WN4942Southwest Airlines · MDW → BOS
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Route confirmed Southwest Airlines

WN4942 ChicagoMDW · 14:45 BostonBOS · 18:05

WN4942 by Southwest Airlines flies from Chicago (MDW) to Boston (BOS).

Right nowNext departure today Operates daily
14:45

scheduled from MDW

Wins back in air~18 minmedian gate push vs arrival · how planes make up time →

The route today

live boards
MDWChicagoHigh riskMDW delay board →
BOSBostonOn-time likelyBOS delay board →
MDW→BOSevery carrier, schedules and on-time historyRoute intelligence →

Weather lens

Delay & cancellation outlook for this flight

Measured, 90-day sample
39%Chance of 15+ min delay
3.4%Chance of cancellation
+7 minTypical airport delay in this weather

Conditions at MDW and BOS are near their clear-air norm right now, so this reflects the route's recent baseline rather than a weather penalty. 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 Chicago

Forecast

Fri 6 Nov, local date

High10°Clikely 9°C to 11°C
Low6°Clikely 3°C to 8°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 Boston

Forecast

Fri 6 Nov, local date

High21°Clikely 19°C to 22°C
Low16°Clikely 13°C to 19°C
  • 97% 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
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Each mark is a scheduled departure at its origin-local time. Today is highlighted.

Other Chicago to Boston flights today

same route · Southwest Airlines
WN3457departs 05:30
WN4113departs 07:50
WN4535departs 07:50
WN1900departs 08:15
WN2842departs 09:10
WN1901departs 10:20

If WN4942 is cancelled, these are the other Southwest Airlines nonstop flights from Chicago to Boston on the same day, with scheduled departure times in MDW 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 WN4942 actually runs

Pro Flight Search has tracked every published board update for WN4942 across the MDW and BOS boards: schedule changes, gate pushes and actual clocks. Early read: no clear pattern yet. Only 2 completed legs so far: departed +15 min. Not enough to call it.

The verdict above is that record speaking, so it reflects how WN4942 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
10-25MDW 14:45 15:19 (+34)BOS 18:05 18:15 (+10)
10-24MDW 16:25 16:20 (−5)BOS 19:50 19:33 (−17)

Board clocks recorded as MDW and BOS published them.

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