WN453 St LouisSTL · 01:07 ChicagoMDW · 23:50
WN453 by Southwest Airlines flies from St Louis (STL) to Chicago (MDW).
scheduled from STL
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
Measured, 90-day sampleConditions at STL 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 St Louis to Chicago flights today
same route · Southwest AirlinesIf WN453 is cancelled, these are the other Southwest Airlines nonstop flights from St Louis to Chicago on the same day, with scheduled departure times in STL local time. Most flights posting a delay still operate — rebooking usually only beats a very large posted delay. Every airline on this route →
How WN453 actually runs
Pro Flight Search has tracked every published board update for WN453 across the STL and MDW boards: schedule changes, gate pushes and actual clocks. Early read — pattern not clear yet. Only 1 completed leg so far: landed +173 min. Not enough to call it.
The verdict above is that record speaking, so it reflects how WN453 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: N7858A.
Board clocks recorded as STL and MDW published them.
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Pro Flight Search — WN453 St Louis to Chicago on-time performance, measured from the STL and MDW airport boards.
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