WN4500Southwest Airlines · MDW → CMH
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WN4500 ChicagoMDW · 13:00 ColumbusCMH · 15:10

WN4500 by Southwest Airlines flies from Chicago (MDW) to Columbus (CMH).

Right nowNext departure tomorrow Operates daily
07:55

scheduled from MDW

Typical gate push−3 minmedian posted departure
Typical arrival−4 minmedian over 8 operations
Wins back in air~1 minmedian gate push vs arrival · how planes make up time →

Where the minutes go

last 7 operations · gate push → arrival
0+30+60+90 min
11-04
−8 gate · −19 arrival
10-30
−1 gate · +5 arrival
10-29
−2 gate · +4 arrival
10-28
−8 gate · −19 arrival
10-27
+6 gate · −1 arrival
10-26
−5 gate · −8 arrival
10-24
−5 gate · −28 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 −4 min · 0 cancelled · 8 operations tracked

The route today

live boards
MDWChicagoOn-time likelyMDW delay board →
CMHColumbusOn-time likelyCMH delay board →
MDW→CMHevery carrier, schedules and on-time historyRoute intelligence →

Weather lens

Weather-conditioned outlook for this flight right now

Measured, 90-day sample
41%Chance of 15+ min delay
3.1%Chance of cancellation
+10 minTypical airport delay in this weather

Driven mainly by CMH (Columbus), currently flying IFR (instrument). 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 Chicago

Forecast

Thu 5 Nov, local date

High13°Clikely 12°C to 14°C
Low10°Clikely 9°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.

Tomorrow at Columbus

Forecast

Thu 5 Nov, local date

High17°Clikely 16°C to 18°C
Low11°Clikely 10°C to 13°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 Chicago to Columbus flights today

same route · Southwest Airlines
WN8602departs 03:50
WN2004departs 07:40
WN2910departs 07:45
WN3067departs 08:30
WN4660departs 09:35
WN176departs 12:45

If WN4500 is cancelled, these are the other Southwest Airlines nonstop flights from Chicago to Columbus 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 WN4500 actually runs

Pro Flight Search has tracked every published board update for WN4500 across the MDW and CMH boards: schedule changes, gate pushes and actual clocks. Usually lands on time. Based on 8 confirmed landings · 8/8 within 15 min of schedule.

The verdict above is that record speaking, so it reflects how WN4500 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
11-04MDW 13:00 12:52 (−8)CMH 15:10 14:51 (−19)
10-30MDW 07:55 07:54 (−1)CMH 10:05 10:10 (+5)
10-29MDW 07:55 07:53 (−2)CMH 10:05 10:09 (+4)
10-28MDW 13:00 12:52 (−8)CMH 15:10 14:51 (−19)
10-27MDW 13:00 13:06 (+6)CMH 15:10 15:09 (−1)
10-26MDW 07:55 07:50 (−5)CMH 10:05 09:57 (−8)
10-24MDW 16:55 16:50 (−5)CMH 19:10 18:42 (−28)
10-23MDW 07:55 08:05 (+10)CMH 10:05 10:08 (+3)
10-22MDW CMH 10:05

Aircraft

Recent tails: N9023R, N8931L, N8831L, N8903H.

Board clocks recorded as MDW and CMH published them.

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