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Flight records through . Security counts through .

When is Chicago MDW security busiest? 6 to 8 am, then noon.

Calmest around 3 pm. Choose any hour on the board.

People screened per hour at MDW checkpoints, by weekday and hour; choose a cell to read it
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People screened per hour at MDW checkpoints, by weekday and hour; choose a cell to read it
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Monday, 6 am

1,830

people screened, 8-week average.

Which departures leave on time? Leave in the morning.

5 am: 93% left on time. 10 pm: 42%.

Flight records,

Share of MDW departures leaving less than 15 minutes late, by scheduled hour
DepartsBarLeft on time
5 am93%
6 am92%
7 am88%
8 am86%
9 am81%
10 am81%
11 am67%
12 pm71%
1 pm72%
2 pm64%
3 pm63%
4 pm60%
5 pm56%
6 pm54%
7 pm55%
8 pm58%
9 pm46%
10 pm42%

Which airline runs on time here? Southwest flies it.

Southwest flies 93% of MDW departures and landed on time 73% of the time.

Flight records,

  1. Southwest 69,564 flights, 1.5% cancelled 73%

Not ranked, under ten flights a day: Delta 79% of 3,485, Allegiant 71% of 308, Frontier 70% of 1,670.

Where do MDW flights land late? New York, Denver, Phoenix.

Lowest on-time rates of the 8 busiest.

Flight records,

ToFlightsOn time
ATL Atlanta3,53877%
PHX Phoenix2,71973%
MCO Orlando2,70774%
MSP Minneapolis2,62675%
LGA New York2,39164%
DEN Denver2,25972%
LAS Las Vegas2,23675%
DAL Dallas2,20474%