WN439Southwest Airlines · MDW → DCA
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Route confirmed Southwest Airlines

WN439 ChicagoMDW · 11:35 WashingtonDCA · 14:20

WN439 by Southwest Airlines flies from Chicago (MDW) to Washington (DCA).

Right nowNext departure today Operates daily
05:05

scheduled from MDW

Typical gate push−5 minmedian posted departure
Typical arrival−8 minmedian over 4 operations
Wins back in air~3 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
11-11
−6 gate · −8 arrival
10-30
−4 gate · −11 arrival
10-29
+4 gate · +5 arrival
10-28
−6 gate · −8 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
MDWChicagoOn-time likelyMDW delay board →
DCAWashingtonOn-time likelyDCA delay board →
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Weather lens

Delay & cancellation outlook for this flight

Measured, 90-day sample
37%Chance of 15+ min delay
1.7%Chance of cancellation
+5 minTypical airport delay in this weather

Conditions at MDW and DCA 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 MDW

Forecast

Thu 12 Nov, local date

High9°Clikely 7°C to 12°C
Low5°Clikely 2°C to 7°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 DCA

Forecast

Thu 12 Nov, local date

High19°Clikely 16°C to 21°C
Low10°Clikely 7°C to 12°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
061422
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Each mark is a scheduled departure at its origin-local time. Today is highlighted.

Other Chicago to Washington flights today

same route · Southwest Airlines
WN8809departs 05:00
WN259departs 07:20
WN1921departs 08:25
WN2112departs 09:15
WN1336departs 11:05
WN3631departs 12:00

If WN439 is cancelled, these are the other Southwest Airlines nonstop flights from Chicago to Washington on the same day, with scheduled departure times in MDW 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 WN439 actually runs

Pro Flight Search has tracked every published board update for WN439 across the MDW and DCA boards: schedule changes, gate pushes and actual clocks. Usually lands on time. Based on 4 confirmed landings · 4/4 within 15 min of schedule.

The verdict above is that record speaking, so it reflects how WN439 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
11-11MDW 11:35 11:29 (−6)DCA 14:20 14:12 (−8)
10-30MDW 11:10 11:06 (−4)DCA 14:00 13:49 (−11)
10-29MDW 11:10 11:14 (+4)DCA 14:00 14:05 (+5)
10-28MDW 11:35 11:29 (−6)DCA 14:20 14:12 (−8)

Aircraft

Recent tails: N8784Q, N8762Q, N9012J.

Board clocks recorded as MDW and DCA published them.

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