WN2252Southwest Airlines · DCA → MDW
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Route confirmed Southwest Airlines

WN2252 WashingtonDCA · 09:35 ChicagoMDW · 10:30

WN2252 by Southwest Airlines flies from Washington (DCA) to Chicago (MDW) for the Wed, Sep 16 departure.

Right nowDeparts today · today · as of 06:39
09:35

departs DCA · on schedule

Typical gate push+16 minmedian posted departure
Typical arrival−3 minmedian over 6 operations
Wins back in air~19 minmedian gate push vs arrival · how planes make up time →

Where the minutes go

last 7 operations · gate push → arrival
0+36+71+107 min
09-15
+5 gate · −11 arrival
09-14
+13 gate · −3 arrival
09-13
+21 gate · +6 arrival
09-12
+16 gate · −14 arrival
09-11
+16 gate · −20 arrival
09-10
+107 gate · +80 arrival
09-09
+14 gate

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 −3 min · 0 cancelled · 7 operations tracked

The route today

live boards
DCAWashingtonOn-time likelyDCA delay board →
MDWChicagoOn-time likelyMDW delay board →
DCA→MDWevery carrier, schedules and on-time historyRoute intelligence →

Weather lens

Delay & cancellation outlook for this flight

Measured, 90-day sample
46%Chance of 15+ min delay
3.0%Chance of cancellation
+12 minAvg hub delay right now

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

Other Washington to Chicago flights today

same route · Southwest Airlines
WN1409departs 06:05
WN814departs 09:10
WN4129departs 12:05
WN1410departs 13:00
WN1523departs 13:00
WN124departs 15:35

If WN2252 is cancelled, these are the other Southwest Airlines nonstop flights from Washington to Chicago on the same day, with scheduled departure times in DCA local time. Most flights posting a delay still operate — rebooking usually only beats a very large posted delay. Every airline on this route →

How WN2252 actually runs

Pro Flight Search has tracked every published board update for WN2252 across the DCA and MDW boards: schedule changes, gate pushes and actual clocks. Usually lands on time. Based on 6 confirmed landings · 5/6 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 WN2252 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
09-15DCA 09:35 09:40 (+5)MDW 10:30 10:19 (−11)
09-14DCA 15:35 15:48 (+13)MDW 16:40 16:37 (−3)
09-13DCA 09:30 09:51 (+21)MDW 10:25 10:31 (+6)
09-12DCA 10:40 10:56 (+16)MDW 11:45 11:31 (−14)
09-11DCA 15:35 15:51 (+16)MDW 16:40 16:20 (−20)
09-10DCA 15:35 17:22 (+107)MDW 16:40 18:00 (+80)
09-09DCA 09:35 09:49 (+14)MDW

Aircraft

Recent tails: N8574Z, N452WN, N8579Z, N8301J.

Board clocks recorded as DCA and MDW published them.

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