WN4731 ChicagoMDW · 18:55 LouisvilleSDF · 20:15
WN4731 by Southwest Airlines flies from Chicago (MDW) to Louisville (SDF) for the Thu, Oct 29 departure.
arrived at SDF · 25 min early
Where the minutes go
last 6 operations · gate push → arrivalThe 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 operationmedian arrival −24 min · 0 cancelled · 6 operations tracked
The route today
live boardsWeather lens
Delay & cancellation outlook for this flight
Measured, 90-day sampleConditions at MDW and SDF 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 →
Tomorrow on this route
ForecastChicago to Louisville with Southwest Airlines · Fri 30 Oct, local date
- Chance a departure is cancelled
- 0.3%0.7× usual
- Chance a departure leaves 60+ min late
- 8.4%1.4× usual
Forecast: WeatherTomorrow · incl. data from ECMWF (CC BY 4.0, modified) · About 3 departures a day on this route with this airline. · Expected values for tomorrow from a forecast model, kept apart from today's measured figures.
When it flies
scheduled departuresEach mark is a scheduled departure at its origin-local time. Today is highlighted.
Other Chicago to Louisville flights today
same route · Southwest AirlinesIf WN4731 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 posting a delay still operate — rebooking usually only beats a very large posted delay. Every airline on this route →
How WN4731 actually runs
Pro Flight Search has tracked every published board update for WN4731 across the MDW and SDF boards: schedule changes, gate pushes and actual clocks. Usually lands ~9 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 WN4731 operates rather than what the timetable promises. Numbers refresh as new flights operate.
How this operation is measured
Board log
scheduled → actual, per operationAircraft
Recent tails: N7734H, N958WN, N8976K, N8931L.
Board clocks recorded as MDW and SDF published them.
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