WN2947Southwest Airlines · MDW → ATL
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WN2947 ChicagoMDW · 05:30 AtlantaATL · 08:15

WN2947 by Southwest Airlines flies from Chicago (MDW) to Atlanta (ATL).

Right nowNext departure today Operates daily
05:30

scheduled from MDW

Typical gate push−4 minmedian posted departure
Typical arrival−19 minmedian over 7 operations
Wins back in air~15 minmedian gate push vs arrival · how planes make up time →

Where the minutes go

last 7 operations · gate push → arrival
0+30+60+90 min
09-12
−2 gate · −12 arrival
09-11
−2 gate · −12 arrival
09-10
−13 gate · −21 arrival
09-07
−3 gate · −20 arrival
09-04
−4 gate · −16 arrival
09-03
−8 gate · −19 arrival
08-31
−5 gate · −20 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 −19 min · 0 cancelled · 7 operations tracked

The route today

live boards
MDWChicagoOn-time likelyMDW delay board →
ATLAtlantaHigh riskATL delay board →
MDW→ATLevery carrier, schedules and on-time historyRoute intelligence →

Weather lens

Weather-conditioned outlook for this flight right now

Measured, 90-day sample
38%Chance of 15+ min delay
0.8%Chance of cancellation
+11 minAvg hub delay right now

Driven mainly by MDW (Chicago), currently flying VFR (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 Atlanta flights today

same route · Southwest Airlines
WN4796departs 07:40
WN2522departs 08:10
WN2828departs 08:40
WN3442departs 09:55
WN648departs 10:50
WN487departs 12:50

If WN2947 is cancelled, these are the other Southwest Airlines nonstop flights from Chicago to Atlanta 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 WN2947 actually runs

Pro Flight Search has tracked every published board update for WN2947 across the MDW and ATL boards: schedule changes, gate pushes and actual clocks. Usually lands ~17 min early. Based on 7 confirmed landings · 7/7 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 WN2947 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
09-12MDW 05:30 05:28 (−2)ATL 08:15 08:03 (−12)
09-11MDW 05:30 05:28 (−2)ATL 08:15 08:03 (−12)
09-10MDW 05:30 05:17 (−13)ATL 08:15 07:54 (−21)
09-07MDW 05:30 05:27 (−3)ATL 08:15 07:55 (−20)
09-04MDW 05:30 05:26 (−4)ATL 08:15 07:59 (−16)
09-03MDW 05:30 05:22 (−8)ATL 08:15 07:56 (−19)
08-31MDW 05:30 05:25 (−5)ATL 08:15 07:55 (−20)

Aircraft

Recent tails: N8647A, N8922Q, N8312C, N8974K.

Board clocks recorded as MDW and ATL published them.

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