WN1678Southwest Airlines · DCA → MDW
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Route confirmed Southwest Airlines

WN1678 WashingtonDCA · 12:00 ChicagoMDW · 13:15

WN1678 by Southwest Airlines flies from Washington (DCA) to Chicago (MDW).

Same number through DCA → STL → DEN → OAK → BUR → MDW

Right nowNext departure today Operates daily
08:20

scheduled from DCA

Typical gate push+15 minmedian posted departure

Where the minutes go

last 7 operations · gate push → arrival
0+30+60+90 min
09-10
+0 gate
09-09
+0 gate
09-08
+15 gate
09-05
+28 gate
09-02
+0 gate
09-01
+24 gate
08-30
+0 gate

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

0 cancelled · 8 operations tracked

The route today

live boards
DCAWashingtonModerate riskDCA delay board →
MDWChicagoOn-time likelyMDW delay board →
DCA→MDWevery carrier, schedules and on-time historyRoute intelligence →

Weather lens

Delay & cancellation outlook for this flight

Measured, 90-day sample
47%Chance of 15+ min delay
3.0%Chance of cancellation
+13 minAvg hub delay right now

Conditions at DCA 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.

Pro Flight Search tracking, 90 days · the weather × delay correlation study → · live weather risk by airport →

When it flies

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

Other Washington to Chicago flights today

same route · Southwest Airlines
WN391departs 08:00
WN2431departs 08:15
WN2442departs 12:15
WN2031departs 12:35
WN1229departs 14:40
WN2788departs 14:40

If WN1678 is cancelled, these are the other Southwest Airlines nonstop flights from Washington to Chicago on the same day, with scheduled departure times in DCA local time. Most flights posting a delay still operate — rebooking usually only beats a very large posted delay. Every airline on this route →

How WN1678 actually runs

Pro Flight Search has tracked every published board update for WN1678 across the DCA and MDW boards: schedule changes, gate pushes and actual clocks. Usually lands ~6 min early. Based on 8 confirmed landings · 8/8 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 WN1678 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
09-10DCA 12:00 (+0)MDW
09-09DCA 12:00 (+0)MDW
09-08DCA 12:00 12:15 (+15)MDW
09-05DCA 12:30 12:58 (+28)MDW
09-02DCA 12:06 (+0)MDW
09-01DCA 12:00 12:24 (+24)MDW
08-30DCA 12:15 (+0)MDW
08-29DCA 12:30 12:54 (+24)MDW

Aircraft

Recent tails: N7713A, N7704B, N218WN, N467WN.

Board clocks recorded as DCA and MDW published them.

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