WN2806Southwest Airlines · MDW → RDU
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WN2806 ChicagoMDW · 12:50 Raleigh/DurhamRDU · 15:45

WN2806 by Southwest Airlines flies from Chicago (MDW) to Raleigh/Durham (RDU) for the Fri, Aug 21 departure.

Right nowDeparts today · today · as of 10:03
12:50

departs MDW · on schedule

⚖ WN2806 typically leaves +42 and lands +11. The air wins minutes back.
Typical gate push+42 minmedian posted departure
Typical arrival+11 minmedian over 9 operations
Wins back in air~31 minmedian gate push vs arrival · how planes make up time →

Where the minutes go

last 7 operations · gate push → arrival
0+35+69+104 min
08-21
+29 arrival
08-20
+28 gate · −2 arrival
08-17
+18 gate · −14 arrival
08-16
+104 gate · +80 arrival
08-14
+52 gate · +29 arrival
08-13
+5 gate · −25 arrival
08-10
+42 gate · +11 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 +11 min · 0 cancelled · 9 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
43%Chance of 15+ min delay
1.4%Chance of cancellation
+15 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
WN2805departs 14:40
WN1961departs 14:45

If WN2806 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 WN2806 actually runs

Pro Flight Search has tracked every published board update for WN2806 across the MDW and RDU boards: schedule changes, gate pushes and actual clocks. Usually lands ~14 min late. Based on 9 confirmed landings · 5/9 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 WN2806 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
08-21MDW 12:50RDU 15:45 16:14 (+29)
08-20MDW 12:50 13:18 (+28)RDU 15:45 15:43 (−2)
08-17MDW 12:50 13:08 (+18)RDU 15:45 15:31 (−14)
08-16MDW 19:50 21:34 (+104)RDU 22:40 00:00 (+80)
08-14MDW 12:50 13:42 (+52)RDU 15:45 16:14 (+29)
08-13MDW 12:50 12:55 (+5)RDU 15:45 15:20 (−25)
08-10MDW 12:50 13:32 (+42)RDU 15:45 15:56 (+11)
08-09MDW 19:50 22:35 (+165)RDU 22:40 01:00 (+140)
08-07MDW 12:50 13:21 (+31)RDU 15:45 15:48 (+3)

Aircraft

Recent tails: N569WN, N968WN, N429WN, N912WN.

Board clocks recorded as MDW and RDU published them.

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