WN149 HoustonHOU · 06:30 ChicagoMDW · 08:55
WN149 by Southwest Airlines flies from Houston (HOU) to Chicago (MDW) for the Sun, Sep 6 departure.
arrived at MDW · 6 min early
Where the minutes go
last 4 operations · gate push → arrivalThe bar is how late it left the gate; the ring is where it actually arrived. Board clocks, not estimates.
The route today
live boardsWeather lens
Delay & cancellation outlook for this flight
Early read, sample still buildingConditions at HOU and MDW 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. This route's tracked sample is still thin — treat these as an early read, not a precise forecast.
Pro Flight Search tracking, 90 days · the weather × delay correlation study → · live weather risk by airport →
When it flies
scheduled departuresEach mark is a scheduled departure at its origin-local time. Today is highlighted.
Other Houston to Chicago flights today
same route · Southwest AirlinesIf WN149 is cancelled, these are the other Southwest Airlines nonstop flights from Houston to Chicago on the same day, with scheduled departure times in HOU local time. Most flights posting a delay still operate — rebooking usually only beats a very large posted delay. Every airline on this route →
How WN149 actually runs
Pro Flight Search has tracked every published board update for WN149 across the HOU and MDW boards: schedule changes, gate pushes and actual clocks. Usually lands ~6 min early. Based on 3 confirmed landings · 3/3 within 15 min of schedule.
The verdict above is that record speaking, so it reflects how WN149 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 HOU and MDW published them.
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Pro Flight Search — WN149 Houston to Chicago on-time performance, measured from the HOU and MDW airport boards.
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