WN2738Southwest Airlines · MDW → IND
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Route confirmed Southwest Airlines

WN2738 ChicagoMDW · 20:35 IndianapolisIND · 22:40

WN2738 by Southwest Airlines flies from Chicago (MDW) to Indianapolis (IND).

Right nowNext departure today Operates daily
20:35

scheduled from MDW

Typical gate push−1 minmedian posted departure
Typical arrival−16 minmedian over 6 operations
Wins back in air~15 minmedian gate push vs arrival · how planes make up time →

Where the minutes go

last 6 operations · gate push → arrival
0+30+60+90 min
09-12
−5 gate · −16 arrival
09-11
−5 gate · −16 arrival
09-10
+5 gate · −17 arrival
09-09
−4 gate · −12 arrival
09-08
+43 gate · +26 arrival
09-07
−1 gate · −18 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 −16 min · 0 cancelled · 6 operations tracked

The route today

live boards
MDWChicagoOn-time likelyMDW delay board →
INDIndianapolisOn-time likelyIND delay board →
MDW→INDevery carrier, schedules and on-time historyRoute intelligence →

Weather lens

Weather-conditioned outlook for this flight right now

Measured, 90-day sample
43%Chance of 15+ min delay
1.1%Chance of cancellation
+11 minAvg hub delay right now

Driven mainly by IND (Indianapolis), currently flying MVFR (marginal visual). 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 Indianapolis flights today

same route · Southwest Airlines
WN4768departs 10:10
WN3330departs 11:15
WN3350departs 18:10

If WN2738 is cancelled, these are the other Southwest Airlines nonstop flights from Chicago to Indianapolis 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 WN2738 actually runs

Pro Flight Search has tracked every published board update for WN2738 across the MDW and IND boards: schedule changes, gate pushes and actual clocks. Usually lands ~16 min early. Based on 6 confirmed landings · 5/6 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 WN2738 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
09-12MDW 20:35 20:30 (−5)IND 22:40 22:24 (−16)
09-11MDW 20:35 20:30 (−5)IND 22:40 22:24 (−16)
09-10MDW 20:35 20:40 (+5)IND 22:40 22:23 (−17)
09-09MDW 20:45 20:41 (−4)IND 22:50 22:38 (−12)
09-08MDW 20:45 21:28 (+43)IND 22:50 23:16 (+26)
09-07MDW 20:35 20:34 (−1)IND 22:40 22:22 (−18)

Board clocks recorded as MDW and IND published them.

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