WN4609Southwest Airlines · MDW → CMH
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Route confirmed Southwest Airlines

WN4609 ChicagoMDW · 18:40 ColumbusCMH · 20:50

WN4609 by Southwest Airlines flies from Chicago (MDW) to Columbus (CMH).

Right nowNext departure tomorrow Operates daily
17:55

scheduled from MDW

Typical gate push+144 minmedian posted departure
Typical arrival+134 minmedian over 4 operations
Wins back in air~10 minmedian gate push vs arrival · how planes make up time →

Where the minutes go

last 4 operations · gate push → arrival
0+57+115+172 min
10-23
+144 gate · +134 arrival
10-22
+40 gate · +8 arrival
10-21
+165 gate · +172 arrival
10-20
−12 arrival

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
MDWChicagoOn-time likelyMDW delay board →
CMHColumbusOn-time likelyCMH delay board →
MDW→CMHevery 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
2.4%Chance of cancellation
+9 minAvg hub delay right now

Conditions at MDW and CMH 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 Chicago to Columbus flights today

same route · Southwest Airlines
WN8602departs 03:50
WN8508departs 06:00
WN2004departs 07:45
WN1252departs 07:50
WN4500departs 07:55
WN1008departs 08:00

If WN4609 is cancelled, these are the other Southwest Airlines nonstop flights from Chicago to Columbus on the same day, with scheduled departure times in MDW local time. Most flights posting a delay still operate — rebooking usually only beats a very large posted delay. Every airline on this route →

How WN4609 actually runs

Pro Flight Search has tracked every published board update for WN4609 across the MDW and CMH boards: schedule changes, gate pushes and actual clocks. Early read — pattern not clear yet. Only 3 completed legs so far: landed +139 min. Not enough to call it.

The verdict above is that record speaking, so it reflects how WN4609 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
10-23MDW 18:40 21:04 (+144)CMH 20:50 23:04 (+134)
10-22MDW 18:40 19:20 (+40)CMH 20:50 20:58 (+8)
10-21MDW 17:55 20:40 (+165)CMH 20:10 23:02 (+172)
10-20MDW CMH 20:10 19:58 (−12)

Aircraft

Recent tails: N8857Q.

Board clocks recorded as MDW and CMH published them.

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