WN1748Southwest Airlines · MDW → LAX
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WN1748 ChicagoMDW · 07:00 Los AngelesLAX · 09:15

WN1748 by Southwest Airlines flies from Chicago (MDW) to Los Angeles (LAX).

Right nowNext departure tomorrow Operates daily
07:00

scheduled from MDW

Typical gate push−1 minmedian posted departure
Typical arrival−12 minmedian over 6 operations
Wins back in air~11 minmedian gate push vs arrival · how planes make up time →

Where the minutes go

last 6 operations · gate push → arrival
0+30+60+90 min
09-04
−1 gate · −9 arrival
09-03
−1 gate · −12 arrival
08-31
+2 gate · −12 arrival
08-28
−1 gate · −29 arrival
08-27
−9 gate · −25 arrival
08-24
−2 gate · −22 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 −12 min · 0 cancelled · 6 operations tracked

The route today

live boards
MDWChicagoOn-time likelyMDW delay board →
LAXLos AngelesOn-time likelyLAX delay board →
MDW→LAXevery carrier, schedules and on-time historyRoute intelligence →

Weather lens

Delay & cancellation outlook for this flight

Measured, 90-day sample
42%Chance of 15+ min delay
1.3%Chance of cancellation
+12 minAvg hub delay right now

Conditions at MDW and LAX 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 Los Angeles flights today

same route · Southwest Airlines
WN1104departs 06:00
WN4164departs 10:05
WN3343departs 10:10
WN865departs 10:15
WN4772departs 12:20
WN3418departs 14:35

If WN1748 is cancelled, these are the other Southwest Airlines nonstop flights from Chicago to Los Angeles 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 WN1748 actually runs

Pro Flight Search has tracked every published board update for WN1748 across the MDW and LAX boards: schedule changes, gate pushes and actual clocks. Usually lands ~10 min early. Based on 6 confirmed landings · 6/6 within 15 min of schedule.

The verdict above is that record speaking, so it reflects how WN1748 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
09-04MDW 07:00 06:59 (−1)LAX 09:15 09:06 (−9)
09-03MDW 07:00 06:59 (−1)LAX 09:15 09:03 (−12)
08-31MDW 07:00 07:02 (+2)LAX 09:15 09:03 (−12)
08-28MDW 07:00 06:59 (−1)LAX 09:15 08:46 (−29)
08-27MDW 07:00 06:51 (−9)LAX 09:15 08:50 (−25)
08-24MDW 07:00 06:58 (−2)LAX 09:15 08:53 (−22)

Aircraft

Recent tails: N8901Q, N8929S, N8773Q, N8524Z.

Board clocks recorded as MDW and LAX published them.

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