WN4262Southwest Airlines · MDW → RDU
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Route confirmed Southwest Airlines

WN4262 ChicagoMDW · 08:35 Raleigh/DurhamRDU · 11:35

WN4262 by Southwest Airlines flies from Chicago (MDW) to Raleigh/Durham (RDU).

Right nowNext departure today Operates daily
09:05

scheduled from MDW

Typical gate push−1 minmedian posted departure
Typical arrival−12 minmedian over 4 operations
Wins back in air~11 minmedian gate push vs arrival · how planes make up time →

Where the minutes go

last 4 operations · gate push → arrival
0+30+60+90 min
09-09
−1 gate · −12 arrival
09-08
−1 gate · +3 arrival
09-02
−6 gate · −27 arrival
09-01
−3 gate · −21 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
MDWChicagoModerate riskMDW delay board →
RDURaleigh/DurhamOn-time likelyRDU delay board →
MDW→RDUevery carrier, schedules and on-time historyRoute intelligence →

Weather lens

Delay & cancellation outlook for this flight

Measured, 90-day sample
38%Chance of 15+ min delay
1.3%Chance of cancellation
+11 minAvg hub delay right now

Conditions at MDW and RDU 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.

Pro Flight Search tracking, 90 days · the weather × delay correlation study → · live weather risk by airport →

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 Raleigh/Durham flights today

same route · Southwest Airlines
WN4250departs 07:40
WN813departs 08:50
WN999departs 08:55
WN2806departs 12:50
WN1961departs 13:50
WN2805departs 14:40

If WN4262 is cancelled, these are the other Southwest Airlines nonstop flights from Chicago to Raleigh/Durham 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 WN4262 actually runs

Pro Flight Search has tracked every published board update for WN4262 across the MDW and RDU boards: schedule changes, gate pushes and actual clocks. Usually lands ~9 min early. Based on 4 confirmed landings · 4/4 within 15 min of schedule.

The verdict above is that record speaking, so it reflects how WN4262 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
09-09MDW 08:35 08:34 (−1)RDU 11:35 11:23 (−12)
09-08MDW 08:35 08:34 (−1)RDU 11:35 11:38 (+3)
09-02MDW 08:35 08:29 (−6)RDU 11:35 11:08 (−27)
09-01MDW 08:35 08:32 (−3)RDU 11:35 11:14 (−21)

Aircraft

Recent tails: N8663A, N8667D, N8322X, N8578Q.

Board clocks recorded as MDW and RDU published them.

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