WN9008 ChicagoMDW · 00:57 New OrleansMSY
WN9008 by Southwest Airlines flies from Chicago (MDW) to New Orleans (MSY).
scheduled from MDW
The route today
live boardsWeather lens
Delay & cancellation outlook for this flight
Measured, 90-day sampleConditions at MDW and MSY 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 New Orleans with Southwest Airlines · Thu 29 Oct, local date
- Chance a departure is cancelled
- 0.2%2.9× usual
- Chance a departure leaves 60+ min late
- 11%1.0× 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 New Orleans flights today
same route · Southwest AirlinesIf WN9008 is cancelled, these are the other Southwest Airlines nonstop flights from Chicago to New Orleans 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 WN9008 actually runs
Pro Flight Search has tracked every published board update for WN9008 across the MDW and MSY boards: schedule changes, gate pushes and actual clocks. Early read — pattern not clear yet. Only 1 completed leg so far: departed +40 min. Not enough to call it.
The verdict above is that record speaking, so it reflects how WN9008 operates rather than what the timetable promises. Numbers refresh as new flights operate.
How this operation is measured
Board log
scheduled → actual, per operationBoard clocks recorded as MDW and MSY published them.
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Pro Flight Search — WN9008 Chicago to New Orleans on-time performance, measured from the MDW and MSY airport boards.
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