MDW to EWR flight delays & on-time performance
Nonstop flights from Chicago Midway International Airport to Newark Liberty International Airport · 711 miles · Aug 2025 – Jul 2026
No FAA-reported ground stops or delays at MDW or EWR right now. Individual flights can still be delayed by the airline; check with your airline for your flight.
Key facts
- Flights from Chicago (MDW) to Newark (EWR) arrived on time 64% of the time in Aug 2025 – Jul 2026, worse than the 78% national average.
- 5.6% were cancelled, and 21% arrived an hour or more late.
- Frontier Airlines is the only airline reporting nonstop flights on this route.
- Tuesday was the most reliable day to fly (63% on time) and Thursday the least (56%).
- The largest source of delay minutes was air traffic control & airport congestion (80%).
Which airline is most on time from MDW to EWR?
Ranked by on-time arrival rate. Regional airlines fly under their partner's brand (e.g. SkyWest for Delta Connection or United Express).
| Airline | On time | Cancelled | Avg delay | 1 hr+ late | Flights |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Frontier Airlines | 64% | 5.6% | 34 min | 20.9% | 71 |
Best time of day to fly
On-time arrival rate by scheduled departure hour (local time).
- 7am79%43 flights
- 5pm20%11 flights
- 6pm22%10 flights
Best day of the week
On-time arrival rate by day of departure.
- Monday67%0.0% cancelled
- Tuesday63%0.0% cancelled
- Wednesday100%0.0% cancelled
- Thursday56%10.0% cancelled
- Friday100%0.0% cancelled
- Saturday100%0.0% cancelled
- Sunday58%9.5% cancelled
On-time trend by month
Why flights are late
Share of delay minutes by cause, as reported by airlines to the DOT.
- Air traffic control & airport congestion80%
- Airline (crew, maintenance, cleaning, fueling)15%
- Late-arriving aircraft5%
- Extreme weather0%
- Security0%
Why flights are cancelled
Share of cancellations by reason.
- Airline (crew, maintenance, cleaning, fueling)50%
- Extreme weather50%
- Air traffic control & airport congestion0%
- Security0%
MDW to EWR: common questions
- How often are MDW to EWR flights on time?
- 64% of flights arrived less than 15 minutes late in Aug 2025 – Jul 2026, compared with 78% for all US flights.
- How often are flights from Chicago to Newark cancelled?
- 5.6% of scheduled flights were cancelled (4 of 71).
- How long are typical delays?
- Across all flights the average arrival delay was 34 min (early arrivals count as zero). Flights that were late arrived 92 min behind schedule on average, and 20.9% of flights were an hour or more late.
- How long is taxi time at MDW?
- Flights on this route spent 21 min taxiing from the gate to takeoff on average.
Related routes
Return trip: EWR to MDW — 67% on time
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Data: U.S. DOT Bureau of Transportation Statistics, Aug 2025 – Jul 2026 (12 months). Latest month published by BTS: July 2026. Route: MDW → EWR, nonstop flights by US airlines that report to the DOT. How we calculate this.