WN2731Southwest Airlines · MDW → HOU
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Route confirmed Southwest Airlines

WN2731 ChicagoMDW · 05:25 HoustonHOU · 07:50

WN2731 by Southwest Airlines flies from Chicago (MDW) to Houston (HOU).

Right nowNext departure today Operates daily
10:25

scheduled from MDW

Typical gate push−6 minmedian posted departure
Typical arrival+11 minmedian over 3 operations

Where the minutes go

last 3 operations · gate push → arrival
0+30+60+90 min
10-09
−6 gate · +11 arrival
09-28
−4 gate · −9 arrival
09-25
−6 gate · +11 arrival

The bar is how late it left the gate; the ring is where it actually arrived. Board clocks, not estimates.

The route today

live boards
MDWChicagoOn-time likelyMDW delay board →
HOUHoustonOn-time likelyHOU delay board →
MDW→HOUevery carrier, schedules and on-time historyRoute intelligence →

Weather lens

Delay & cancellation outlook for this flight

Measured, 90-day sample
40%Chance of 15+ min delay
0.7%Chance of cancellation
+9 minAvg hub delay right now

Conditions at MDW and HOU 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 Chicago to Houston flights today

same route · Southwest Airlines
WN116departs 06:25
WN2888departs 07:10
WN282departs 07:25
WN8501departs 07:40
WN3950departs 07:50
WN5020departs 08:15

If WN2731 is cancelled, these are the other Southwest Airlines nonstop flights from Chicago to Houston on the same day, with scheduled departure times in MDW local time. Most flights posting a delay still operate — rebooking usually only beats a very large posted delay. Every airline on this route →

How WN2731 actually runs

Pro Flight Search has tracked every published board update for WN2731 across the MDW and HOU boards: schedule changes, gate pushes and actual clocks. Early read — pattern not clear yet. Only 3 completed legs so far: landed +11 min. Not enough to call it.

The verdict above is that record speaking, so it reflects how WN2731 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
10-09MDW 05:25 05:19 (−6)HOU 07:50 08:01 (+11)
09-28MDW 05:25 05:21 (−4)HOU 07:50 07:41 (−9)
09-25MDW 05:25 05:19 (−6)HOU 07:50 08:01 (+11)

Board clocks recorded as MDW and HOU published them.

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