Route · MDW → COS · 2020–2025 BTS data
Chicago to Colorado Springs
The MDW–COS corridor (Chicago, IL → Colorado Springs, CO) runs ahead of the national average, served by 1 carrier across roughly 917 miles.
Data updated 2026-06-13
- 80.4%
- On-time
- +1.4 pts
- vs US avg
- 59 min
- Delay when late
- 1,867
- Flights
Cancelled
0.6%
Best Month
Jul 2025 74%
Worst Month
Jul 2023 45%
Distance
917 mi
Carriers
1
Monthly Performance
Recent 24 months of route data.
| Period | Flights | Delayed | Cancelled | Diverted | Carriers |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Oct 2025 | 31 | 5 | 0 | 0 | WN |
| Sep 2025 | 30 | 4 | 0 | 0 | WN |
| Aug 2025 | 33 | 8 | 0 | 1 | WN |
| Jul 2025 | 54 | 14 | 0 | 0 | WN |
| Jun 2025 | 48 | 9 | 0 | 0 | WN |
| Dec 2024 | 31 | 5 | 0 | 0 | WN |
| Nov 2024 | 30 | 1 | 0 | 0 | WN |
| Oct 2024 | 31 | 2 | 0 | 0 | WN |
| Sep 2024 | 30 | 1 | 0 | 0 | WN |
| Aug 2024 | 33 | 7 | 0 | 0 | WN |
| Jul 2024 | 53 | 16 | 0 | 0 | WN |
| Jun 2024 | 49 | 11 | 0 | 1 | WN |
| May 2024 | 31 | 11 | 0 | 0 | WN |
| Apr 2024 | 30 | 4 | 0 | 0 | WN |
| Mar 2024 | 31 | 2 | 1 | 0 | WN |
| Jan 2024 | 31 | 7 | 2 | 0 | WN |
| Dec 2023 | 31 | 5 | 1 | 0 | WN |
| Nov 2023 | 30 | 5 | 0 | 0 | WN |
| Oct 2023 | 31 | 4 | 0 | 0 | WN |
| Sep 2023 | 30 | 5 | 0 | 0 | WN |
| Aug 2023 | 43 | 11 | 0 | 0 | WN |
| Jul 2023 | 55 | 30 | 1 | 0 | WN |
| Jun 2023 | 50 | 7 | 0 | 1 | WN |
| May 2023 | 31 | 2 | 0 | 0 | WN |
Cancellation Rate
0.6%
5 of 877 flights
Diversion Rate
0.3%
3 of 877 flights
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On-time and delay data for the airports this route connects.
MDW - Chicago
Full on-time, delay-cause, and seasonal performance for Chicago, IL.
Origin airport →COS - Colorado Springs
Full on-time, delay-cause, and seasonal performance for Colorado Springs, CO.
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What the Data Says About MDW to COS
1,867 tracked flights put the MDW to COS pairing (Chicago to Colorado Springs) at a 80.4% on-time rate, squarely in line with the wider network. Delays that do occur run 58.8 minutes on average. Across the 917-mile route and its 1 carrier, the trailing 24 months show 0.6% cancelled and 0.3% diverted (877 flights sampled).
The monthly split is wide on this route: Jul 2025 posted the strongest performance at 74% on-time, while Jul 2023 came in at just 45% - a 29-point swing worth factoring into travel timing.
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Data source
Data Source: Bureau of Transportation Statistics (BTS), On-Time Performance Data. Statistics reflect cumulative performance across all available reporting periods.
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