650 km · Domestic

Kansas City (MCI) – Chicago Midway (MDW)

In July 2026, 412 flights operated between Kansas City and Chicago Midway (both directions), and 70.4% 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
January278302▲ 8.6%
February272270▼ 0.7%
March337334▼ 0.9%
April352341▼ 3.1%
May364353▼ 3.0%
June386387▲ 0.3%
July397412▲ 3.8%
August374––
September355––
October396–in progress
November302––
December330––
Year to date (Jan–Jul)2,3862,399▲ 0.5%

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
January85.6%86.4%▲ 0.9%
February82.0%84.1%▲ 2.6%
March84.6%73.4%▼ 13.2%
April81.8%79.8%▼ 2.4%
May81.3%71.7%▼ 11.8%
June74.9%68.0%▼ 9.2%
July70.5%70.4%▼ 0.1%
August76.2%––
September85.1%––
October80.8%–in progress
November84.4%––
December76.1%––
Year-to-date average (Jan–Jul)80.1%76.3%▼ 4.8%

Cancelled flights by month

The most recent periods19 periods
PeriodCancelled flights 2025Cancelled flights 2026Change vs last year
January231▼ 95.7%
February32▼ 33.3%
March714▲ 100.0%
April03–
May00–
June47▲ 75.0%
July990.0%
August4––
September0––
October0–in progress
November12––
December1––
Year to date (Jan–Jul)4636▼ 21.7%

By direction

MCI → MDW

Scheduled flights
3,802
Flights operated
3,752
Cancelled
50 · 1.3%
On-time departures
79.7%

MDW → MCI

Scheduled flights
3,775
Flights operated
3,723
Cancelled
52 · 1.4%
On-time departures
79.1%

MCI → MDW and MDW → MCI counted separately.

Airlines on this route

Oct 1, 2024 – Jul 31, 2026
AirlineScheduled flights Share On-time departures Cancelled
Southwest Airlines WN 7,577 100.0% 79.4% 102

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 delay06:00–07:00-1.9min · 307 recorded · 300 measured
Gap to highest-delay hour28.0min06:00 ↔ 21:00
Recorded flights7,577MCI–MDW

Departure hour

On-time departures 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 · 93.8% · 504 recorded · 497 measured · Source: the US BTS 06:00 · 95.7% · 307 recorded · 300 measured · Source: the US BTS 07:00 · 93.1% · 572 recorded · 567 measured · Source: the US BTS 08:00 · 90.7% · 510 recorded · 503 measured · Source: the US BTS 09:00 · 88.5% · 283 recorded · 279 measured · Source: the US BTS 10:00 · 88.2% · 744 recorded · 737 measured · Source: the US BTS 11:00 · 86.6% · 389 recorded · 381 measured · Source: the US BTS 12:00 · 81.0% · 342 recorded · 336 measured · Source: the US BTS 13:00 · 84.3% · 418 recorded · 415 measured · Source: the US BTS 14:00 · 71.9% · 525 recorded · 519 measured · Source: the US BTS 15:00 · 78.8% · 433 recorded · 430 measured · Source: the US BTS 16:00 · 69.7% · 585 recorded · 575 measured · Source: the US BTS 17:00 · 63.0% · 340 recorded · 335 measured · Source: the US BTS 18:00 · 67.6% · 408 recorded · 401 measured · Source: the US BTS 19:00 · 62.4% · 354 recorded · 351 measured · Source: the US BTS 20:00 · 67.7% · 377 recorded · 374 measured · Source: the US BTS 21:00 · 60.9% · 301 recorded · 294 measured · Source: the US BTS 22:00 · Fewer than 200 measured departures · 185 recorded · 181 measured · Source: the US BTS 23:00 · No observations · 0 recorded · 0 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
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 · 2.2 min · 504 recorded · 497 measured · Source: the US BTS 06:00 · -1.9 min · 307 recorded · 300 measured · Source: the US BTS 07:00 · 2.7 min · 572 recorded · 567 measured · Source: the US BTS 08:00 · 2.4 min · 510 recorded · 503 measured · Source: the US BTS 09:00 · 5.3 min · 283 recorded · 279 measured · Source: the US BTS 10:00 · 5.4 min · 744 recorded · 737 measured · Source: the US BTS 11:00 · 6.2 min · 389 recorded · 381 measured · Source: the US BTS 12:00 · 9.3 min · 342 recorded · 336 measured · Source: the US BTS 13:00 · 7.3 min · 418 recorded · 415 measured · Source: the US BTS 14:00 · 14.3 min · 525 recorded · 519 measured · Source: the US BTS 15:00 · 10.0 min · 433 recorded · 430 measured · Source: the US BTS 16:00 · 17.8 min · 585 recorded · 575 measured · Source: the US BTS 17:00 · 20.1 min · 340 recorded · 335 measured · Source: the US BTS 18:00 · 18.6 min · 408 recorded · 401 measured · Source: the US BTS 19:00 · 20.5 min · 354 recorded · 351 measured · Source: the US BTS 20:00 · 17.1 min · 377 recorded · 374 measured · Source: the US BTS 21:00 · 26.2 min · 301 recorded · 294 measured · Source: the US BTS 22:00 · Fewer than 200 measured departures · 185 recorded · 181 measured · Source: the US BTS 23:00 · No observations · 0 recorded · 0 measured · Source: the US BTS

