WN2357Southwest Airlines · MSY → MDW
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Route confirmed Southwest Airlines

WN2357 New OrleansMSY · 07:50 ChicagoMDW · 10:05

WN2357 by Southwest Airlines flies from New Orleans (MSY) to Chicago (MDW).

Right nowNext departure today Operates daily
15:50

scheduled from MSY

Typical gate push+17 minmedian posted departure
Typical arrival−2 minmedian over 7 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+44+87+131 min
09-12
+15 gate · −6 arrival
09-11
+15 gate · −6 arrival
09-10
+131 gate · +114 arrival
09-07
+14 gate · −8 arrival
09-04
+50 gate · +27 arrival
09-03
+18 gate · −2 arrival
08-31
+17 gate · +4 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 −2 min · 0 cancelled · 7 operations tracked

The route today

live boards
MSYNew OrleansOn-time likelyMSY delay board →
MDWChicagoOn-time likelyMDW delay board →
MSY→MDWevery carrier, schedules and on-time historyRoute intelligence →

Weather lens

Delay & cancellation outlook for this flight

Measured, 90-day sample
43%Chance of 15+ min delay
1.2%Chance of cancellation
+11 minAvg hub delay right now

Conditions at MSY 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 New Orleans to Chicago flights today

same route · Southwest Airlines
WN1949departs 05:00
WN2945departs 07:15
WN1585departs 07:20
WN2216departs 09:05
WN4486departs 13:15
WN424departs 14:45

If WN2357 is cancelled, these are the other Southwest Airlines nonstop flights from New Orleans to Chicago on the same day, with scheduled departure times in MSY local time. Most flights posting a delay still operate — rebooking usually only beats a very large posted delay. Every airline on this route →

How WN2357 actually runs

Pro Flight Search has tracked every published board update for WN2357 across the MSY and MDW boards: schedule changes, gate pushes and actual clocks. Usually lands on time. Based on 7 confirmed landings · 5/7 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 WN2357 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
09-12MSY 07:50 08:05 (+15)MDW 10:05 09:59 (−6)
09-11MSY 07:50 08:05 (+15)MDW 10:05 09:59 (−6)
09-10MSY 07:50 10:01 (+131)MDW 10:05 11:59 (+114)
09-07MSY 07:50 08:04 (+14)MDW 10:05 09:57 (−8)
09-04MSY 07:50 08:40 (+50)MDW 10:05 10:32 (+27)
09-03MSY 07:50 08:08 (+18)MDW 10:05 10:03 (−2)
08-31MSY 07:50 08:07 (+17)MDW 10:05 10:09 (+4)

Aircraft

Recent tails: N8685B, N8933Q, N8529Z, N8813Q.

Board clocks recorded as MSY and MDW published them.

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