WN4605 ChicagoMDW · 17:50 RochesterROC · 20:35
WN4605 by Southwest Airlines flies from Chicago (MDW) to Rochester (ROC).
scheduled from MDW
The route today
live boardsWeather lens
Delay & cancellation outlook for this flight
Measured, 90-day sampleConditions at MDW and ROC 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 Chicago to Rochester flights today
same route · Southwest AirlinesIf WN4605 is cancelled, these are the other Southwest Airlines nonstop flights from Chicago to Rochester on the same day, with scheduled departure times in MDW local time. Most flights posting a delay still operate — rebooking usually only beats a very large posted delay. Every airline on this route →
How WN4605 actually runs
Pro Flight Search has tracked every published board update for WN4605 across the MDW and ROC boards: schedule changes, gate pushes and actual clocks. Early read — pattern not clear yet. Only 2 completed legs so far: left heavily delayed (~49 min) but landed noticeably late (~31 min). Not enough to call it.
The verdict above is that record speaking, so it reflects how WN4605 operates rather than what the timetable promises. Numbers refresh as new flights operate.
How this operation is measured
Board log
scheduled → actual, per operationBoard clocks recorded as MDW and ROC published them.
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Pro Flight Search — WN4605 Chicago to Rochester on-time performance, measured from the MDW and ROC airport boards.
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