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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 · 504 · 504 recorded · 497 measured · Source: the US BTS 06:00 · 307 · 307 recorded · 300 measured · Source: the US BTS 07:00 · 572 · 572 recorded · 567 measured · Source: the US BTS 08:00 · 510 · 510 recorded · 503 measured · Source: the US BTS 09:00 · 283 · 283 recorded · 279 measured · Source: the US BTS 10:00 · 744 · 744 recorded · 737 measured · Source: the US BTS 11:00 · 389 · 389 recorded · 381 measured · Source: the US BTS 12:00 · 342 · 342 recorded · 336 measured · Source: the US BTS 13:00 · 418 · 418 recorded · 415 measured · Source: the US BTS 14:00 · 525 · 525 recorded · 519 measured · Source: the US BTS 15:00 · 433 · 433 recorded · 430 measured · Source: the US BTS 16:00 · 585 · 585 recorded · 575 measured · Source: the US BTS 17:00 · 340 · 340 recorded · 335 measured · Source: the US BTS 18:00 · 408 · 408 recorded · 401 measured · Source: the US BTS 19:00 · 354 · 354 recorded · 351 measured · Source: the US BTS 20:00 · 377 · 377 recorded · 374 measured · Source: the US BTS 21:00 · 301 · 301 recorded · 294 measured · Source: the US BTS 22:00 · 185 · 185 recorded · 181 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———
05:0093.8%2.2 min497504
06:0095.7%-1.9 min300307
07:0093.1%2.7 min567572
08:0090.7%2.4 min503510
09:0088.5%5.3 min279283
10:0088.2%5.4 min737744
11:0086.6%6.2 min381389
12:0081.0%9.3 min336342
13:0084.3%7.3 min415418
14:0071.9%14.3 min519525
15:0078.8%10.0 min430433
16:0069.7%17.8 min575585
17:0063.0%20.1 min335340
18:0067.6%18.6 min401408
19:0062.4%20.5 min351354
20:0067.7%17.1 min374377
21:0060.9%26.2 min294301
22:00Fewer than 200 measured departures—181185
23:00No observations———

Day of week

On-time departures Partial coverage: only airlines that report on-time data to the US DOT
Monday · 78.7% · 1,141 recorded · 1,118 measured · Source: the US BTS Tuesday · 85.4% · 1,114 recorded · 1,108 measured · Source: the US BTS Wednesday · 84.2% · 1,116 recorded · 1,100 measured · Source: the US BTS Thursday · 75.4% · 1,139 recorded · 1,130 measured · Source: the US BTS Friday · 77.6% · 1,137 recorded · 1,124 measured · Source: the US BTS Saturday · 80.9% · 833 recorded · 816 measured · Source: the US BTS Sunday · 74.1% · 1,097 recorded · 1,079 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 · 11.9 min · 1,141 recorded · 1,118 measured · Source: the US BTS Tuesday · 7.3 min · 1,114 recorded · 1,108 measured · Source: the US BTS Wednesday · 6.9 min · 1,116 recorded · 1,100 measured · Source: the US BTS Thursday · 12.5 min · 1,139 recorded · 1,130 measured · Source: the US BTS Friday · 11.3 min · 1,137 recorded · 1,124 measured · Source: the US BTS Saturday · 9.2 min · 833 recorded · 816 measured · Source: the US BTS Sunday · 14.5 min · 1,097 recorded · 1,079 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 · 1,141 · 1,141 recorded · 1,118 measured · Source: the US BTS Tuesday · 1,114 · 1,114 recorded · 1,108 measured · Source: the US BTS Wednesday · 1,116 · 1,116 recorded · 1,100 measured · Source: the US BTS Thursday · 1,139 · 1,139 recorded · 1,130 measured · Source: the US BTS Friday · 1,137 · 1,137 recorded · 1,124 measured · Source: the US BTS Saturday · 833 · 833 recorded · 816 measured · Source: the US BTS Sunday · 1,097 · 1,097 recorded · 1,079 measured · Source: the US BTS

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Day of weekOn-time departuresAverage departure delayWith departure timeRecorded flights
Monday78.7%11.9 min1,1181,141
Tuesday85.4%7.3 min1,1081,114
Wednesday84.2%6.9 min1,1001,116
Thursday75.4%12.5 min1,1301,139
Friday77.6%11.3 min1,1241,137
Saturday80.9%9.2 min816833
Sunday74.1%14.5 min1,0791,097

