LAS to MDW flight delays

LAS MDW Harry Reid to Chicago Midway · 1,521 miles

8,523 flights were scheduled from LAS to MDW over July 2023 through June 2026. Of the 8,398 that made the trip, 77.6% reached the gate less than 15 minutes behind schedule. These are arrival figures: “on time” means the flight reached the gate less than 15 minutes behind schedule. Arrivals are what decide whether you make the connection, so route and airline pages are scored on them rather than on pushback.

Data through June 2026 · Bureau of Transportation Statistics

The route in brief

Flights in the window
8,523
Arrived on time
77.6%
Cancelled
0.9%
Scheduled distance
1,521 miles

Cancellations are counted against everything scheduled. Diverted flights are counted with them rather than as very late arrivals, which is why the on-time share and the cancellation rate do not add up to everything that happened.

Airline by airline

Airlines with at least 100 flights on LAS–MDW, busiest first. Same route, same weather, same air traffic — which makes this the fairest comparison on the site.

Airline Arrived on time Typical delay Cancelled Flights
Southwest Airlines 78% 50 min 0.8% 7,951
Frontier Airlines 72.1% 64 min 2.1% 570

Month by month

July was the month to avoid on LAS–MDW: 65.2% of flights arrived on time, against 84.7% in November. Each bar pools three years of that calendar month.

Share of flights that arrived on time, by calendar month. Best month in green, worst in amber. The hairline sits at the overall rate, 77.6%.
Arrival on-time share, LAS to MDW, by calendar month
Month Share flights that arrived on time Flights
January 77.5% 591
February 82.1% 534
March 72.9% 725
April 82.3% 745
May 76.6% 747
June 70.9% 727
July 65.2% 854
August 78.2% 767
September 81.1% 719
October 82.4% 746
November 84.7% 671
December 80.4% 697

Both ends of the route

A route’s record is built out of two airports’ habits. The hour-by-hour grid for each is on its own page.

LAS to MDW in one number

LAS → MDW

When a flight on this route was late, it was late by about 51 min.

July 2023–June 2026 · 8,523 flights

77.6% of flights arrived on time

Questions about LAS to MDW

Which airline is most reliable from LAS to MDW?
Southwest Airlines — its flights on this pairing arrived on time 78% of the time, with 7,951 scheduled. Frontier Airlines came in at 72.1% over 570 scheduled. Airlines with fewer than 100 flights on the route are not rated.
What is the worst month to fly LAS to MDW?
July, at 65.2% of arrivals on time, with 854 flights scheduled. November was the best of the year at 84.7%.
How late are LAS–MDW flights when they are late?
51 min on average, counting only the flights that arrived 15 minutes or more behind schedule. The on-time flights are left out of that average on purpose — mixing them in would flatter it.
How often is the LAS to MDW flight cancelled?
0.9% of scheduled flights on this route were cancelled, July 2023 through June 2026. Diverted flights are counted with the cancellations rather than as late arrivals.
Are these departure or arrival numbers?
Arrival. A flight counts as on time here if it reached the gate at MDW less than 15 minutes behind schedule. Airport pages score departures instead, because that is the number you can act on when you pick a booking time.