WN2542 New YorkLGA · 10:40 ChicagoMDW · 12:00
WN2542 by Southwest Airlines flies from New York (LGA) to Chicago (MDW) for the Tue, Nov 10 departure.
en route from LGA to MDW
board checked 5m ago · checking again in 45s
Board estimate · gate and arrival times. Off blocks 10:37 · typical taxi-out at LGA ≈ 11.1 min.
Where the minutes go
last 5 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 −7 min · 0 cancelled · 5 operations tracked
The route today
live boardsWeather lens
Delay & cancellation outlook for this flight
Measured, 90-day sampleConditions at LGA 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 LGA
ForecastWed 11 Nov, local date
Forecast: GateWeather · incl. data from ECMWF (CC BY 4.0, modified) · Expected values for tomorrow from a forecast model, kept apart from today's measured figures.
Tomorrow at MDW
ForecastWed 11 Nov, local date
Forecast: GateWeather · incl. data from ECMWF (CC BY 4.0, modified) · Expected values for tomorrow from a forecast model, kept apart from today's measured figures.
When it flies
scheduled departuresEach mark is a scheduled departure at its origin-local time. Today is highlighted.
Other New York to Chicago flights today
same route · Southwest AirlinesIf WN2542 is cancelled, these are the other Southwest Airlines nonstop flights from New York to Chicago on the same day, with scheduled departure times in LGA 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 WN2542 actually runs
Pro Flight Search has tracked every published board update for WN2542 across the LGA and MDW boards: schedule changes, gate pushes and actual clocks. Usually lands ~7 min early. Based on 5 confirmed landings · 5/5 within 15 min of schedule.
The verdict above is that record speaking, so it reflects how WN2542 operates rather than what the timetable promises. Numbers refresh as new flights operate.
How this operation is measured
Board log
scheduled → actual, per operationBoard clocks recorded as LGA and MDW published them.
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