WN590 PhoenixPHX · 11:45 ChicagoMDW · 16:00
WN590 by Southwest Airlines flies from Phoenix (PHX) to Chicago (MDW).
Same number through PHX → TUL → MDW
scheduled from PHX
Where the minutes go
last 3 operations · gate push → arrivalThe bar is how late it left the gate; the ring is where it actually arrived. Board clocks, not estimates.
The route today
live boardsWeather lens
Delay & cancellation outlook for this flight
Measured, 90-day sampleConditions at PHX and MDW 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 departuresEach mark is a scheduled departure at its origin-local time. Today is highlighted.
Other Phoenix to Chicago flights today
same route · Southwest AirlinesIf WN590 is cancelled, these are the other Southwest Airlines nonstop flights from Phoenix to Chicago on the same day, with scheduled departure times in PHX local time. Most flights posting a delay still operate — rebooking usually only beats a very large posted delay. Every airline on this route →
How WN590 actually runs
Pro Flight Search has tracked every published board update for WN590 across the PHX and MDW boards: schedule changes, gate pushes and actual clocks. Early read — pattern not clear yet. Only 2 completed legs so far: left noticeably late (~34 min) but landed a little late (~11 min). Not enough to call it.
The verdict above is that record speaking, so it reflects how WN590 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: N8305E.
Board clocks recorded as PHX and MDW published them.
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Pro Flight Search — WN590 Phoenix to Chicago on-time performance, measured from the PHX and MDW airport boards.
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