Flight OddsWN542 DCA → MDW
Southwest Airlines · Washington, DC to Chicago, IL · 50 flights observed, 2025-08-05 to 2025-10-01 · 601 mi
WN542 covers more than one route in the data window — the stats below are for DCA → MDW, the one it has flown most recently. The others are linked under “Other routes”.
On-time arrival
76%
Median delay
-4 min
90th percentile
+74 min
Cancellation rate
2%
How often is WN542 on time?
Across 50 flights on DCA → MDW from 2025-08-05 to 2025-10-01, WN542 arrived within 15 minutes of schedule 76% of the time. The median arrival delay was -4 min, and the worst 10% of flights arrived +74 min or later. 2% of flights were cancelled.
Delay distribution
Arrival delay for completed flights (excludes cancellations and diversions).
| Arrival | Flights | Share |
|---|---|---|
| Early / on-time | 37 | 76% |
| 16-30 min | 3 | 6% |
| 31-60 min | 3 | 6% |
| 61-120 min | 5 | 10% |
| 2+ hrs | 1 | 2% |
Performance by month
| Month | Flights | On-time | Avg delay |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2025-08 | 22 | 68% | +17 min |
| 2025-09 | 26 | 81% | +4 min |
| 2025-10 | 1 | 100% | -32 min |
Performance by day of week
| Day | Flights | On-time |
|---|---|---|
| Mon | 7 | 86% |
| Tue | 9 | 78% |
| Wed | 9 | 78% |
| Thu | 8 | 75% |
| Fri | 8 | 75% |
| Sat | No data | — |
| Sun | 8 | 63% |
Other routes
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