WN2869Southwest Airlines · MDW → DCA
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WN2869 ChicagoMDW · 05:40 WashingtonDCA · 08:30

WN2869 by Southwest Airlines flies from Chicago (MDW) to Washington (DCA).

Right nowNext departure tomorrow Operates daily
05:40

scheduled from MDW

⚖ WN2869 typically leaves −7 and lands −26. The air wins minutes back.
Typical gate push−7 minmedian posted departure
Typical arrival−26 minmedian over 12 operations
Wins back in air~19 minmedian gate push vs arrival · how planes make up time → Cancellation0 in 12tracked operations · cancellation odds calculator →

Where the minutes go

last 7 operations · gate push → arrival
0+30+60+90 min
11-03
−11 gate · −28 arrival
10-30
−7 gate · −28 arrival
10-29
−8 gate · −28 arrival
10-28
−7 gate · −28 arrival
10-27
−11 gate · −28 arrival
10-26
−5 gate · −19 arrival
10-25
−10 gate · −24 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 −26 min · 0 cancelled · 12 operations tracked

The route today

live boards
MDWChicagoOn-time likelyMDW delay board →
DCAWashingtonOn-time likelyDCA delay board →
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Weather lens

Delay & cancellation outlook for this flight

Measured, 90-day sample
39%Chance of 15+ min delay
2.9%Chance of cancellation
+7 minTypical airport delay in this weather

Conditions at MDW and DCA 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

Wed 4 Nov, local date

High19°Clikely 17°C to 20°C
Low12°Clikely 10°C to 15°C
  • 96% 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 Washington

Forecast

Wed 4 Nov, local date

High23°Clikely 22°C to 25°C
Low13°Clikely 11°C to 14°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 Washington flights today

same route · Southwest Airlines
WN8809departs 05:00
WN3639departs 06:05
WN259departs 07:20
WN1921departs 08:25
WN467departs 08:50
WN4075departs 09:10

If WN2869 is cancelled, these are the other Southwest Airlines nonstop flights from Chicago to Washington 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 WN2869 actually runs

Pro Flight Search has tracked every published board update for WN2869 across the MDW and DCA boards: schedule changes, gate pushes and actual clocks. Usually lands ~20 min early. Based on 12 confirmed landings · 11/12 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 WN2869 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
11-03MDW 05:40 05:29 (−11)DCA 08:30 08:02 (−28)
10-30MDW 06:00 05:53 (−7)DCA 08:50 08:22 (−28)
10-29MDW 06:00 05:52 (−8)DCA 08:50 08:22 (−28)
10-28MDW 05:40 05:33 (−7)DCA 08:30 08:02 (−28)
10-27MDW 05:40 05:29 (−11)DCA 08:30 08:02 (−28)
10-26MDW 06:00 05:55 (−5)DCA 08:50 08:31 (−19)
10-25MDW 05:30 05:20 (−10)DCA 08:20 07:56 (−24)
10-24MDW 05:45 05:35 (−10)DCA 08:35 08:10 (−25)
10-23MDW 06:00 06:26 (+26)DCA 08:50 08:58 (+8)
10-22MDW 06:00 05:55 (−5)DCA 08:50 08:41 (−9)
10-21MDW 05:40 05:32 (−8)DCA 08:30 08:07 (−23)
10-20MDW 05:40 05:34 (−6)DCA 08:30 08:03 (−27)

Aircraft

Recent tails: N8784Q, N8762Q, N8580Z, N8504G.

Board clocks recorded as MDW and DCA published them.

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