WN4951Southwest Airlines · MDW → PVD
live · 4m ago
Route confirmed Southwest Airlines

WN4951 ChicagoMDW · 09:35 Providence/WarwickPVD · 12:45

WN4951 by Southwest Airlines flies from Chicago (MDW) to Providence/Warwick (PVD) for the Sat, Sep 12 departure.

Right nowDescending into Providence/Warwick · off blocks 09:44 · 9 min late
12:41

estimated arrival at PVD · local time · ~11 min from now

LivePosition · updated 4m ago
MDW50 mi · ~11 min leftPVD
14,600 ftAltitudedescending
438 mphSpeed381 kt
127°Direction

Live position · flown path, last 1h 32m

⚖ WN4951 typically leaves −2 and lands −20. The air wins minutes back.
Typical gate push−2 minmedian posted departure
Typical arrival−20 minmedian over 9 operations
Wins back in air~18 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
09-12
+9 gate · −28 arrival
09-09
−2 gate · −18 arrival
09-08
−2 gate · −6 arrival
09-06
+1 gate · −20 arrival
09-05
+1 gate · −10 arrival
09-02
−4 gate · −24 arrival
09-01
−10 gate · −20 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 −20 min · 0 cancelled · 9 operations tracked

The route today

live boards
MDWChicagoOn-time likelyMDW delay board →
PVDProvidence/WarwickOn-time likelyPVD delay board →
MDW→PVDevery carrier, schedules and on-time historyRoute intelligence →

Weather lens

Delay & cancellation outlook for this flight

Measured, 90-day sample
42%Chance of 15+ min delay
1.7%Chance of cancellation
+11 minAvg hub delay right now

Conditions at MDW and PVD 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 Chicago to Providence/Warwick flights today

same route · Southwest Airlines
WN3492departs 08:05
WN2177departs 12:05
WN960departs 13:30
WN4841departs 18:05
WN4998departs 18:05

If WN4951 is cancelled, these are the other Southwest Airlines nonstop flights from Chicago to Providence/Warwick on the same day, with scheduled departure times in MDW local time. Most flights posting a delay still operate — rebooking usually only beats a very large posted delay. Every airline on this route →

How WN4951 actually runs

Pro Flight Search has tracked every published board update for WN4951 across the MDW and PVD boards: schedule changes, gate pushes and actual clocks. Usually lands ~20 min early. Based on 7 confirmed landings · 7/7 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 WN4951 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
09-12MDW 09:35 09:44 (+9)PVD 12:45 12:17 (−28)
09-09MDW 08:40 08:38 (−2)PVD 12:05 11:47 (−18)
09-08MDW 08:40 08:38 (−2)PVD 12:05 11:59 (−6)
09-06MDW 08:45 08:46 (+1)PVD 12:10 11:50 (−20)
09-05MDW 09:35 09:36 (+1)PVD 12:45 12:35 (−10)
09-02MDW 08:40 08:36 (−4)PVD 12:05 11:41 (−24)
09-01MDW 08:40 08:30 (−10)PVD 12:05 11:45 (−20)
08-30MDW 08:10 08:01 (−9)PVD 11:35 11:06 (−29)
08-29MDW 09:35 09:30 (−5)PVD 12:45 12:25 (−20)

Aircraft

Recent tails: N243WN, N212WN, N452WN, N8868L.

Board clocks recorded as MDW and PVD published them.

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