WN4649 ChicagoMDW · 12:45 BostonBOS · 16:05
WN4649 by Southwest Airlines flies from Chicago (MDW) to Boston (BOS).
scheduled from MDW
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 MDW and BOS 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 on this route
ForecastChicago to Boston with Southwest Airlines · Mon 2 Nov, local date
- Chance a departure leaves 60+ min late
- 14%0.8× usual
No cancellation outlook here: this airport's board does not publish cancellations reliably.
Forecast: GateWeather · incl. data from ECMWF (CC BY 4.0, modified) · About 5 departures a day on this route with this airline. · Expected values for tomorrow from a forecast model, kept apart from today's measured figures.
When it flies
scheduled departuresEach mark is a scheduled departure at its origin-local time. Today is highlighted.
Other Chicago to Boston flights today
same route · Southwest AirlinesIf WN4649 is cancelled, these are the other Southwest Airlines nonstop flights from Chicago to Boston 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 WN4649 actually runs
Pro Flight Search has tracked every published board update for WN4649 across the MDW and BOS boards: schedule changes, gate pushes and actual clocks. Early read: no clear pattern yet. Only 3 completed legs so far: left right on schedule but landed about 14 min early. Not enough to call it.
The verdict above is that record speaking, so it reflects how WN4649 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 BOS published them.
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Pro Flight Search: WN4649 Chicago to Boston on-time performance, measured from the MDW and BOS airport boards.
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