WN4882Southwest Airlines · TUS → MDW
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Route confirmed Southwest Airlines

WN4882 TucsonTUS · 05:45 ChicagoMDW · 11:00

WN4882 by Southwest Airlines flies from Tucson (TUS) to Chicago (MDW).

Right nowNext departure today Operates daily
22:25

scheduled from TUS

Typical gate push+7 minmedian posted departure
Typical arrival−18 minmedian over 6 operations
Wins back in air~25 minmedian gate push vs arrival · how planes make up time →

Where the minutes go

last 6 operations · gate push → arrival
0+30+60+90 min
11-02
+4 gate · −25 arrival
10-30
+7 gate · −16 arrival
10-29
+7 gate · −20 arrival
10-26
+4 gate · −25 arrival
10-23
+11 gate · −9 arrival
10-22
+34 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 −18 min · 0 cancelled · 6 operations tracked

The route today

live boards
TUSTucsonOn-time likelyTUS delay board →
MDWChicagoOn-time likelyMDW delay board →
TUS→MDWevery carrier, schedules and on-time historyRoute intelligence →

Weather lens

Weather-conditioned outlook for this flight right now

Measured, 90-day sample
57%Chance of 15+ min delay
4.8%Chance of cancellation
+35 minTypical airport delay in this weather

Driven mainly by MDW (Chicago), currently flying IFR (instrument). 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 at Tucson

Forecast

Tue 3 Nov, local date

High24°Clikely 22°C to 25°C
Low10°Clikely 9°C to 11°C

Forecast: GateWeather · incl. data from ECMWF (CC BY 4.0, modified) · Expected values for tomorrow from a forecast model, kept apart from today's measured figures.

Tomorrow at Chicago

Forecast

Tue 3 Nov, local date

High22°Clikely 20°C to 23°C
Low17°Clikely 15°C to 18°C
  • 95% chance of rain

Forecast: GateWeather · incl. data from ECMWF (CC BY 4.0, modified) · Expected values for tomorrow from a forecast model, kept apart from today's measured figures.

When it flies

scheduled departures
061422
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Each mark is a scheduled departure at its origin-local time. Today is highlighted.

Other Tucson to Chicago flights today

same route · Southwest Airlines
WN3036departs 07:10
WN2795departs 07:25
WN4299departs 07:30
WN1882departs 11:25

If WN4882 is cancelled, these are the other Southwest Airlines nonstop flights from Tucson to Chicago on the same day, with scheduled departure times in TUS 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 WN4882 actually runs

Pro Flight Search has tracked every published board update for WN4882 across the TUS and MDW boards: schedule changes, gate pushes and actual clocks. Usually lands ~18 min early. Based on 6 confirmed landings · 6/6 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 WN4882 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
11-02TUS 05:45 05:49 (+4)MDW 11:00 10:35 (−25)
10-30TUS 05:45 05:52 (+7)MDW 11:00 10:44 (−16)
10-29TUS 05:45 05:52 (+7)MDW 11:00 10:40 (−20)
10-26TUS 05:45 05:49 (+4)MDW 11:00 10:35 (−25)
10-23TUS 05:45 05:56 (+11)MDW 11:00 10:51 (−9)
10-22TUS 05:45 06:19 (+34)MDW 11:00 11:11 (+11)

Aircraft

Recent tails: N9017L, N8943Q, N8523W, N8733M.

Board clocks recorded as TUS and MDW published them.

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