WN2679Southwest Airlines · DCA → MDW
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Route confirmed Southwest Airlines

WN2679 WashingtonDCA · 21:00 ChicagoMDW · 22:05

WN2679 by Southwest Airlines flies from Washington (DCA) to Chicago (MDW).

Right nowNext departure today Operates daily
21:00

scheduled from DCA

Typical gate push+12 minmedian posted departure
Typical arrival−20 minmedian over 5 operations
Wins back in air~32 minmedian gate push vs arrival · how planes make up time →

Where the minutes go

last 5 operations · gate push → arrival
0+30+60+90 min
08-19
+9 gate · −23 arrival
08-18
+22 gate · −13 arrival
08-12
+12 gate · −20 arrival
08-11
+3 gate · −29 arrival
08-09
+38 gate · +7 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 −20 min · 0 cancelled · 5 operations tracked

The route today

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

Weather lens

Delay & cancellation outlook for this flight

Early read, sample still building
50%Chance of 15+ min delay
2.5%Chance of cancellation

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. This route's tracked sample is still thin — treat these as an early read, not a precise forecast.

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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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
WN122departs 09:30
WN2252departs 09:35
WN1410departs 13:00
WN1523departs 13:00

If WN2679 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 WN2679 actually runs

Pro Flight Search has tracked every published board update for WN2679 across the DCA and MDW boards: schedule changes, gate pushes and actual clocks. Usually lands ~20 min early. Based on 5 confirmed landings · 5/5 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 WN2679 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
08-19DCA 21:00 21:09 (+9)MDW 22:05 21:42 (−23)
08-18DCA 21:00 21:22 (+22)MDW 22:05 21:52 (−13)
08-12DCA 21:00 21:12 (+12)MDW 22:05 21:45 (−20)
08-11DCA 21:00 21:03 (+3)MDW 22:05 21:36 (−29)
08-09DCA 21:30 22:08 (+38)MDW 22:30 22:37 (+7)

Aircraft

Recent tails: N8857Q, N8656B, N8775Q, N8529Z.

Board clocks recorded as DCA and MDW published them.

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Canonical URL
https://proflightsearch.com/flight/WN2679
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