WN1263Southwest Airlines · CMH → MDW
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WN1263 ColumbusCMH · 08:40 ChicagoMDW · 08:55

WN1263 by Southwest Airlines flies from Columbus (CMH) to Chicago (MDW).

Right nowNext departure tomorrow Operates daily
07:10

scheduled from CMH

Wins back in air~15 minmedian gate push vs arrival · how planes make up time →

The route today

live boards
CMHColumbusOn-time likelyCMH delay board →
MDWChicagoOn-time likelyMDW delay board →
CMH→MDWevery carrier, schedules and on-time historyRoute intelligence →

Weather lens

Delay & cancellation outlook for this flight

Measured, 90-day sample
35%Chance of 15+ min delay
1.2%Chance of cancellation
+5 minTypical airport delay in this weather

Conditions at CMH 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 CMH

Forecast

Wed 11 Nov, local date

High17°Clikely 16°C to 18°C
Low3°Clikely 2°C to 5°C
  • 31% chance of fog

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 MDW

Forecast

Wed 11 Nov, local date

High14°Clikely 12°C to 16°C
Low6°Clikely 4°C to 8°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
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Each mark is a scheduled departure at its origin-local time. Today is highlighted.

Other Columbus to Chicago flights today

same route · Southwest Airlines
WN1557departs 08:40
WN1268departs 08:45
WN1273departs 08:45
WN1269departs 12:10
WN979departs 17:00
WN3393departs 18:05

If WN1263 is cancelled, these are the other Southwest Airlines nonstop flights from Columbus to Chicago on the same day, with scheduled departure times in CMH 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 WN1263 actually runs

Pro Flight Search has tracked every published board update for WN1263 across the CMH and MDW boards: schedule changes, gate pushes and actual clocks. Early read: no clear pattern yet. Only 2 completed legs so far: landed -4 min. Not enough to call it.

The verdict above is that record speaking, so it reflects how WN1263 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
10-30CMH 08:40 08:49 (+9)MDW 08:55 08:52 (−3)
10-29CMH 08:40 08:53 (+13)MDW 08:55 08:49 (−6)

Aircraft

Recent tails: N8306H, N8507C.

Board clocks recorded as CMH and MDW published them.

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