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
Jan · 86.0% · 604 recorded · 580 measured · Source: the US BTS Feb · 83.0% · 547 recorded · 542 measured · Source: the US BTS Mar · 79.0% · 692 recorded · 671 measured · Source: the US BTS Apr · 80.8% · 696 recorded · 693 measured · Source: the US BTS May · 76.6% · 717 recorded · 717 measured · Source: the US BTS Jun · 71.4% · 784 recorded · 773 measured · Source: the US BTS Jul · 70.5% · 827 recorded · 809 measured · Source: the US BTS Aug · 76.2% · 378 recorded · 374 measured · Source: the US BTS Sep · 85.1% · 355 recorded · 355 measured · Source: the US BTS Oct · 85.7% · 651 recorded · 651 measured · Source: the US BTS Nov · 86.4% · 653 recorded · 641 measured · Source: the US BTS Dec · 78.6% · 673 recorded · 669 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
Jan · 5.7 min · 604 recorded · 580 measured · Source: the US BTS Feb · 6.9 min · 547 recorded · 542 measured · Source: the US BTS Mar · 12.6 min · 692 recorded · 671 measured · Source: the US BTS Apr · 8.4 min · 696 recorded · 693 measured · Source: the US BTS May · 12.9 min · 717 recorded · 717 measured · Source: the US BTS Jun · 15.7 min · 784 recorded · 773 measured · Source: the US BTS Jul · 18.7 min · 827 recorded · 809 measured · Source: the US BTS Aug · 12.7 min · 378 recorded · 374 measured · Source: the US BTS Sep · 6.1 min · 355 recorded · 355 measured · Source: the US BTS Oct · 7.1 min · 651 recorded · 651 measured · Source: the US BTS Nov · 5.9 min · 653 recorded · 641 measured · Source: the US BTS Dec · 9.0 min · 673 recorded · 669 measured · Source: the US BTS

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Recorded flights Partial coverage: only airlines that report on-time data to the US DOT
Jan · 604 · 604 recorded · 580 measured · Source: the US BTS Feb · 547 · 547 recorded · 542 measured · Source: the US BTS Mar · 692 · 692 recorded · 671 measured · Source: the US BTS Apr · 696 · 696 recorded · 693 measured · Source: the US BTS May · 717 · 717 recorded · 717 measured · Source: the US BTS Jun · 784 · 784 recorded · 773 measured · Source: the US BTS Jul · 827 · 827 recorded · 809 measured · Source: the US BTS Aug · 378 · 378 recorded · 374 measured · Source: the US BTS Sep · 355 · 355 recorded · 355 measured · Source: the US BTS Oct · 651 · 651 recorded · 651 measured · Source: the US BTS Nov · 653 · 653 recorded · 641 measured · Source: the US BTS Dec · 673 · 673 recorded · 669 measured · Source: the US BTS

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Month of yearOn-time departuresAverage departure delayWith departure timeRecorded flights
Jan86.0%5.7 min580604
Feb83.0%6.9 min542547
Mar79.0%12.6 min671692
Apr80.8%8.4 min693696
May76.6%12.9 min717717
Jun71.4%15.7 min773784
Jul70.5%18.7 min809827
Aug76.2%12.7 min374378
Sep85.1%6.1 min355355
Oct85.7%7.1 min651651
Nov86.4%5.9 min641653
Dec78.6%9.0 min669673

