WN2959Southwest Airlines · MDW → MCI
live · 14m ago
Route confirmed Southwest Airlines

WN2959 ChicagoMDW · 18:15 Kansas CityMCI · 20:00

WN2959 by Southwest Airlines flies from Chicago (MDW) to Kansas City (MCI).

Same number through MDW → PHX → MCI

Right nowNext departure today Operates daily
15:35

scheduled from MDW

The route today

live boards
MDWChicagoHigh riskMDW delay board →
MCIKansas CityModerate riskMCI delay board →
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Weather lens

Weather-conditioned outlook for this flight right now

Measured, 90-day sample
38%Chance of 15+ min delay
2.5%Chance of cancellation
+9 minTypical airport delay in this weather

Driven mainly by MDW (Chicago), currently flying MVFR (marginal visual). 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

Tue 3 Nov, local date

High22°Clikely 20°C to 24°C
Low17°Clikely 14°C to 19°C
  • 73% 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 Phoenix

Forecast

Tue 3 Nov, local date

High25°Clikely 23°C to 26°C
Low14°Clikely 12°C to 16°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 Kansas City flights today

same route · Southwest Airlines
WN184departs 05:40
WN1199departs 06:55
WN1306departs 07:20
WN800departs 07:20
WN3148departs 09:00
WN4475departs 09:05

If WN2959 is cancelled, these are the other Southwest Airlines nonstop flights from Chicago to Kansas City 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 WN2959 actually runs

Pro Flight Search has tracked every published board update for WN2959 across the MDW and MCI boards: schedule changes, gate pushes and actual clocks. Early read: no clear pattern yet. Only 2 completed legs so far: landed +40 min. Not enough to call it.

The verdict above is that record speaking, so it reflects how WN2959 operates rather than what the timetable promises. Numbers refresh as new flights operate.

Technical record

How this operation is measured

board clocks

Board log

scheduled → actual, per operation
10-30MDW 18:15 19:48 (+93)MCI
10-29MDW 18:15 18:16 (+1)MCI

Board clocks recorded as MDW and MCI published them.

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