—6264
17:00Fewer than 200 measured departures—3636
18:00Fewer than 200 measured departures—117122
19:00Fewer than 200 measured departures—3334
20:00Fewer than 200 measured departures—4142
21:00Fewer than 200 measured departures—9093
22:00Fewer than 200 measured departures—2323
23:00No observations———

Day of week

On-time departures Partial coverage: only airlines that report on-time data to the US DOT
Monday · 72.3% · 216 recorded · 209 measured · Source: the US BTS Tuesday · Fewer than 200 measured departures · 90 recorded · 88 measured · Source: the US BTS Wednesday · Fewer than 200 measured departures · 87 recorded · 87 measured · Source: the US BTS Thursday · Fewer than 200 measured departures · 191 recorded · 189 measured · Source: the US BTS Friday · 75.5% · 216 recorded · 212 measured · Source: the US BTS Saturday · Fewer than 200 measured departures · 152 recorded · 149 measured · Source: the US BTS Sunday · Fewer than 200 measured departures · 200 recorded · 194 measured · Source: the US BTS

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Average departure delay Partial coverage: only airlines that report on-time data to the US DOT
Monday · 33.4 min · 216 recorded · 209 measured · Source: the US BTS Tuesday · Fewer than 200 measured departures · 90 recorded · 88 measured · Source: the US BTS Wednesday · Fewer than 200 measured departures · 87 recorded · 87 measured · Source: the US BTS Thursday · Fewer than 200 measured departures · 191 recorded · 189 measured · Source: the US BTS Friday · 15.5 min · 216 recorded · 212 measured · Source: the US BTS Saturday · Fewer than 200 measured departures · 152 recorded · 149 measured · Source: the US BTS Sunday · Fewer than 200 measured departures · 200 recorded · 194 measured · Source: the US BTS

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Recorded flights Partial coverage: only airlines that report on-time data to the US DOT
Monday · 216 · 216 recorded · 209 measured · Source: the US BTS Tuesday · 90 · 90 recorded · 88 measured · Source: the US BTS Wednesday · 87 · 87 recorded · 87 measured · Source: the US BTS Thursday · 191 · 191 recorded · 189 measured · Source: the US BTS Friday · 216 · 216 recorded · 212 measured · Source: the US BTS Saturday · 152 · 152 recorded · 149 measured · Source: the US BTS Sunday · 200 · 200 recorded · 194 measured · Source: the US BTS

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Day of weekOn-time departuresAverage departure delayWith departure timeRecorded flights
Monday72.3%33.4 min209216
TuesdayFewer than 200 measured departures—8890
WednesdayFewer than 200 measured departures—8787
ThursdayFewer than 200 measured departures—189191
Friday75.5%15.5 min212216
SaturdayFewer than 200 measured departures—149152
SundayFewer than 200 measured departures—194200

Month of year

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

Recorded flights Partial coverage: only airlines that report on-time data to the US DOT
Jan · 66 · 66 recorded · 62 measured · Source: the US BTS Feb · 78 · 78 recorded · 78 measured · Source: the US BTS Mar · 102 · 102 recorded · 98 measured · Source: the US BTS Apr · 90 · 90 recorded · 86 measured · Source: the US BTS May · 98 · 98 recorded · 96 measured · Source: the US BTS Jun · 98 · 98 recorded · 98 measured · Source: the US BTS Jul · 122 · 122 recorded · 120 measured · Source: the US BTS Aug · 50 · 50 recorded · 50 measured · Source: the US BTS Sep · 58 · 58 recorded · 58 measured · Source: the US BTS Oct · 134 · 134 recorded · 133 measured · Source: the US BTS Nov · 162 · 162 recorded · 158 measured · Source: the US BTS Dec · 94 · 94 recorded · 91 measured · Source: the US BTS

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Month of yearOn-time departuresAverage departure delayWith departure timeRecorded flights
JanFewer than 200 measured departures—6266
FebFewer than 200 measured departures—7878
MarFewer than 200 measured departures—98102
AprFewer than 200 measured departures—8690
MayFewer than 200 measured departures—9698
JunFewer than 200 measured departures—9898
JulFewer than 200 measured departures—120122
AugFewer than 200 measured departures—5050
SepFewer than 200 measured departures—5858
OctFewer than 200 measured departures—133134
NovFewer than 200 measured departures—158162
DecFewer than 200 measured departures—9194

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 70.9% 817
  • Delayed >15 min 27.0% 311
  • Cancelled 2.1% 24
  • 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
F991887 MDW → DFW 381 80.5%
F991888 DFW → MDW 328 71.2%
F992882 DFW → MDW 184 65.4%
F992999 MDW → DFW 181 66.9%
F992998 DFW → MDW 58 65.5%

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 58 −6.5% 2 58.6%
June 2026 46 −11.5% 0 54.3%
May 2026 57 +46.2% 2 73.7%
April 2026 36 −28.0% 2 61.1%
March 2026 40 −31.0% 0 47.5%
February 2026 32 −30.4% 0 84.4%
January 2026 24 −36.8% 2 83.3%
December 2025 38 −28.3% 2 81.6%
November 2025 62 −35.4% 2 61.3%
October 2025 66 −1.5% 0 75.8%
September 2025 58 0 86.2%
August 2025 50 0 82.0%
July 2025 62 0 74.2%
June 2025 52 0 76.9%
May 2025 39 0 64.1%
April 2025 50 2 78.0%
March 2025 58 4 79.3%
February 2025 46 0 82.6%
January 2025 38 2 71.1%
December 2024 53 1 69.8%
November 2024 96 2 68.8%
October 2024 67 1 80.6%

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