WN2805Southwest Airlines · MDW → RDU
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Route confirmed Southwest Airlines

WN2805 ChicagoMDW · 14:40 Raleigh/DurhamRDU · 17:35

WN2805 by Southwest Airlines flies from Chicago (MDW) to Raleigh/Durham (RDU) for the Wed, Sep 16 departure.

Right nowScheduled · gate B2
14:40

departs MDW · on schedule

Typical gate push+5 minmedian posted departure
Typical arrival−10 minmedian over 5 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
09-16
−19 arrival
09-15
+5 gate · −10 arrival
09-12
+8 gate · −10 arrival
09-09
−1 gate · −19 arrival
09-08
+3 gate · −5 arrival
09-05
+39 gate

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 −10 min · 0 cancelled · 6 operations tracked

The route today

live boards
MDWChicagoOn-time likelyMDW delay board →
RDURaleigh/DurhamOn-time likelyRDU delay board →
MDW→RDUevery carrier, schedules and on-time historyRoute intelligence →

Weather lens

Delay & cancellation outlook for this flight

Measured, 90-day sample
41%Chance of 15+ min delay
3.1%Chance of cancellation
+9 minAvg hub delay right now

Conditions at MDW and RDU 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 Raleigh/Durham flights today

same route · Southwest Airlines
WN4250departs 07:40
WN4262departs 08:35
WN813departs 08:50
WN1544departs 12:10
WN2806departs 12:50
WN1961departs 14:45

If WN2805 is cancelled, these are the other Southwest Airlines nonstop flights from Chicago to Raleigh/Durham 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 WN2805 actually runs

Pro Flight Search has tracked every published board update for WN2805 across the MDW and RDU boards: schedule changes, gate pushes and actual clocks. Usually lands ~8 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 WN2805 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
09-16MDW 14:40RDU 17:35 17:16 (−19)
09-15MDW 14:40 14:45 (+5)RDU 17:35 17:25 (−10)
09-12MDW 15:10 15:18 (+8)RDU 18:10 18:00 (−10)
09-09MDW 14:40 14:39 (−1)RDU 17:35 17:16 (−19)
09-08MDW 14:40 14:43 (+3)RDU 17:35 17:30 (−5)
09-05MDW 15:10 15:49 (+39)RDU

Aircraft

Recent tails: N8866H, N470WN, N8307K, N8512U.

Board clocks recorded as MDW and RDU published them.

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