WN4293Southwest Airlines · MDW → OAK
updated 1h ago
Route confirmed Southwest Airlines

WN4293 ChicagoMDW · 21:30 OaklandOAK · 00:15

WN4293 by Southwest Airlines flies from Chicago (MDW) to Oakland (OAK).

Right nowNext departure today Operates daily
21:30

scheduled from MDW

Typical gate push+30 minmedian posted departure
Typical arrival+3 minmedian over 6 operations
Wins back in air~27 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
11-02
+30 gate · +12 arrival
10-30
−1 gate · −23 arrival
10-29
+26 gate · +1 arrival
10-26
+30 gate · +12 arrival
10-23
+39 gate · −3 arrival
10-22
+31 gate · +5 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 +3 min · 0 cancelled · 6 operations tracked

The route today

live boards
MDWChicagoOn-time likelyMDW delay board →
OAKOaklandOn-time likelyOAK delay board →
MDW→OAKevery carrier, schedules and on-time historyRoute intelligence →

Weather lens

Weather-conditioned outlook for this flight right now

Measured, 90-day sample
57%Chance of 15+ min delay
4.8%Chance of cancellation
+35 minTypical airport delay in this weather

Driven mainly by MDW (Chicago), currently flying IFR (instrument). 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 23°C
Low17°Clikely 15°C to 18°C
  • 95% 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 Oakland

Forecast

Tue 3 Nov, local date

High18°Clikely 16°C to 19°C
Low11°Clikely 9°C to 12°C
  • 71% 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.

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 Oakland flights today

same route · Southwest Airlines
WN4280departs 10:00
WN3174departs 10:05
WN2865departs 10:35
WN818departs 20:35
WN2990departs 21:55

If WN4293 is cancelled, these are the other Southwest Airlines nonstop flights from Chicago to Oakland 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 WN4293 actually runs

Pro Flight Search has tracked every published board update for WN4293 across the MDW and OAK boards: schedule changes, gate pushes and actual clocks. Usually lands ~8 min late. Based on 6 confirmed landings · 6/6 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 WN4293 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 21:30 22:00 (+30)OAK 00:15 00:27 (+12)
10-30MDW 21:30 21:29 (−1)OAK 00:15 23:52 (−23)
10-29MDW 21:30 21:56 (+26)OAK 00:15 00:16 (+1)
10-26MDW 21:30 22:00 (+30)OAK 00:15 00:27 (+12)
10-23MDW 21:30 22:09 (+39)OAK 00:15 00:12 (−3)
10-22MDW 21:30 22:01 (+31)OAK 00:15 00:20 (+5)

Aircraft

Recent tails: N8328A, N8744B, N8519R, N8905Q.

Board clocks recorded as MDW and OAK published them.

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