WN2824Southwest Airlines · MDW → SDF
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WN2824 ChicagoMDW · 18:20 LouisvilleSDF · 20:40

WN2824 by Southwest Airlines flies from Chicago (MDW) to Louisville (SDF).

Right nowNext departure today Operates daily
18:20

scheduled from MDW

Typical gate push+25 minmedian posted departure
Typical arrival+0 minmedian over 5 operations
Wins back in air~25 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
09-17
+25 gate · +0 arrival
09-16
+25 gate · +0 arrival
09-15
+3 gate · −6 arrival
09-13
+53 gate · +32 arrival
09-12
+1 gate · −18 arrival
09-09
−4 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 +0 min · 0 cancelled · 6 operations tracked

The route today

live boards
MDWChicagoHigh riskMDW delay board →
SDFLouisvilleOn-time likelySDF delay board →
MDW→SDFevery carrier, schedules and on-time historyRoute intelligence →

Weather lens

Delay & cancellation outlook for this flight

Early read, sample still building
43%Chance of 15+ min delay
2.9%Chance of cancellation

Conditions at MDW and SDF 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
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Each mark is a scheduled departure at its origin-local time. Today is highlighted.

Other Chicago to Louisville flights today

same route · Southwest Airlines
WN447departs 08:00
WN4625departs 08:00
WN314departs 09:00
WN8664departs 11:50
WN1704departs 13:00
WN512departs 13:15

If WN2824 is cancelled, these are the other Southwest Airlines nonstop flights from Chicago to Louisville 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 WN2824 actually runs

Pro Flight Search has tracked every published board update for WN2824 across the MDW and SDF boards: schedule changes, gate pushes and actual clocks. Usually lands on time. Based on 5 confirmed landings · 4/5 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 WN2824 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
09-17MDW 18:20 18:45 (+25)SDF 20:40 (+0)
09-16MDW 18:20 18:45 (+25)SDF 20:40 (+0)
09-15MDW 18:20 18:23 (+3)SDF 20:40 20:34 (−6)
09-13MDW 17:55 18:48 (+53)SDF 20:15 20:47 (+32)
09-12MDW 15:15 15:16 (+1)SDF 17:30 17:12 (−18)
09-09MDW 18:20 18:16 (−4)SDF

Aircraft

Recent tails: N299WN, N923WN, N8689C, N8672F.

Board clocks recorded as MDW and SDF published them.

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