WN4143Southwest Airlines · STL → MDW
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Route confirmed Southwest Airlines

WN4143 St LouisSTL · 10:50 ChicagoMDW · 12:00

WN4143 by Southwest Airlines flies from St Louis (STL) to Chicago (MDW).

Right nowNext departure tomorrow Operates daily
10:50

scheduled from STL

Typical gate push+21 minmedian posted departure
Typical arrival−1 minmedian over 5 operations
Wins back in air~22 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
11-05
+13 gate · −11 arrival
10-30
+27 gate · −1 arrival
10-29
+13 gate · −11 arrival
10-26
+45 gate · +15 arrival
10-23
+21 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 −1 min · 0 cancelled · 5 operations tracked

The route today

live boards
STLSt LouisOn-time likelySTL delay board →
MDWChicagoOn-time likelyMDW delay board →
STL→MDWevery carrier, schedules and on-time historyRoute intelligence →

Weather lens

Delay & cancellation outlook for this flight

Measured, 90-day sample
39%Chance of 15+ min delay
1.7%Chance of cancellation
+7 minTypical airport delay in this weather

Conditions at STL 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 St Louis

Forecast

Fri 6 Nov, local date

High12°Clikely 11°C to 13°C
Low7°Clikely 5°C to 8°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

Fri 6 Nov, local date

High9°Clikely 8°C to 10°C
Low5°Clikely 3°C to 6°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 St Louis to Chicago flights today

same route · Southwest Airlines
WN2888departs 05:25
WN4173departs 05:45
WN4096departs 05:50
WN3425departs 06:10
WN287departs 10:30
WN1769departs 10:55

If WN4143 is cancelled, these are the other Southwest Airlines nonstop flights from St Louis to Chicago on the same day, with scheduled departure times in STL 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 WN4143 actually runs

Pro Flight Search has tracked every published board update for WN4143 across the STL and MDW boards: schedule changes, gate pushes and actual clocks. Usually lands on time. Based on 5 confirmed landings · 5/5 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 WN4143 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
11-05STL 10:50 11:03 (+13)MDW 12:00 11:49 (−11)
10-30STL 10:50 11:17 (+27)MDW 12:00 11:59 (−1)
10-29STL 10:50 11:03 (+13)MDW 12:00 11:49 (−11)
10-26STL 10:50 11:35 (+45)MDW 12:00 12:15 (+15)
10-23STL 10:50 11:11 (+21)MDW 12:00 12:02 (+2)

Aircraft

Recent tails: N470WN, N936WN, N908WN, N7858A.

Board clocks recorded as STL and MDW published them.

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Pro Flight Search: WN4143 St Louis to Chicago on-time performance, measured from the STL and MDW airport boards.

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