WN4820 RichmondRIC · 08:10 ChicagoMDW · 09:10
WN4820 by Southwest Airlines flies from Richmond (RIC) to Chicago (MDW) for the Sat, Sep 19 departure.
arrival expected at MDW · on schedule
board checked 63m ago · checking again in 45s
⚖ WN4820 typically leaves +14 and lands −3. The air wins minutes back.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 −3 min · 0 cancelled · 12 operations tracked
The route today
live boardsWeather lens
Weather-conditioned outlook for this flight right now
Measured, 90-day sampleDriven mainly by MDW (Chicago), currently flying MVFR (marginal visual). 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 Richmond to Chicago flights today
same route · Southwest AirlinesIf WN4820 is cancelled, this is the other Southwest Airlines nonstop flight from Richmond to Chicago on the same day, with scheduled departure times in RIC local time. Most flights posting a delay still operate — rebooking usually only beats a very large posted delay. Every airline on this route →
How WN4820 actually runs
Pro Flight Search has tracked every published board update for WN4820 across the RIC and MDW boards: schedule changes, gate pushes and actual clocks. Usually lands on time. Based on 11 confirmed landings · 10/11 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 WN4820 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: N8962L, N8554X, N288WN, N444WN.
Board clocks recorded as RIC and MDW published them.
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