WN3597Southwest Airlines · ROC → MDW
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Route confirmed Southwest Airlines

WN3597 RochesterROC · 08:25 ChicagoMDW · 09:15

WN3597 by Southwest Airlines flies from Rochester (ROC) to Chicago (MDW).

Right nowNext departure tomorrow Operates daily
11:10

scheduled from ROC

Typical gate push+8 minmedian posted departure
Typical arrival−2 minmedian over 5 operations
Wins back in air~10 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
+17 gate · −2 arrival
10-30
+8 gate · −4 arrival
10-29
−2 gate · +43 arrival
10-28
+3 gate · −16 arrival
10-27
+17 gate · −2 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 −2 min · 0 cancelled · 5 operations tracked

The route today

live boards
ROCRochesterOn-time likelyROC delay board →
MDWChicagoOn-time likelyMDW delay board →
ROC→MDWevery carrier, schedules and on-time historyRoute intelligence →

Weather lens

Delay & cancellation outlook for this flight

Measured, 90-day sample
37%Chance of 15+ min delay
2.4%Chance of cancellation
+7 minTypical airport delay in this weather

Conditions at ROC and MDW 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 Rochester

Forecast

Wed 4 Nov, local date

High25°Clikely 23°C to 26°C
Low13°Clikely 10°C to 15°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 Chicago

Forecast

Wed 4 Nov, local date

High19°Clikely 17°C to 20°C
Low12°Clikely 10°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.

When it flies

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

Other Rochester to Chicago flights today

same route · Southwest Airlines
WN2410departs 07:10
WN2334departs 07:55
WN2411departs 13:30
WN1675departs 18:25
WN1308departs 18:40
WN9006departs 18:40

If WN3597 is cancelled, these are the other Southwest Airlines nonstop flights from Rochester to Chicago on the same day, with scheduled departure times in ROC 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 WN3597 actually runs

Pro Flight Search has tracked every published board update for WN3597 across the ROC and MDW boards: schedule changes, gate pushes and actual clocks. Usually lands on time. Based on 5 confirmed landings · 4/5 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 WN3597 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
11-03ROC 08:25 08:42 (+17)MDW 09:15 09:13 (−2)
10-30ROC 08:00 08:08 (+8)MDW 08:50 08:46 (−4)
10-29ROC 08:00 07:58 (−2)MDW 08:50 09:33 (+43)
10-28ROC 08:25 08:28 (+3)MDW 09:15 08:59 (−16)
10-27ROC 08:25 08:42 (+17)MDW 09:15 09:13 (−2)

Board clocks recorded as ROC and MDW published them.

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