WN208Southwest Airlines · SJC → MDW
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Route confirmed Southwest Airlines

WN208 San JoseSJC · 09:55 ChicagoMDW · 16:00

WN208 by Southwest Airlines flies from San Jose (SJC) to Chicago (MDW).

Right nowNext departure tomorrow Operates daily
07:40

scheduled from SJC

Typical gate push+15 minmedian posted departure
Typical arrival−10 minmedian over 5 operations
Wins back in air~25 minmedian gate push vs arrival · how planes make up time →

Where the minutes go

last 5 operations · gate push → arrival
0+30+60+90 min
09-09
+17 gate · −10 arrival
09-08
+23 gate · −3 arrival
09-05
+15 gate · −7 arrival
09-02
+10 gate · −22 arrival
09-01
+11 gate · −10 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 −10 min · 0 cancelled · 5 operations tracked

The route today

live boards
SJCSan JoseOn-time likelySJC delay board →
MDWChicagoOn-time likelyMDW delay board →
SJC→MDWevery carrier, schedules and on-time historyRoute intelligence →

Weather lens

Delay & cancellation outlook for this flight

Measured, 90-day sample
44%Chance of 15+ min delay
1.0%Chance of cancellation
+11 minAvg hub delay right now

Conditions at SJC 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 San Jose to Chicago flights today

same route · Southwest Airlines
WN4847departs 06:10
WN3119departs 11:15
WN1286departs 11:20
WN3607departs 23:00

If WN208 is cancelled, these are the other Southwest Airlines nonstop flights from San Jose to Chicago on the same day, with scheduled departure times in SJC local time. Most flights posting a delay still operate — rebooking usually only beats a very large posted delay. Every airline on this route →

How WN208 actually runs

Pro Flight Search has tracked every published board update for WN208 across the SJC and MDW boards: schedule changes, gate pushes and actual clocks. Usually lands ~10 min early. Based on 5 confirmed landings · 5/5 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 WN208 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
09-09SJC 09:55 10:12 (+17)MDW 16:00 15:50 (−10)
09-08SJC 09:55 10:18 (+23)MDW 16:00 15:57 (−3)
09-05SJC 07:10 07:25 (+15)MDW 13:15 13:08 (−7)
09-02SJC 09:55 10:05 (+10)MDW 16:00 15:38 (−22)
09-01SJC 09:55 10:06 (+11)MDW 16:00 15:50 (−10)

Aircraft

Recent tails: N8630B, N8649A, N8844Q, N8682B.

Board clocks recorded as SJC and MDW published them.

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