WN2097Southwest Airlines · CLE → MDW
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Route confirmed Southwest Airlines

WN2097 ClevelandCLE · 13:50 ChicagoMDW · 14:05

WN2097 by Southwest Airlines flies from Cleveland (CLE) to Chicago (MDW) for the Fri, Sep 11 departure.

Right nowExpected in Chicago · today
14:05

arrival expected at MDW · on schedule

Typical gate push+31 minmedian posted departure
Typical arrival+17 minmedian over 6 operations
Wins back in air~14 minmedian gate push vs arrival · how planes make up time →

Where the minutes go

last 7 operations · gate push → arrival
0+30+60+90 min
09-11
+31 gate
09-10
+57 gate · +40 arrival
09-07
+27 gate · +5 arrival
09-04
+31 gate · +17 arrival
09-03
+35 gate · +21 arrival
08-31
+1 gate · −17 arrival
08-28
+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 +17 min · 0 cancelled · 7 operations tracked

The route today

live boards
CLEClevelandOn-time likelyCLE delay board →
MDWChicagoOn-time likelyMDW delay board →
CLE→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
1.8%Chance of cancellation
+11 minAvg hub delay right now

Conditions at CLE 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 Cleveland to Chicago flights today

same route · Southwest Airlines
WN1142departs 08:45
WN1354departs 12:35
WN1654departs 12:50
WN4949departs 16:35
WN1401departs 17:25
WN491departs 17:25

If WN2097 is cancelled, these are the other Southwest Airlines nonstop flights from Cleveland to Chicago on the same day, with scheduled departure times in CLE local time. Most flights posting a delay still operate — rebooking usually only beats a very large posted delay. Every airline on this route →

How WN2097 actually runs

Pro Flight Search has tracked every published board update for WN2097 across the CLE and MDW boards: schedule changes, gate pushes and actual clocks. Usually lands ~17 min late. Based on 6 confirmed landings · 3/6 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 WN2097 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
09-11CLE 13:50 14:21 (+31)MDW 14:05
09-10CLE 13:50 14:47 (+57)MDW 14:05 14:45 (+40)
09-07CLE 13:50 14:17 (+27)MDW 14:05 14:10 (+5)
09-04CLE 13:50 14:21 (+31)MDW 14:05 14:22 (+17)
09-03CLE 13:50 14:25 (+35)MDW 14:05 14:26 (+21)
08-31CLE 13:50 13:51 (+1)MDW 14:05 13:48 (−17)
08-28CLE 13:50 14:01 (+11)MDW 14:05 13:55 (−10)

Aircraft

Recent tails: N8975K, N9000D, N8862Q, N8791D.

Board clocks recorded as CLE and MDW published them.

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