WN1725Southwest Airlines · DTW → MDW
live · 4m ago
Route confirmed Southwest Airlines

WN1725 DetroitDTW · 08:45 ChicagoMDW · 09:00

WN1725 by Southwest Airlines flies from Detroit (DTW) to Chicago (MDW) for the Tue, Aug 18 departure.

Right nowDescending into Chicago · off blocks 09:48 · 63 min late
≈09:46

estimated arrival at MDW · local time · ~8 min from now

LivePosition · updated 4m ago
MDW6 mi · ~8 min leftDTW
2,100 ftAltitudedescending
175 mphSpeed152 kt
241°Direction

Live position · flown path, last 46 min

⚖ WN1725 typically leaves +39 and lands +4. The air wins minutes back.

Where the minutes go

last 7 operations · gate push → arrival
0+30+60+90 min
08-18
+63 gate · −13 arrival
08-17
+38 gate · +10 arrival
08-16
+11 gate · −12 arrival
08-14
+49 gate · +12 arrival
08-13
+47 gate · +13 arrival
08-12
+16 gate · −13 arrival
08-11
+16 gate · −13 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 +4 min · 0 cancelled · 11 operations tracked

The route today

live boards
DTWDetroitHigh riskDTW delay board →
MDWChicagoOn-time likelyMDW delay board →
DTW→MDWevery carrier, schedules and on-time historyRoute intelligence →

Weather lens

Delay & cancellation outlook for this flight

Measured, 90-day sample
45%Chance of 15+ min delay
1.1%Chance of cancellation
+16 minAvg hub delay right now

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

Other Detroit to Chicago flights today

same route · Southwest Airlines
WN612departs 07:35
WN3667departs 08:30
WN1359departs 12:55
WN2135departs 13:20
WN684departs 15:15
WN4700departs 16:45

If WN1725 is cancelled, these are the other Southwest Airlines nonstop flights from Detroit to Chicago on the same day, with scheduled departure times in DTW local time. Most flights posting a delay still operate — rebooking usually only beats a very large posted delay. Every airline on this route →

How WN1725 actually runs

Pro Flight Search has tracked every published board update for WN1725 across the DTW and MDW boards: schedule changes, gate pushes and actual clocks. Usually lands on time. Based on 11 confirmed landings · 10/11 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 WN1725 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
08-18DTW 08:45 09:48 (+63)MDW 09:00 08:47 (−13)
08-17DTW 08:55 09:33 (+38)MDW 09:15 09:25 (+10)
08-16DTW 07:35 07:46 (+11)MDW 07:45 07:33 (−12)
08-14DTW 08:55 09:44 (+49)MDW 09:15 09:27 (+12)
08-13DTW 08:55 09:42 (+47)MDW 09:15 09:28 (+13)
08-12DTW 08:45 09:01 (+16)MDW 09:00 08:47 (−13)
08-11DTW 08:45 09:01 (+16)MDW 09:00 08:47 (−13)
08-10DTW 08:55 09:34 (+39)MDW 09:15 09:30 (+15)
08-07DTW 08:55 09:38 (+43)MDW 09:15 09:19 (+4)
08-06DTW 08:55 09:52 (+57)MDW 09:15 09:41 (+26)
08-05DTW 08:45 09:04 (+19)MDW 09:00 08:49 (−11)

Aircraft

Recent tails: N8899H, N459WN, N8986Q, N1809U.

Board clocks recorded as DTW and MDW published them.

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