WN218 ChicagoMDW · 08:25 CancúnCUN · 12:00
WN218 by Southwest Airlines flies from Chicago (MDW) to Cancún (CUN) for the Mon, Aug 17 departure.
departs MDW · on schedule
board checked 38m ago · checking again in 45s
⚖ WN218 typically leaves +27 and lands +10. The air wins minutes back.Where the minutes go
last 7 operations · gate push → arrivalThe 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 operationmedian arrival +10 min · 0 cancelled · 13 operations tracked
The route today
live boardsWeather lens
Delay & cancellation outlook for this flight
Measured, 90-day sampleConditions at MDW and CUN 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 departuresEach mark is a scheduled departure at its origin-local time. Today is highlighted.
How WN218 actually runs
Pro Flight Search has tracked every published board update for WN218 across the MDW and CUN boards: schedule changes, gate pushes and actual clocks. Usually lands ~10 min late. Based on 13 confirmed landings · 8/13 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 WN218 operates rather than what the timetable promises. Numbers refresh as new flights operate.
How this operation is measured
Board log
scheduled → actual, per operationAircraft
Recent tails: N7832A, N8744B, N8704Q, N8301J.
Board clocks recorded as MDW and CUN published them.
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Pro Flight Search — WN218 Chicago to Cancún on-time performance, measured from the MDW and CUN airport boards.
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