WN1838 Las VegasLAS · 11:00 ChicagoMDW · 15:50
WN1838 by Southwest Airlines flies from Las Vegas (LAS) to Chicago (MDW).
Same number through LAS → DSM → MDW
scheduled from LAS
Where the minutes go
last 3 operations · gate push → arrivalThe bar is how late it left the gate; the ring is where it actually arrived. Board clocks, not estimates.
The route today
live boardsWeather lens
Delay & cancellation outlook for this flight
Measured, 90-day sampleConditions at LAS and MDW are near their clear-air norm right now, so this reflects the route's recent baseline rather than a weather penalty. For this route and airline, under conditions like today's, over the last 90 days.
Pro Flight Search tracking, 90 days · the weather × delay correlation study → · live weather risk by airport →
Tomorrow on this route
ForecastLas Vegas to Des Moines with Southwest Airlines · Wed 28 Oct, local date
- Chance a departure is cancelled
- 0.2%3.5× usual
- Chance a departure leaves 60+ min late
- 5.3%0.8× usual
Forecast: WeatherTomorrow · incl. data from ECMWF (CC BY 4.0, modified) · About 1 departures a day on this route with this airline. · Expected values for tomorrow from a forecast model, kept apart from today's measured figures.
When it flies
scheduled departuresEach mark is a scheduled departure at its origin-local time. Today is highlighted.
Other Las Vegas to Chicago flights today
same route · Southwest AirlinesIf WN1838 is cancelled, these are the other Southwest Airlines nonstop flights from Las Vegas to Chicago on the same day, with scheduled departure times in LAS local time. Most flights posting a delay still operate — rebooking usually only beats a very large posted delay. Every airline on this route →
How WN1838 actually runs
Pro Flight Search has tracked every published board update for WN1838 across the LAS and MDW boards: schedule changes, gate pushes and actual clocks. Early read — pattern not clear yet. Only 3 completed legs so far: left a little late (~20 min) but landed a little late (~7 min). Not enough to call it.
The verdict above is that record speaking, so it reflects how WN1838 operates rather than what the timetable promises. Numbers refresh as new flights operate.
How this operation is measured
Board log
scheduled → actual, per operationAircraft
Recent tails: N8841L, N8944Q.
Board clocks recorded as LAS and MDW published them.
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