WN1039Southwest Airlines · BWI → MDW
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Route confirmed Southwest Airlines

WN1039 BaltimoreBWI · 06:20 ChicagoMDW · 08:35

WN1039 by Southwest Airlines flies from Baltimore (BWI) to Chicago (MDW).

Same number through BWI → LAS → DSM → MDW

Right nowNext departure today Operates daily
06:05

scheduled from BWI

Typical gate push+15 minmedian posted departure

Where the minutes go

last 4 operations · gate push → arrival
0+30+60+90 min
11-04
+14 gate
10-30
+26 gate
10-29
+16 gate
10-28
+14 gate

The bar is how late it left the gate; the ring is where it actually arrived. Board clocks, not estimates.

The route today

live boards
BWIBaltimoreModerate riskBWI delay board →
MDWChicagoOn-time likelyMDW delay board →
BWI→MDWevery carrier, schedules and on-time historyRoute intelligence →

Weather lens

Delay & cancellation outlook for this flight

Measured, 90-day sample
40%Chance of 15+ min delay
0.6%Chance of cancellation
+8 minTypical airport delay in this weather

Conditions at BWI and MDW are near their clear-air norm right now, so this reflects the route's recent baseline rather than a weather penalty. 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 Baltimore

Forecast

Thu 5 Nov, local date

High23°Clikely 20°C to 24°C
Low16°Clikely 12°C to 18°C
  • 91% 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 Las Vegas

Forecast

Thu 5 Nov, local date

High21°Clikely 19°C to 22°C
Low12°Clikely 10°C to 14°C

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
061422
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T
F
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Each mark is a scheduled departure at its origin-local time. Today is highlighted.

Other Baltimore to Chicago flights today

same route · Southwest Airlines
WN174departs 06:05
WN479departs 06:05
WN1263departs 08:05
WN860departs 08:05
WN644departs 08:20
WN1123departs 09:20

If WN1039 is cancelled, these are the other Southwest Airlines nonstop flights from Baltimore to Chicago on the same day, with scheduled departure times in BWI 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 WN1039 actually runs

Pro Flight Search has tracked every published board update for WN1039 across the BWI and MDW boards: schedule changes, gate pushes and actual clocks. Usually departs ~15 min late. Based on 4 confirmed departures · 2/4 within 15 min of schedule.

The verdict above is that record speaking, so it reflects how WN1039 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
11-04BWI 06:20 06:34 (+14)MDW
10-30BWI 06:05 06:31 (+26)MDW
10-29BWI 06:05 06:21 (+16)MDW
10-28BWI 06:20 06:34 (+14)MDW

Aircraft

Recent tails: N8723Q, N8922Q, N9024K.

Board clocks recorded as BWI and MDW published them.

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Pro Flight Search: WN1039 Baltimore to Chicago on-time performance, measured from the BWI and MDW airport boards.

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