FLL → MDW Southwest Airlines

Southwest Airlines · Fort Lauderdale, FL to Chicago, IL · 1,128 flights, 2025-07-01 to 2026-06-30 · aggregated across 59 flight numbers

This route runs much more reliably at some times of day than others — 94% on-time departing 3–6am vs. 54% departing 9pm–12am.
On-time arrival
72%
Median delay
+1 min
90th percentile
+52 min
Cancellation rate
1%

How on-time is Southwest Airlines from FLL to MDW?

Across every Southwest Airlines flight number on FLL → MDW (1,128 flights, 2025-07-01 to 2026-06-30), 72% arrived within 15 minutes of schedule. Median arrival delay +1 min; the worst 10% ran +52 min or later. 1% were cancelled.

Delay distribution

Arrival delay for completed flights (excludes cancellations and diversions).

ArrivalFlightsShare
Early / on-time79272%
16-30 min11711%
31-60 min1029%
61-120 min636%
2+ hrs293%

Performance by month

MonthFlightsOn-timeAvg delay
2025-079571%+18 min
2025-088473%+15 min
2025-098083%+0 min
2025-109187%+4 min
2025-118978%+9 min
2025-129664%+21 min
2026-019673%+6 min
2026-029064%+14 min
2026-0310261%+20 min
2026-049474%+11 min
2026-059766%+15 min
2026-068973%+13 min

Performance by day of week

DayFlightsOn-time
Mon15066%
Tue15274%
Wed14582%
Thu15374%
Fri15268%
Sat18277%
Sun16963%

Based on US DOT Bureau of Transportation Statistics on-time data. Loading the full breakdown…