WN1949 New OrleansMSY ChicagoMDW
WN1949 by Southwest Airlines flies from New Orleans (MSY) to Chicago (MDW).
scheduled from MSY
The route today
live boardsWeather lens
Delay & cancellation outlook for this flight
Measured, 90-day sampleConditions at MSY 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 →
When it flies
scheduled departuresEach mark is a scheduled departure at its origin-local time. Today is highlighted.
Other New Orleans to Chicago flights today
same route · Southwest AirlinesIf WN1949 is cancelled, these are the other Southwest Airlines nonstop flights from New Orleans to Chicago on the same day, with scheduled departure times in MSY local time. Most flights posting a delay still operate — rebooking usually only beats a very large posted delay. Every airline on this route →
How WN1949 actually runs
Pro Flight Search has tracked every published board update for WN1949 across the MSY and MDW boards: schedule changes, gate pushes and actual clocks. Combined risk score: 33.0/100. Based on airport operations, weather, and cached board history at MSY and MDW.
The verdict above is that record speaking, so it reflects how WN1949 operates rather than what the timetable promises. Numbers refresh as new flights operate.
Planning around WN1949? Will a delayed flight be cancelled? · Do planes make up time in the air? · How we measure
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Pro Flight Search — WN1949 New Orleans to Chicago on-time performance, measured from the MSY and MDW airport boards.
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