WN1548Southwest Airlines · MDW → DSM
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Route confirmed Southwest Airlines

WN1548 ChicagoMDW · 20:50 Des MoinesDSM · 22:15

WN1548 by Southwest Airlines flies from Chicago (MDW) to Des Moines (DSM).

Right nowNext departure today Operates daily
16:45

scheduled from MDW

Typical gate push+38 minmedian posted departure
Typical arrival+14 minmedian over 6 operations
Wins back in air~24 minmedian gate push vs arrival · how planes make up time →

Where the minutes go

last 6 operations · gate push → arrival
0+43+86+129 min
09-12
+13 gate · −13 arrival
09-11
+13 gate · −13 arrival
09-10
+11 gate · −17 arrival
09-07
+129 gate · +104 arrival
09-04
+124 gate · +101 arrival
09-03
+38 gate · +14 arrival

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

The last 30 days

arrival outcome per operation

median arrival +14 min · 0 cancelled · 6 operations tracked

The route today

live boards
MDWChicagoOn-time likelyMDW delay board →
DSMDes MoinesOn-time likelyDSM delay board →
MDW→DSMevery carrier, schedules and on-time historyRoute intelligence →

Weather lens

Delay & cancellation outlook for this flight

Measured, 90-day sample
46%Chance of 15+ min delay
1.8%Chance of cancellation
+12 minAvg hub delay right now

Conditions at MDW and DSM 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 →

When it flies

scheduled departures
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Each mark is a scheduled departure at its origin-local time. Today is highlighted.

Other Chicago to Des Moines flights today

same route · Southwest Airlines
WN3086departs 10:05
WN4224departs 10:10
WN1731departs 11:00
WN4942departs 18:00

If WN1548 is cancelled, these are the other Southwest Airlines nonstop flights from Chicago to Des Moines 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 WN1548 actually runs

Pro Flight Search has tracked every published board update for WN1548 across the MDW and DSM boards: schedule changes, gate pushes and actual clocks. Usually lands ~14 min late. Based on 6 confirmed landings · 4/6 within 15 min of schedule. Pushes back late but makes up time in the air.

The verdict above is that record speaking, so it reflects how WN1548 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
09-12MDW 20:50 21:03 (+13)DSM 22:15 22:02 (−13)
09-11MDW 20:50 21:03 (+13)DSM 22:15 22:02 (−13)
09-10MDW 20:50 21:01 (+11)DSM 22:15 21:58 (−17)
09-07MDW 20:50 22:59 (+129)DSM 22:15 23:59 (+104)
09-04MDW 20:50 22:54 (+124)DSM 22:15 23:56 (+101)
09-03MDW 20:50 21:28 (+38)DSM 22:15 22:29 (+14)

Aircraft

Recent tails: N908WN, N219WN, N7831B, N904WN.

Board clocks recorded as MDW and DSM published them.

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