WN2990Southwest Airlines · MDW → SJC
updated 1h ago
Route confirmed Southwest Airlines

WN2990 ChicagoMDW · 09:50 San JoseSJC · 12:25

WN2990 by Southwest Airlines flies from Chicago (MDW) to San Jose (SJC).

Right nowNext departure today Operates daily
21:55

scheduled from MDW

Typical gate push+11 minmedian posted departure
Typical arrival+0 minmedian over 3 operations
Wins back in air~11 minmedian gate push vs arrival · how planes make up time →

Where the minutes go

last 3 operations · gate push → arrival
0+30+60+90 min
11-12
+11 gate · +0 arrival
10-30
+6 gate · +2 arrival
10-29
+11 gate · +0 arrival

The bar is how late it left the gate; the ring is where it actually arrived. Board clocks, not estimates.

The route today

live boards
MDWChicagoOn-time likelyMDW delay board →
SJCSan JoseOn-time likelySJC delay board →
MDW→SJCevery carrier, schedules and on-time historyRoute intelligence →

Weather lens

Delay & cancellation outlook for this flight

Measured, 90-day sample
40%Chance of 15+ min delay
0.8%Chance of cancellation
+7 minTypical airport delay in this weather

Conditions at MDW and SJC 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

Fri 13 Nov, local date

High6°Clikely 4°C to 9°C
Low2°Clikely 0°C to 4°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.

Tomorrow at SJC

Forecast

Thu 12 Nov, local date

High21°Clikely 19°C to 24°C
Low12°Clikely 10°C to 13°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 San Jose flights today

same route · Southwest Airlines
WN3035departs 10:10
WN2386departs 15:50
WN1930departs 21:15

If WN2990 is cancelled, these are the other Southwest Airlines nonstop flights from Chicago to San Jose 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 WN2990 actually runs

Pro Flight Search has tracked every published board update for WN2990 across the MDW and SJC boards: schedule changes, gate pushes and actual clocks. Early read: no clear pattern yet. Only 3 completed legs so far: landed +2 min. Not enough to call it.

The verdict above is that record speaking, so it reflects how WN2990 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
11-12MDW 09:50 10:01 (+11)SJC 12:25 (+0)
10-30MDW 09:50 09:56 (+6)SJC 12:25 12:27 (+2)
10-29MDW 09:50 10:01 (+11)SJC 12:25 (+0)

Aircraft

Recent tails: N8306H, N8507C.

Board clocks recorded as MDW and SJC published them.

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Pro Flight Search: WN2990 Chicago to San Jose on-time performance, measured from the MDW and SJC airport boards.

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