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Airport month · November 2025
Chicago Midway International in November 2025
BTS: A flight is counted as on time if it arrived less than 15 minutes after its scheduled time. Only carriers with at least 0.5 percent of domestic scheduled passenger revenue report.
In November 2025, reporting carriers scheduled 5,620 domestic departures from Chicago Midway International (MDW). 75.5% left less than 15 minutes late and 76.5% reached their destination on time; 5.0% were cancelled.
Nationally that month, 78.1% of flights departed on time and 77.3% arrived on time, so MDW departures were 2.6 points below the national departure figure.
A year earlier, in November 2024, the airport had 5,901 departures with 84.9% leaving on time: a change of −9.4 points, with flights down 5%.
Flights arriving at MDW that month were on time 77.1% of the time (5,622 scheduled arrivals).
Of the delay minutes that carriers assigned to a BTS cause category that month, late-arriving aircraft 40%, air carrier 30% and national aviation system 28%.
- On time 76.5%
- Arrived 15+ minutes late 18.4%
- Cancelled 5.0%
- Diverted 0.1%
November 2025 against a year earlier, the airport's year and the nation
| Measure | Nov 2025 | Nov 2024 | MDW, 12 months to Jul 2026 | All reported flights, Nov 2025 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Departed on time | 75.5% | 84.9% | 70.7% | 78.1% |
| Arrived on time | 76.5% | 86.6% | 73.9% | 77.3% |
| Cancelled | 5.0% | 0.3% | 1.5% | 2.5% |
| Average departure delay (late minutes only) | 12.9 min | 10.0 min | 16.5 min | 15.6 min |
| Scheduled departures a day | 187 | 197 | 202 | 19,018 |
| Scheduled departures | 5,620 | 5,901 | 73,744 | 570,550 |
Airlines that month
| Reporting carrier | Flights | Share | On time | Avg arrival delay | Cancelled |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| WN Southwest Airlines | 5,152 | 92% | 76.3% | 3.5 min | 5.0% |
| F9 Frontier Airlines | 223 | 4% | 70.4% | 12.4 min | 4.5% |
| DL Delta Air Lines | 108 | 2% | 88.9% | -13.2 min | 5.6% |
| OO SkyWest Airlines | 101 | 2% | 86.1% | 3.0 min | 5.0% |
| G4 Allegiant Air | 36 | 1% | 75.0% | 13.0 min | 0.0% |
Busiest routes that month
| Route | Cities | Flights | On time | Avg arrival delay | Cancelled |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| MDW–ATL | Chicago to Atlanta | 288 | 78.1% | -1.5 min | 4.2% |
| MDW–MCO | Chicago to Orlando | 234 | 79.1% | 0.9 min | 6.4% |
| MDW–PHX | Chicago to Phoenix | 224 | 72.3% | 9.0 min | 5.8% |
| MDW–MSP | Chicago to Minneapolis | 215 | 80.5% | 2.8 min | 7.0% |
| MDW–LGA | Chicago to New York | 191 | 62.3% | 20.1 min | 5.8% |
| MDW–DEN | Chicago to Denver | 188 | 77.1% | 3.5 min | 5.9% |
| MDW–DAL | Chicago to Dallas | 178 | 75.3% | -0.2 min | 6.7% |
| MDW–LAS | Chicago to Las Vegas | 178 | 73.0% | 4.0 min | 5.1% |
| MDW–DCA | Chicago to Washington | 170 | 63.5% | 12.6 min | 5.9% |
| MDW–BNA | Chicago to Nashville | 158 | 80.4% | 4.0 min | 3.8% |
| MDW–BWI | Chicago to Baltimore | 158 | 72.8% | 2.0 min | 12.0% |
| MDW–MCI | Chicago to Kansas City | 157 | 82.8% | 0.6 min | 4.5% |
By scheduled departure hour
Delay causes
Questions and answers
How many flights left MDW on time in November 2025?
75.5% of 5,620 scheduled domestic departures left less than 15 minutes late, and 76.5% reached their destination on time. The national figures that month were 78.1% and 77.3%.
How does that compare with a year earlier?
In November 2024, 84.9% of 5,901 departures left on time and 0.3% were cancelled, against 75.5% and 5.0% in November 2025.
Provenance
Source: Bureau of Transportation Statistics, Reporting Carrier On-Time Performance, file for November 2025; public domain. Domestic scheduled flights by reporting carriers, totals and averages only. The site's data runs through July 2026. Full record for MDW · methodology · corrections.