WN4297 DallasDAL · 16:45 ChicagoMDW · 18:55
WN4297 by Southwest Airlines flies from Dallas (DAL) to Chicago (MDW).
scheduled from DAL
The route today
live boardsWeather lens
Delay & cancellation outlook for this flight
Measured, 90-day sampleConditions at DAL and MDW 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 departuresEach mark is a scheduled departure at its origin-local time. Today is highlighted.
Other Dallas to Chicago flights today
same route · Southwest AirlinesIf WN4297 is cancelled, these are the other Southwest Airlines nonstop flights from Dallas to Chicago on the same day, with scheduled departure times in DAL local time. Most flights posting a delay still operate — rebooking usually only beats a very large posted delay. Every airline on this route →
How WN4297 actually runs
Pro Flight Search has tracked every published board update for WN4297 across the DAL and MDW boards: schedule changes, gate pushes and actual clocks. Early read — pattern not clear yet. Only 2 completed legs so far: left noticeably late (~29 min) but landed a little late (~7 min). Not enough to call it.
The verdict above is that record speaking, so it reflects how WN4297 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: N8662F, N8325D.
Board clocks recorded as DAL and MDW published them.
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Pro Flight Search — WN4297 Dallas to Chicago on-time performance, measured from the DAL and MDW airport boards.
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