WN4581 Sarasota/BradentonSRQ · 12:05 ChicagoMDW · 13:45
WN4581 by Southwest Airlines flies from Sarasota/Bradenton (SRQ) to Chicago (MDW) for the Thu, Sep 10 departure.
arrived at MDW · 4 min early
Where the minutes go
last 7 operations · gate push → arrivalThe 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 operationmedian arrival +0 min · 0 cancelled · 8 operations tracked
The route today
live boardsWeather lens
Delay & cancellation outlook for this flight
Measured, 90-day sampleConditions at SRQ 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 Sarasota/Bradenton to Chicago flights today
same route · Southwest AirlinesIf WN4581 is cancelled, this is the other Southwest Airlines nonstop flight from Sarasota/Bradenton to Chicago on the same day, with scheduled departure times in SRQ local time. Most flights posting a delay still operate — rebooking usually only beats a very large posted delay. Every airline on this route →
How WN4581 actually runs
Pro Flight Search has tracked every published board update for WN4581 across the SRQ and MDW boards: schedule changes, gate pushes and actual clocks. Usually lands on time. Based on 8 confirmed landings · 5/8 within 15 min of schedule. Pushes back late but makes up time in the air.
The verdict above is that record speaking, so it reflects how WN4581 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: N8739L, N8889Q, N8306H, N8810L.
Board clocks recorded as SRQ and MDW published them.
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