WN1181 PhoenixPHX · 12:15 ChicagoMDW · 17:30
WN1181 by Southwest Airlines flies from Phoenix (PHX) to Chicago (MDW).
scheduled from PHX
The route today
live boardsWeather lens
Delay & cancellation outlook for this flight
Early read, sample still buildingConditions 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. These figures come from both airports' records under conditions like today's, over the last 90 days. This route has few tracked flights so far, so treat this as an early read.
Pro Flight Search tracking, 90 days · the weather × delay correlation study → · live weather risk by airport →
Tomorrow on this route
ForecastPhoenix to Chicago with Southwest Airlines · Mon 2 Nov, local date
- Chance a departure is cancelled
- 0.2%1.2× usual
- Chance a departure leaves 60+ min late
- 8.7%0.9× usual
Forecast: GateWeather · incl. data from ECMWF (CC BY 4.0, modified) · About 10 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 Phoenix to Chicago flights today
same route · Southwest AirlinesIf WN1181 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 that show a delay still operate. Rebooking usually helps only when that delay is very large. Every airline on this route →
How WN1181 actually runs
Pro Flight Search has tracked every published board update for WN1181 across the PHX and MDW boards: schedule changes, gate pushes and actual clocks. Early read: no clear pattern yet. Only 2 completed legs so far: left heavily delayed (~62 min) but landed heavily delayed (~50 min). Not enough to call it.
The verdict above is that record speaking, so it reflects how WN1181 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 PHX and MDW published them.
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Pro Flight Search: WN1181 Phoenix to Chicago on-time performance, measured from the PHX and MDW airport boards.
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