WN2985Southwest Airlines · MDW → SDF
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Route confirmed Southwest Airlines

WN2985 ChicagoMDW · 12:45 LouisvilleSDF · 15:00

WN2985 by Southwest Airlines flies from Chicago (MDW) to Louisville (SDF).

Right nowNext departure today Operates daily
12:45

scheduled from MDW

Typical gate push−1 minmedian posted departure
Typical arrival−17 minmedian over 7 operations
Wins back in air~16 minmedian gate push vs arrival · how planes make up time →

Where the minutes go

last 7 operations · gate push → arrival
0+30+60+90 min
11-02
+19 gate · +1 arrival
10-30
−8 gate · −28 arrival
10-29
−4 gate · −26 arrival
10-26
+19 gate · +1 arrival
10-23
−1 gate · −17 arrival
10-22
+4 gate · −17 arrival
10-19
−6 gate · −28 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 −17 min · 0 cancelled · 7 operations tracked

The route today

live boards
MDWChicagoHigh riskMDW delay board →
SDFLouisvilleOn-time likelySDF delay board →
MDW→SDFevery carrier, schedules and on-time historyRoute intelligence →

Weather lens

Weather-conditioned outlook for this flight right now

Measured, 90-day sample
40%Chance of 15+ min delay
1.8%Chance of cancellation
+9 minTypical airport delay in this weather

Driven mainly by MDW (Chicago), currently flying MVFR (marginal visual). 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

Tue 3 Nov, local date

High22°Clikely 20°C to 24°C
Low17°Clikely 14°C to 19°C
  • 73% 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 Louisville

Forecast

Tue 3 Nov, local date

High25°Clikely 22°C to 26°C
Low16°Clikely 13°C to 17°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 Louisville flights today

same route · Southwest Airlines
WN2439departs 07:45
WN2789departs 07:50
WN2984departs 07:55
WN504departs 08:20
WN2007departs 08:25
WN8664departs 11:50

If WN2985 is cancelled, these are the other Southwest Airlines nonstop flights from Chicago to Louisville 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 WN2985 actually runs

Pro Flight Search has tracked every published board update for WN2985 across the MDW and SDF boards: schedule changes, gate pushes and actual clocks. Usually lands ~14 min early. Based on 7 confirmed landings · 7/7 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 WN2985 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
11-02MDW 12:45 13:04 (+19)SDF 15:00 15:01 (+1)
10-30MDW 12:45 12:37 (−8)SDF 15:00 14:32 (−28)
10-29MDW 12:45 12:41 (−4)SDF 15:00 14:34 (−26)
10-26MDW 12:45 13:04 (+19)SDF 15:00 15:01 (+1)
10-23MDW 12:45 12:44 (−1)SDF 15:00 14:43 (−17)
10-22MDW 12:45 12:49 (+4)SDF 15:00 14:43 (−17)
10-19MDW 12:45 12:39 (−6)SDF 15:00 14:32 (−28)

Aircraft

Recent tails: N498WN, N224WN, N908WN, N283WN.

Board clocks recorded as MDW and SDF published them.

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