WN4709 ChicagoMDW · 10:30 HoustonHOU · 13:00
WN4709 by Southwest Airlines flies from Chicago (MDW) to Houston (HOU) for the Wed, Sep 9 departure.
arrived at HOU · 14 min late
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 HOU 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 Houston flights today
same route · Southwest AirlinesIf WN4709 is cancelled, these are the other Southwest Airlines nonstop flights from Chicago to Houston 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 WN4709 actually runs
Pro Flight Search has tracked every published board update for WN4709 across the MDW and HOU boards: schedule changes, gate pushes and actual clocks. Early read — pattern not clear yet. Only 3 completed legs so far: landed +14 min. Not enough to call it.
The verdict above is that record speaking, so it reflects how WN4709 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 HOU published them.
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Pro Flight Search — WN4709 Chicago to Houston on-time performance, measured from the MDW and HOU airport boards.
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