WN4242 ChicagoMDW · 08:00 MiamiMIA · 12:10
WN4242 by Southwest Airlines flies from Chicago (MDW) to Miami (MIA) for the Mon, Sep 7 departure.
today's MDW → MIA operation will not depart
Where the minutes go
last 3 operations · gate push → arrivalThe bar is how late it left the gate; the ring is where it actually arrived. Board clocks, not estimates.
The route today
live boardsWeather lens
Delay & cancellation outlook for this flight
Early read, sample still buildingConditions at MDW and MIA are near their clear-air norm right now, so this reflects the route's recent baseline rather than a weather penalty. For this route and airline, under conditions like today's, over the last 90 days. This route's tracked sample is still thin — treat these as an early read, not a precise forecast.
Pro Flight Search tracking, 90 days · the weather × delay correlation study → · live weather risk by airport →
When it flies
scheduled departuresEach mark is a scheduled departure at its origin-local time. Today is highlighted.
Other Chicago to Miami flights today
same route · Southwest AirlinesIf WN4242 is cancelled, these are the other Southwest Airlines nonstop flights from Chicago to Miami on the same day, with scheduled departure times in MDW local time. Most flights posting a delay still operate — rebooking usually only beats a very large posted delay. Every airline on this route →
How WN4242 actually runs
Pro Flight Search has tracked every published board update for WN4242 across the MDW and MIA boards: schedule changes, gate pushes and actual clocks. Early read — pattern not clear yet. Only 1 completed leg so far: left a little late (~14 min) but landed about 5 min early. Not enough to call it.
The verdict above is that record speaking, so it reflects how WN4242 operates rather than what the timetable promises. Numbers refresh as new flights operate.
How this operation is measured
Board log
scheduled → actual, per operationAircraft
Recent tails: N8895Q, N8779Q.
Board clocks recorded as MDW and MIA published them.
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