WN4878Southwest Airlines · CLT → MDW
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Route confirmed Southwest Airlines

WN4878 CharlotteCLT · 08:05 ChicagoMDW · 09:00

WN4878 by Southwest Airlines flies from Charlotte (CLT) to Chicago (MDW).

Right nowNext departure tomorrow Operates daily
08:05

scheduled from CLT

⚖ WN4878 typically leaves +12 and lands −9. The air wins minutes back.
Typical gate push+12 minmedian posted departure
Typical arrival−9 minmedian over 9 operations
Wins back in air~21 minmedian gate push vs arrival · how planes make up time →

Where the minutes go

last 7 operations · gate push → arrival
0+30+60+90 min
09-10
+8 gate · −18 arrival
09-09
+8 gate · −18 arrival
09-08
+7 gate · −3 arrival
09-06
+14 gate · −10 arrival
09-05
+53 gate · +37 arrival
09-02
+16 gate · −9 arrival
09-01
+11 gate · +4 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 −9 min · 0 cancelled · 9 operations tracked

The route today

live boards
CLTCharlotteOn-time likelyCLT delay board →
MDWChicagoOn-time likelyMDW delay board →
CLT→MDWevery carrier, schedules and on-time historyRoute intelligence →

Weather lens

Delay & cancellation outlook for this flight

Measured, 90-day sample
41%Chance of 15+ min delay
2.3%Chance of cancellation
+11 minAvg hub delay right now

Conditions at CLT and MDW 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 departures
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Each mark is a scheduled departure at its origin-local time. Today is highlighted.

Other Charlotte to Chicago flights today

same route · Southwest Airlines
WN486departs 08:10
WN2721departs 15:25
WN4727departs 17:40
WN3606departs 18:30
WN3615departs 18:30

If WN4878 is cancelled, these are the other Southwest Airlines nonstop flights from Charlotte to Chicago on the same day, with scheduled departure times in CLT local time. Most flights posting a delay still operate — rebooking usually only beats a very large posted delay. Every airline on this route →

How WN4878 actually runs

Pro Flight Search has tracked every published board update for WN4878 across the CLT and MDW boards: schedule changes, gate pushes and actual clocks. Usually lands ~9 min early. Based on 9 confirmed landings · 8/9 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 WN4878 operates rather than what the timetable promises. Numbers refresh as new flights operate.

Technical record

How this operation is measured

board clocks

Board log

scheduled → actual, per operation
09-10CLT 08:05 08:13 (+8)MDW 09:00 08:42 (−18)
09-09CLT 08:05 08:13 (+8)MDW 09:00 08:42 (−18)
09-08CLT 08:05 08:12 (+7)MDW 09:00 08:57 (−3)
09-06CLT 09:10 09:24 (+14)MDW 10:10 10:00 (−10)
09-05CLT 07:55 08:48 (+53)MDW 08:50 09:27 (+37)
09-02CLT 08:05 08:21 (+16)MDW 09:00 08:51 (−9)
09-01CLT 08:05 08:16 (+11)MDW 09:00 09:04 (+4)
08-30CLT 07:35 08:00 (+25)MDW 08:35 08:30 (−5)
08-29CLT 07:55 08:07 (+12)MDW 08:50 08:38 (−12)

Board clocks recorded as CLT and MDW published them.

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