WN2879Southwest Airlines · MDW → DEN
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Route confirmed Southwest Airlines

WN2879 ChicagoMDW · 15:35 DenverDEN · 17:15

WN2879 by Southwest Airlines flies from Chicago (MDW) to Denver (DEN) for the Tue, Nov 3 departure.

Right nowEn route to Denver · off blocks 15:35 · on schedule
En route

en route from MDW to DEN

En routeWN2879 · position estimated
MDWChicagoDENDenver
Estimated from the boards

Board estimate · gate and arrival times. Off blocks 15:35.

Typical gate push+0 minmedian posted departure
Typical arrival−7 minmedian over 5 operations
Wins back in air~7 minmedian gate push vs arrival · how planes make up time →

Where the minutes go

last 5 operations · gate push → arrival
0+30+60+90 min
11-03
+0 gate · −13 arrival
10-30
−1 gate · +11 arrival
10-29
+74 gate · +72 arrival
10-28
+0 gate · −7 arrival
10-27
+0 gate · −13 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 −7 min · 0 cancelled · 5 operations tracked

The route today

live boards
MDWChicagoOn-time likelyMDW delay board →
DENDenverOn-time likelyDEN delay board →
MDW→DENevery 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
1.7%Chance of cancellation
+9 minTypical airport delay in this weather

Conditions at MDW and DEN are near their clear-air norm right now, so this reflects the route's recent baseline rather than a weather penalty. These figures come from both airports' records 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 →

Tomorrow at Chicago

Forecast

Wed 4 Nov, local date

High19°Clikely 18°C to 20°C
Low13°Clikely 11°C to 15°C
  • 97% chance of rain

Forecast: GateWeather · incl. data from ECMWF (CC BY 4.0, modified) · Expected values for tomorrow from a forecast model, kept apart from today's measured figures.

Tomorrow at Denver

Forecast

Wed 4 Nov, local date

High13°Clikely 11°C to 15°C
Low1°Clikely 0°C to 2°C

Forecast: GateWeather · incl. data from ECMWF (CC BY 4.0, modified) · Expected values for tomorrow from a forecast model, kept apart from today's measured figures.

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 Denver flights today

same route · Southwest Airlines
WN1924departs 05:30
WN2927departs 05:55
WN2875departs 06:05
WN2878departs 07:40
WN2876departs 08:45
WN4880departs 08:45

If WN2879 is cancelled, these are the other Southwest Airlines nonstop flights from Chicago to Denver on the same day, with scheduled departure times in MDW local time. Most flights that show a delay still operate. Rebooking usually helps only when that delay is very large. Every airline on this route →

How WN2879 actually runs

Pro Flight Search has tracked every published board update for WN2879 across the MDW and DEN boards: schedule changes, gate pushes and actual clocks. Usually lands ~7 min early. Based on 5 confirmed landings · 4/5 within 15 min of schedule.

The verdict above is that record speaking, so it reflects how WN2879 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
11-03MDW 15:35 (+0)DEN 17:15 17:02 (−13)
10-30MDW 16:50 16:49 (−1)DEN 18:25 18:36 (+11)
10-29MDW 16:50 18:04 (+74)DEN 18:25 19:37 (+72)
10-28MDW 15:35 (+0)DEN 17:15 17:08 (−7)
10-27MDW 15:35 (+0)DEN 17:15 17:02 (−13)

Aircraft

Recent tails: N7747C, N7748A, N8502Z, N8888M.

Board clocks recorded as MDW and DEN published them.

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Pro Flight Search: WN2879 Chicago to Denver on-time performance, measured from the MDW and DEN airport boards.

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