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SMF → MDW

Sacramento International Airport Chicago Midway International Airport

How punctual is this route?

On-time arrivals
86.6%
Less than 15 minutes late
Cancelled
0.3%
Of scheduled flights
Average delay when late
47 min
Flights arriving 15+ minutes late
Flights tracked
674
Scheduled flights in the period

What caused the delays

  • Airline (crew, maintenance, cleaning) 50%
  • Late-arriving aircraft 30%
  • Air traffic control & airport 18%
  • Extreme weather 2%
  • Security 0%

Share of delay minutes airlines attributed to each cause (BTS).

On-time arrivals by month
Sep 2025 Aug 2026
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MonthOn timeFlights
September 2025 83.3% 78
October 2025 81.8% 55
November 2025 83.9% 31
December 2025 80.6% 31
January 2026 80.6% 31
February 2026 92.9% 28
March 2026 87.9% 59
April 2026 90.0% 60
May 2026 85.5% 62
June 2026 84.2% 79
July 2026 88.2% 85
August 2026 94.7% 75

Source: U.S. DOT Bureau of Transportation Statistics on-time data, September 2025 – August 2026. Covers flights operated by reporting U.S. carriers. About our data

Airlines on this route

AirlineFlightsOn timeCancelledAvg. delay when late
Southwest Airlines 674 86.6% 0.3% 47 min

Delay odds by flight

How often each flight number arrived 15 or more minutes late over the last year.

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