Itineraries flown on 20+ days in the Jun 6 – Jul 31, 2026 schedule · each leg’s record Aug 2025 – Jul 2026

No clear winner: Southwest’s MDW → SRQ flights land within a few points of 3 in 4 on time whatever the hour.

Nonstops (seasonal or thin)


Southwest	MDW	SRQ	2h 40m	75%	1.3%	520	Flying now

Best connections, any airlines

Most reliable Quickest (80%+ on time)

Ranked by chance you reach Sarasota/Bradenton on time. Total trip = scheduled departure to arrival, layover included (Sarasota/Bradenton is 1 h ahead of Chicago). Layovers up to 4 hours. Pick a connection for the details.


Southwest + Deltatwo ticketsDetails →	MDW 07:15 → ATL 10:05WN 3054	2h 35m Atlanta	ATL 12:40 → SRQ 14:14DL 2438	5h 59m	100%	87%
Southwest + Deltatwo ticketsDetails →	MDW 05:15 → LGA 08:15WN 2801	2h 13m New York	LGA 10:28 → SRQ 13:33DL 2412	7h 19m	98%	81%
Delta Details →	MDW 11:05 → ATL 14:01DL 1063	3h 14m Atlanta	ATL 17:15 → SRQ 18:52DL 3115	6h 48m	99%	76%
Southwest + Deltatwo ticketsDetails →	MDW 08:55 → ATL 11:45WN 4154	3h 53m Atlanta	ATL 15:38 → SRQ 17:17DL 3109	7h 22m	100%	76%
Delta Details →	MDW 06:00 → ATL 08:55DL 1285	1h 10m Atlanta	ATL 10:05 → SRQ 11:45DL 3104	4h 45m	91%	74%
Southwest + Americantwo ticketsDetails →	MDW 07:50 → CLT 10:55WN 2749	3h 56m Charlotte	CLT 14:51 → SRQ 16:48AA 5627 · flown by PSA	7h 58m	100%	72%
Delta Details →	MDW 17:10 → ATL 20:22DL 1728	2h 45m Atlanta	ATL 23:07 → SRQ 00:49 +1DL 2997	6h 35m	95%	71%
Southwest Details →	MDW 08:55 → BWI 11:45WN 1355	2h 45m Baltimore	BWI 14:30 → SRQ 17:05WN 4817	7h 10m	100%	70%
Tight connection: often missed
Delta Details →	MDW 17:10 → ATL 20:22DL 1728	53m Atlanta	ATL 21:15 → SRQ 22:52DL 1057	4h 43m	73%	50%
Southwest Details →	MDW 13:00 → STL 14:10WN 2902	50m St Louis	STL 15:00 → SRQ 18:20WN 4913	4h 20m	63%	39%
Southwest Details →	MDW 17:05 → BNA 18:35WN 2199	1h 10m Nashville	BNA 19:45 → SRQ 22:45WN 2700	4h 40m	65%	25%

Same layover, different day-part

How often the first flight arrives too late to connect (45 min minimum), for one-ticket layovers of 45–80 minutes.

Morning

ATL · 1h 10m · leaves 06:00 9%

Afternoon and evening

ATL · 53m · leaves 17:10 27%

Delays build through the day, so an afternoon first leg eats the layover. A short connection is fine early in the morning and a gamble later on.

Mixing airlines

One ticketMiss it and the airline rebooks you; bags go through. 45 min is enough.

Separate ticketsMiss it and you buy a new ticket. Re-check bags, clear security again: we require 90 min.

The table above includes two-ticket connections (marked “two tickets”), held to the 90-minute minimum. One ticket only →

Regional partners count as the airline that sells them: SkyWest flying Delta Connection is one Delta ticket.

How these are worked out. Makes the connection: share of the last year’s flights where the first flight arrived with at least 45 minutes to spare (90 on separate tickets). Arrives on time: first flight not cancelled × connection made × second flight not cancelled and arriving within 15 minutes. Not yet counted: the second flight also leaving late (which helps), gate-to-gate distance at the hub, and rebooking after a missed connection.

About this data: US DOT on-time records, Aug 2025 – Jul 2026, all US airlines; regional flights count under the airline that sells them. Schedules (which flights and connections exist, and their times) are as of Jun 6 – Jul 31, 2026; seasonal flights outside that window aren’t ranked. Rebuilt monthly. JSON