DCA → MDW Southwest Airlines
Southwest Airlines · Washington, DC to Chicago, IL · 2,104 flights, 2025-07-01 to 2026-06-30 · aggregated across 95 flight numbers
On-time arrival
78%
Median delay
-3 min
90th percentile
+46 min
Cancellation rate
3%
How on-time is Southwest Airlines from DCA to MDW?
Across every Southwest Airlines flight number on DCA → MDW (2,104 flights, 2025-07-01 to 2026-06-30), 78% arrived within 15 minutes of schedule. Median arrival delay -3 min; the worst 10% ran +46 min or later. 3% were cancelled.
Delay distribution
Arrival delay for completed flights (excludes cancellations and diversions).
| Arrival | Flights | Share |
|---|---|---|
| Early / on-time | 1,581 | 78% |
| 16-30 min | 153 | 8% |
| 31-60 min | 139 | 7% |
| 61-120 min | 103 | 5% |
| 2+ hrs | 56 | 3% |
Performance by month
| Month | Flights | On-time | Avg delay |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2025-07 | 166 | 66% | +26 min |
| 2025-08 | 177 | 81% | +7 min |
| 2025-09 | 176 | 88% | +1 min |
| 2025-10 | 181 | 81% | +4 min |
| 2025-11 | 155 | 77% | +9 min |
| 2025-12 | 172 | 79% | +6 min |
| 2026-01 | 166 | 87% | -2 min |
| 2026-02 | 154 | 84% | -3 min |
| 2026-03 | 170 | 64% | +22 min |
| 2026-04 | 170 | 81% | +6 min |
| 2026-05 | 176 | 72% | +11 min |
| 2026-06 | 169 | 73% | +15 min |
Performance by day of week
| Day | Flights | On-time |
|---|---|---|
| Mon | 292 | 78% |
| Tue | 308 | 84% |
| Wed | 305 | 79% |
| Thu | 296 | 74% |
| Fri | 292 | 72% |
| Sat | 245 | 86% |
| Sun | 294 | 74% |
WN flight numbers on DCA → MDW
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