WN2490Southwest Airlines · MCO → MDW
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Route confirmed Southwest Airlines

WN2490 OrlandoMCO ChicagoMDW · 16:15

WN2490 by Southwest Airlines flies from Orlando (MCO) to Chicago (MDW).

Right nowNext departure tomorrow Operates daily
01:10

scheduled from MCO

Typical arrival+2 minmedian over 6 operations

Where the minutes go

last 6 operations · gate push → arrival
0+30+60+90 min
10-30
+10 arrival
10-29
+2 arrival
10-26
+17 arrival
10-23
−15 arrival
10-22
−2 arrival
10-19
+2 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 · 6 operations tracked

The route today

live boards
MCOOrlandoHigh riskMCO delay board →
MDWChicagoModerate riskMDW delay board →
MCO→MDWevery carrier, schedules and on-time historyRoute intelligence →

Weather lens

Delay & cancellation outlook for this flight

Measured, 90-day sample
34%Chance of 15+ min delay
1.6%Chance of cancellation
+7 minTypical airport delay in this weather

Conditions at MCO and MDW are near their clear-air norm right now, so this reflects the route's recent baseline rather than a weather penalty. These figures come from both airports' records 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 →

Tomorrow at MCO

Forecast

Mon 2 Nov, local date

High26°Clikely 25°C to 27°C
Low22°Clikely 20°C to 22°C
  • 97% chance of rain
Outlook: high
Chance a departure leaves 60+ min late
14%usually 8.8%

Weather behind it: 97% chance of rain at Orlando

No cancellation outlook here: this airport's board does not publish cancellations reliably.

Forecast: GateWeather · incl. data from ECMWF (CC BY 4.0, modified) · Based on about 480 departures a day. · Expected values for tomorrow from a forecast model, kept apart from today's measured figures.

Tomorrow at MDW

Forecast

Mon 2 Nov, local date

High17°Clikely 15°C to 19°C
Low13°Clikely 12°C to 15°C
  • 74% chance of rain
Outlook: about usual
Chance a departure leaves 60+ min late
7.5%usually 8.7%

Weather behind it: 74% chance of rain at Chicago

No cancellation outlook here: this airport's board does not publish cancellations reliably.

Forecast: GateWeather · incl. data from ECMWF (CC BY 4.0, modified) · Based on about 230 departures a day. · Expected values for tomorrow from a forecast model, kept apart from today's measured figures.

When it flies

scheduled departures
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Each mark is a scheduled departure at its origin-local time. Today is highlighted.

Other Orlando to Chicago flights today

same route · Southwest Airlines
WN66departs 15:25

If WN2490 is cancelled, this is the other Southwest Airlines nonstop flight from Orlando to Chicago on the same day, with scheduled departure times in MCO local time. Most flights that show a delay still operate. Rebooking usually helps only when that delay is very large. Every airline on this route →

How WN2490 actually runs

Pro Flight Search has tracked every published board update for WN2490 across the MCO 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.

The verdict above is that record speaking, so it reflects how WN2490 operates rather than what the timetable promises. Numbers refresh as new flights operate.

Technical record

How this operation is measured

board clocks

Board log

scheduled → actual, per operation
10-30MCO MDW 16:15 16:25 (+10)
10-29MCO MDW 16:15 16:17 (+2)
10-26MCO MDW 16:15 16:32 (+17)
10-23MCO MDW 16:15 16:00 (−15)
10-22MCO MDW 16:15 16:13 (−2)
10-19MCO MDW 16:15 16:17 (+2)

Board clocks recorded as MCO and MDW published them.

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