WN2866Southwest Airlines · ATL → MDW
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Route confirmed Southwest Airlines

WN2866 AtlantaATL · 14:05 ChicagoMDW · 14:55

WN2866 by Southwest Airlines flies from Atlanta (ATL) to Chicago (MDW) for the Mon, Oct 26 departure.

Right nowExpected in Chicago · today
14:55

arrival expected at MDW · on schedule

Typical gate push+21 minmedian posted departure
Typical arrival−5 minmedian over 5 operations
Wins back in air~26 minmedian gate push vs arrival · how planes make up time →

Where the minutes go

last 6 operations · gate push → arrival
0+30+60+90 min
10-26
+14 gate
10-23
+45 gate · +26 arrival
10-22
+25 gate · +6 arrival
10-19
+14 gate · −9 arrival
10-16
+21 gate · −5 arrival
10-15
+12 gate · −9 arrival

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

The last 30 days

arrival outcome per operation

median arrival −5 min · 0 cancelled · 6 operations tracked

The route today

live boards
ATLAtlantaOn-time likelyATL delay board →
MDWChicagoHigh riskMDW delay board →
ATL→MDWevery carrier, schedules and on-time historyRoute intelligence →

Weather lens

Delay & cancellation outlook for this flight

Measured, 90-day sample
35%Chance of 15+ min delay
1.1%Chance of cancellation
+9 minAvg hub delay right now

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

Other Atlanta to Chicago flights today

same route · Southwest Airlines
WN240departs 08:00
WN5089departs 09:20
WN241departs 11:15
WN4193departs 11:30
WN271departs 12:05
WN414departs 12:15

If WN2866 is cancelled, these are the other Southwest Airlines nonstop flights from Atlanta to Chicago on the same day, with scheduled departure times in ATL local time. Most flights posting a delay still operate — rebooking usually only beats a very large posted delay. Every airline on this route →

How WN2866 actually runs

Pro Flight Search has tracked every published board update for WN2866 across the ATL and MDW boards: schedule changes, gate pushes and actual clocks. Usually lands ~5 min early. Based on 5 confirmed landings · 4/5 within 15 min of schedule. Pushes back late but makes up time in the air.

The verdict above is that record speaking, so it reflects how WN2866 operates rather than what the timetable promises. Numbers refresh as new flights operate.

Technical record

How this operation is measured

board clocksaircraft

Board log

scheduled → actual, per operation
10-26ATL 14:05 14:19 (+14)MDW 14:55
10-23ATL 14:05 14:50 (+45)MDW 14:55 15:21 (+26)
10-22ATL 14:05 14:30 (+25)MDW 14:55 15:01 (+6)
10-19ATL 14:05 14:19 (+14)MDW 14:55 14:46 (−9)
10-16ATL 14:05 14:26 (+21)MDW 14:55 14:50 (−5)
10-15ATL 14:05 14:17 (+12)MDW 14:55 14:46 (−9)

Aircraft

Recent tails: N8964L, N8890Q, N8902Q, N8808Q.

Board clocks recorded as ATL and MDW published them.

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