WN218Southwest Airlines · MDW → CUN
updated 44m ago
Route confirmed Southwest Airlines

WN218 ChicagoMDW · 08:20 CancúnCUN · 13:05

WN218 by Southwest Airlines flies from Chicago (MDW) to Cancún (CUN) for the Wed, Nov 4 departure.

Right nowLanded in Cancún · today
13:01

arrived at CUN · 4 min early

Typical gate push−8 minmedian posted departure
Typical arrival−4 minmedian over 3 operations

Where the minutes go

last 3 operations · gate push → arrival
0+30+60+90 min
11-04
−12 gate · −4 arrival
11-03
+4 gate · +5 arrival
11-02
−8 gate · −30 arrival

The bar is how late it left the gate; the ring is where it actually arrived. Board clocks, not estimates.

The route today

live boards
MDWChicagoOn-time likelyMDW delay board →
CUNCancúnOn-time likelyCUN delay board →
MDW→CUNevery carrier, schedules and on-time historyRoute intelligence →

Weather lens

Delay & cancellation outlook for this flight

Measured, 90-day sample
33%Chance of 15+ min delay
4.2%Chance of cancellation
+7 minTypical airport delay in this weather

Conditions at MDW and CUN are near their clear-air norm right now, so this reflects the route's recent baseline rather than a weather penalty. These figures come from both airports' records 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 at Chicago

Forecast

Thu 5 Nov, local date

High12°Clikely 11°C to 14°C
Low10°Clikely 8°C to 11°C
  • 81% chance of rain

Forecast: GateWeather · incl. data from ECMWF (CC BY 4.0, modified) · Expected values for tomorrow from a forecast model, kept apart from today's measured figures.

Tomorrow at Cancún

Forecast

Thu 5 Nov, local date

High31°Clikely 30°C to 32°C
Low23°Clikely 22°C to 24°C

Forecast: GateWeather · incl. data from ECMWF (CC BY 4.0, modified) · Expected values for tomorrow from a forecast model, kept apart from today's measured figures.

When it flies

scheduled departures
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Each mark is a scheduled departure at its origin-local time. Today is highlighted.

Other Chicago to Cancún flights today

same route · Southwest Airlines
WN228departs 08:00
WN216departs 09:05

If WN218 is cancelled, these are the other Southwest Airlines nonstop flights from Chicago to Cancún on the same day, with scheduled departure times in MDW local time. Most flights that show a delay still operate. Rebooking usually helps only when that delay is very large. Every airline on this route →

How WN218 actually runs

Pro Flight Search has tracked every published board update for WN218 across the MDW and CUN boards: schedule changes, gate pushes and actual clocks. Early read: no clear pattern yet. Only 3 completed legs so far: landed -4 min. Not enough to call it.

The verdict above is that record speaking, so it reflects how WN218 operates rather than what the timetable promises. Numbers refresh as new flights operate.

Technical record

How this operation is measured

board clocks

Board log

scheduled → actual, per operation
11-04MDW 08:20 08:08 (−12)CUN 13:05 13:01 (−4)
11-03MDW 08:20 08:24 (+4)CUN 13:05 13:10 (+5)
11-02MDW 08:55 08:47 (−8)CUN 13:40 13:10 (−30)

Board clocks recorded as MDW and CUN published them.

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