WN2642Southwest Airlines · MCI → MDW
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Route confirmed Southwest Airlines

WN2642 Kansas CityMCI · 05:30 ChicagoMDW · 06:55

WN2642 by Southwest Airlines flies from Kansas City (MCI) to Chicago (MDW).

Right nowNext departure tomorrow Operates daily
15:05

scheduled from MCI

Typical gate push+0 minmedian posted departure
Wins back in air~9 minmedian gate push vs arrival · how planes make up time →

Where the minutes go

last 3 operations · gate push → arrival
0+30+60+90 min
10-30
−7 gate · −21 arrival
10-29
+12 gate · +3 arrival
10-26
+0 gate

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
MCIKansas CityOn-time likelyMCI delay board →
MDWChicagoOn-time likelyMDW delay board →
MCI→MDWevery carrier, schedules and on-time historyRoute intelligence →

Weather lens

Delay & cancellation outlook for this flight

Measured, 90-day sample
40%Chance of 15+ min delay
1.4%Chance of cancellation
+7 minTypical airport delay in this weather

Conditions at MCI and MDW 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 Kansas City

Forecast

Sun 8 Nov, local date

High16°Clikely 14°C to 18°C
Low4°Clikely 2°C to 5°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.

Tomorrow at Chicago

Forecast

Sun 8 Nov, local date

High15°Clikely 13°C to 16°C
Low4°Clikely 3°C to 6°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
061422
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Each mark is a scheduled departure at its origin-local time. Today is highlighted.

Other Kansas City to Chicago flights today

same route · Southwest Airlines
WN2604departs 00:00
WN1430departs 05:25
WN4678departs 05:25
WN2690departs 05:35
WN3259departs 06:05
WN712departs 06:10

If WN2642 is cancelled, these are the other Southwest Airlines nonstop flights from Kansas City to Chicago on the same day, with scheduled departure times in MCI 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 WN2642 actually runs

Pro Flight Search has tracked every published board update for WN2642 across the MCI and MDW boards: schedule changes, gate pushes and actual clocks. Early read: no clear pattern yet. Only 2 completed legs so far: landed -9 min. Not enough to call it.

The verdict above is that record speaking, so it reflects how WN2642 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
10-30MCI 05:30 05:23 (−7)MDW 06:55 06:34 (−21)
10-29MCI 05:30 05:42 (+12)MDW 06:55 06:58 (+3)
10-26MCI 05:30 (+0)MDW

Board clocks recorded as MCI and MDW published them.

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