WN4979Southwest Airlines · FLL → MDW
live · 7m ago
Route confirmed Southwest Airlines

WN4979 Fort LauderdaleFLL · 06:35 ChicagoMDW · 08:45

WN4979 by Southwest Airlines flies from Fort Lauderdale (FLL) to Chicago (MDW).

Right nowNext departure tomorrow Operates daily
06:35

scheduled from FLL

Typical gate push+13 minmedian posted departure
Typical arrival−15 minmedian over 7 operations
Wins back in air~28 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
10-30
+10 gate · −17 arrival
10-29
+13 gate · −15 arrival
10-26
+17 gate · +6 arrival
10-25
+13 gate · −5 arrival
10-24
+15 gate · +6 arrival
10-23
+12 gate · −18 arrival
10-22
+10 gate · −18 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 −15 min · 0 cancelled · 7 operations tracked

The route today

live boards
FLLFort LauderdaleModerate riskFLL delay board →
MDWChicagoOn-time likelyMDW delay board →
FLL→MDWevery carrier, schedules and on-time historyRoute intelligence →

Weather lens

Weather-conditioned outlook for this flight right now

Measured, 90-day sample
44%Chance of 15+ min delay
3.2%Chance of cancellation
+25 minTypical airport delay in this weather

Driven mainly by FLL (Fort Lauderdale), 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 Fort Lauderdale

Forecast

Wed 4 Nov, local date

High29°Clikely 28°C to 30°C
Low25°Clikely 23°C to 26°C
  • 35% chance of thunder
  • 89% 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 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.

When it flies

scheduled departures
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Each mark is a scheduled departure at its origin-local time. Today is highlighted.

Other Fort Lauderdale to Chicago flights today

same route · Southwest Airlines
WN1719departs 06:40
WN3506departs 06:50
WN1243departs 07:20
WN1245departs 12:40
WN2253departs 12:40
WN1927departs 12:55

If WN4979 is cancelled, these are the other Southwest Airlines nonstop flights from Fort Lauderdale to Chicago on the same day, with scheduled departure times in FLL 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 WN4979 actually runs

Pro Flight Search has tracked every published board update for WN4979 across the FLL and MDW boards: schedule changes, gate pushes and actual clocks. Usually lands ~15 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 WN4979 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
10-30FLL 06:35 06:45 (+10)MDW 08:45 08:28 (−17)
10-29FLL 06:35 06:48 (+13)MDW 08:45 08:30 (−15)
10-26FLL 06:35 06:52 (+17)MDW 08:45 08:51 (+6)
10-25FLL 06:50 07:03 (+13)MDW 09:00 08:55 (−5)
10-24FLL 07:15 07:30 (+15)MDW 09:20 09:26 (+6)
10-23FLL 06:35 06:47 (+12)MDW 08:45 08:27 (−18)
10-22FLL 06:35 06:45 (+10)MDW 08:45 08:27 (−18)

Aircraft

Recent tails: N8667D, N8643A, N8675A, N8815L.

Board clocks recorded as FLL and MDW published them.

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