WN3577Southwest Airlines · RIC → MDW
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Route confirmed Southwest Airlines

WN3577 RichmondRIC · 19:35 ChicagoMDW · 20:35

WN3577 by Southwest Airlines flies from Richmond (RIC) to Chicago (MDW).

Right nowNext departure tomorrow Operates daily
17:30

scheduled from RIC

Typical gate push+23 minmedian posted departure
Typical arrival+3 minmedian over 5 operations
Wins back in air~20 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
10-30
+15 gate · −7 arrival
10-29
+24 gate · +3 arrival
10-26
+22 gate · +1 arrival
10-25
+74 gate · +48 arrival
10-23
+43 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 +3 min · 0 cancelled · 5 operations tracked

The route today

live boards
RICRichmondOn-time likelyRIC delay board →
MDWChicagoOn-time likelyMDW delay board →
RIC→MDWevery carrier, schedules and on-time historyRoute intelligence →

Weather lens

Weather-conditioned outlook for this flight right now

Measured, 90-day sample
42%Chance of 15+ min delay
2.5%Chance of cancellation
+10 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 Richmond

Forecast

Thu 5 Nov, local date

High25°Clikely 23°C to 26°C
Low17°Clikely 15°C to 18°C
  • 81% 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 Chicago

Forecast

Thu 5 Nov, local date

High12°Clikely 11°C to 14°C
Low10°Clikely 8°C to 11°C
  • 81% 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.

When it flies

scheduled departures
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Each mark is a scheduled departure at its origin-local time. Today is highlighted.

Other Richmond to Chicago flights today

same route · Southwest Airlines
WN1191departs 07:05
WN3300departs 07:55
WN2327departs 08:10
WN3119departs 08:35

If WN3577 is cancelled, these are the other Southwest Airlines nonstop flights from Richmond to Chicago on the same day, with scheduled departure times in RIC 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 WN3577 actually runs

Pro Flight Search has tracked every published board update for WN3577 across the RIC and MDW boards: schedule changes, gate pushes and actual clocks. Usually lands on time. Based on 5 confirmed landings · 3/5 within 15 min of schedule.

The verdict above is that record speaking, so it reflects how WN3577 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
10-30RIC 19:35 19:50 (+15)MDW 20:35 20:28 (−7)
10-29RIC 19:35 19:59 (+24)MDW 20:35 20:38 (+3)
10-26RIC 19:35 19:57 (+22)MDW 20:35 20:36 (+1)
10-25RIC 19:30 20:44 (+74)MDW 20:30 21:18 (+48)
10-23RIC MDW 20:35 21:18 (+43)

Aircraft

Recent tails: N8656B, N8308K, N8316H, N8553W.

Board clocks recorded as RIC and MDW published them.

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