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 78.3% 5,935
  • Delayed >15 min 20.3% 1,540
  • Cancelled 1.3% 102
  • 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
WN2814 MDW → MCI 130 80.0%
WN2193 MDW → MCI 121 76.5%
WN382 MCI → MDW 121 92.1%
WN2847 MCI → MDW 95 91.4%
WN1269 MDW → MCI 93 94.4%
WN2950 MDW → MCI 93 71.7%
WN3814 MCI → MDW 75 91.9%
WN458 MDW → MCI 73 67.1%
WN1739 MDW → MCI 64 84.1%
WN130 MCI → MDW 62 63.9%
WN1546 MCI → MDW 61 91.7%
WN3306 MDW → MCI 61 90.0%
WN3513 MDW → MCI 60 89.7%
WN1623 MCI → MDW 58 94.7%
WN1644 MDW → MCI 58 93.1%
WN1699 MDW → MCI 58 81.0%
WN2267 MCI → MDW 58 94.8%
WN2644 MDW → MCI 58 96.6%
WN2857 MDW → MCI 58 69.0%
WN3321 MCI → MDW 58 71.9%
WN3548 MDW → MCI 58 84.5%
WN3710 MDW → MCI 58 69.0%
WN3711 MDW → MCI 58 69.0%
WN4276 MCI → MDW 58 89.7%
WN4407 MDW → MCI 58 66.7%
WN4549 MDW → MCI 58 70.7%
WN546 MDW → MCI 58 82.8%
WN1278 MCI → MDW 57 93.0%
WN2542 MCI → MDW 57 75.4%
WN2839 MCI → MDW 57 63.2%
WN3178 MCI → MDW 57 61.4%
WN4105 MDW → MCI 57 82.5%
WN4635 MCI → MDW 57 75.4%
WN1843 MDW → MCI 55 90.7%
WN4928 MCI → MDW 55 83.3%
WN345 MCI → MDW 54 61.5%
WN2226 MDW → MCI 52 51.9%
WN3656 MCI → MDW 52 45.1%
WN1051 MCI → MDW 51 68.0%
WN1883 MCI → MDW 51 72.6%
WN2689 MCI → MDW 51 84.0%
WN966 MCI → MDW 51 90.0%
WN1751 MCI → MDW 50 62.0%
WN1774 MCI → MDW 50 84.0%
WN2571 MCI → MDW 50 67.4%
WN2711 MDW → MCI 50 88.0%
WN3304 MDW → MCI 50 61.2%
WN4013 MDW → MCI 50 100.0%
WN547 MCI → MDW 50 86.0%
WN878 MDW → MCI 50 80.0%
WN1482 MDW → MCI 49 41.7%
WN3205 MCI → MDW 49 85.4%
WN2500 MDW → MCI 47 83.0%
WN2749 MCI → MDW 47 93.6%
WN3190 MCI → MDW 47 87.0%
WN513 MDW → MCI 47 93.6%
WN1226 MCI → MDW 46 87.0%
WN2931 MCI → MDW 46 82.2%
WN3061 MDW → MCI 46 93.2%
WN3479 MDW → MCI 46 73.9%
WN1016 MDW → MCI 44 90.9%
WN3848 MDW → MCI 44 41.9%
WN864 MCI → MDW 44 84.1%
WN2812 MDW → MCI 43 75.6%
WN1181 MCI → MDW 42 95.2%
WN198 MDW → MCI 42 80.5%
WN2089 MDW → MCI 42 61.0%
WN2780 MCI → MDW 42 76.2%
WN3180 MCI → MDW 42 82.9%
WN3709 MDW → MCI 42 97.6%
WN2572 MCI → MDW 41 42.5%
WN3313 MCI → MDW 40 80.0%
WN364 MCI → MDW 39 94.9%
WN2227 MCI → MDW 37 83.8%
WN171 MCI → MDW 35 85.7%
WN1184 MCI → MDW 34 69.7%
WN2569 MCI → MDW 34 100.0%
WN580 MDW → MCI 34 97.1%
WN1513 MDW → MCI 33 53.1%
WN2407 MCI → MDW 33 87.9%
WN2810 MDW → MCI 33 59.4%
WN3192 MDW → MCI 33 90.6%
WN3467 MCI → MDW 33 75.8%
WN366 MCI → MDW 33 78.1%
WN3691 MDW → MCI 33 87.1%
WN3960 MDW → MCI 33 50.0%
WN577 MDW → MCI 33 90.9%
WN943 MDW → MCI 33 72.7%
WN1700 MCI → MDW 32 87.5%
WN1067 MDW → MCI 31 100.0%
WN1569 MCI → MDW 31 64.5%
WN2497 MDW → MCI 31 71.0%
WN3225 MCI → MDW 31 50.0%
WN3541 MCI → MDW 31 54.8%
WN3616 MDW → MCI 31 83.9%
WN1230 MCI → MDW 30 90.0%
WN1286 MCI → MDW 30 73.3%
WN3639 MCI → MDW 30 63.3%

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Monthly figures
PeriodFlights operated Change vs last yearCancelled On-time departures
July 2026 412 +3.8% 9 70.4%
June 2026 387 +0.3% 7 68.0%
May 2026 353 −3.0% 0 71.7%
April 2026 341 −3.1% 3 79.8%
March 2026 334 −0.9% 14 73.4%
February 2026 270 −0.7% 2 84.1%
January 2026 302 +8.6% 1 86.4%
December 2025 330 −2.7% 1 76.1%
November 2025 302 −10.9% 12 84.4%
October 2025 396 +55.3% 0 80.8%
September 2025 355 0 85.1%
August 2025 374 4 76.2%
July 2025 397 9 70.5%
June 2025 386 4 74.9%
May 2025 364 0 81.3%
April 2025 352 0 81.8%
March 2025 337 7 84.6%
February 2025 272 3 82.0%
January 2025 278 23 85.6%
December 2024 339 3 81.1%
November 2024 339 0 88.2%
October 2024 255 0 93.3%

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