WN4806Southwest Airlines · ORF → MDW
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Route confirmed Southwest Airlines

WN4806 NorfolkORF · 08:00 ChicagoMDW · 09:00

WN4806 by Southwest Airlines flies from Norfolk (ORF) to Chicago (MDW) for the Thu, Sep 17 departure.

Right nowExpected · today · as of 06:38
08:00

departs ORF · on schedule

⚖ WN4806 typically leaves +8 and lands +3. The air wins minutes back.
Typical gate push+8 minmedian posted departure
Typical arrival+3 minmedian over 11 operations
Wins back in air~5 minmedian gate push vs arrival · how planes make up time → Cancellation0 in 11tracked operations · cancellation odds calculator →

Where the minutes go

last 7 operations · gate push → arrival
0+30+60+90 min
09-16
+27 gate · +32 arrival
09-15
+14 gate · +3 arrival
09-14
+8 gate · +3 arrival
09-13
+19 gate · +4 arrival
09-12
+6 gate · −15 arrival
09-11
+6 gate · −13 arrival
09-10
+6 gate · −11 arrival

The 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 operation

median arrival +3 min · 0 cancelled · 11 operations tracked

The route today

live boards
ORFNorfolkOn-time likelyORF delay board →
MDWChicagoHigh riskMDW delay board →
ORF→MDWevery carrier, schedules and on-time historyRoute intelligence →

Weather lens

Weather-conditioned outlook for this flight right now

Measured, 90-day sample
47%Chance of 15+ min delay
1.9%Chance of cancellation
+34 minAvg hub delay right now

Driven mainly by MDW (Chicago), currently flying IFR (instrument). 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 departures
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Each mark is a scheduled departure at its origin-local time. Today is highlighted.

Other Norfolk to Chicago flights today

same route · Southwest Airlines
WN4809departs 18:15

If WN4806 is cancelled, this is the other Southwest Airlines nonstop flight from Norfolk to Chicago on the same day, with scheduled departure times in ORF local time. Most flights posting a delay still operate — rebooking usually only beats a very large posted delay. Every airline on this route →

How WN4806 actually runs

Pro Flight Search has tracked every published board update for WN4806 across the ORF and MDW boards: schedule changes, gate pushes and actual clocks. Usually lands on time. Based on 11 confirmed landings · 9/11 within 15 min of schedule.

The verdict above is that record speaking, so it reflects how WN4806 operates rather than what the timetable promises. Numbers refresh as new flights operate.

Technical record

How this operation is measured

board clocksaircraft

Board log

scheduled → actual, per operation
09-16ORF 08:05 08:32 (+27)MDW 09:05 09:37 (+32)
09-15ORF 08:05 08:19 (+14)MDW 09:05 09:08 (+3)
09-14ORF 08:00 08:08 (+8)MDW 09:00 09:03 (+3)
09-13ORF 08:20 08:39 (+19)MDW 09:25 09:29 (+4)
09-12ORF 08:10 08:16 (+6)MDW 09:15 09:00 (−15)
09-11ORF 08:00 08:06 (+6)MDW 09:00 08:47 (−13)
09-10ORF 08:00 08:06 (+6)MDW 09:00 08:49 (−11)
09-09ORF 08:05 08:15 (+10)MDW 09:05 09:13 (+8)
09-08ORF 08:05 08:47 (+42)MDW 09:05 09:35 (+30)
09-07ORF 08:00 08:07 (+7)MDW 09:00 08:56 (−4)
09-06ORF 09:15 09:22 (+7)MDW 10:15 10:11 (−4)

Aircraft

Recent tails: N500WR, N8994Q, N295WN, N227WN.

Board clocks recorded as ORF and MDW published them.

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