WN8618Southwest Airlines · MDW → MCI
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WN8618 ChicagoMDW Kansas CityMCI

WN8618 by Southwest Airlines flies from Chicago (MDW) to Kansas City (MCI).

Right nowNext departure tomorrow Operates daily
08:00

scheduled from MDW

The route today

live boards
MDWChicagoOn-time likelyMDW delay board →
MCIKansas CityOn-time likelyMCI delay board →
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Weather lens

Delay & cancellation outlook for this flight

Measured, 90-day sample
42%Chance of 15+ min delay
1.8%Chance of cancellation
+9 minAvg hub delay right now

Conditions at MDW and MCI 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.

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Tomorrow on this route

Forecast

Chicago to Kansas City with Southwest Airlines · Wed 28 Oct, local date

Outlook: about usual
Chance a departure is cancelled
0.3%0.9× usual
Chance a departure leaves 60+ min late
6.0%0.9× usual

Forecast: WeatherTomorrow · incl. data from ECMWF (CC BY 4.0, modified) · About 7 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 departures
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Each mark is a scheduled departure at its origin-local time. Today is highlighted.

Other Chicago to Kansas City flights today

same route · Southwest Airlines
WN8502departs 05:30
WN2881departs 06:00
WN2070departs 07:40
WN2912departs 07:50
WN3599departs 07:50
WN2194departs 09:10

If WN8618 is cancelled, these are the other Southwest Airlines nonstop flights from Chicago to Kansas City 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 WN8618 actually runs

Pro Flight Search has tracked every published board update for WN8618 across the MDW and MCI boards: schedule changes, gate pushes and actual clocks. Combined risk score: 1.0/100. Based on airport operations, weather, and cached board history at MDW and MCI.

The verdict above is that record speaking, so it reflects how WN8618 operates rather than what the timetable promises. Numbers refresh as new flights operate.

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