WN4953Southwest Airlines · MDW → GRR
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WN4953 ChicagoMDW · 20:50 Grand RapidsGRR · 22:55

WN4953 by Southwest Airlines flies from Chicago (MDW) to Grand Rapids (GRR).

Right nowNext departure today Operates daily
20:50

scheduled from MDW

Typical gate push+2 minmedian posted departure
Typical arrival−18 minmedian over 6 operations
Wins back in air~20 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
09-10
−4 gate · −18 arrival
09-09
−4 gate · −18 arrival
09-08
+18 gate · −4 arrival
09-06
+18 gate · +10 arrival
09-05
+1 gate · −19 arrival
09-02
+2 gate · −18 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
MDWChicagoOn-time likelyMDW delay board →
GRRGrand RapidsModerate riskGRR delay board →
MDW→GRRevery carrier, schedules and on-time historyRoute intelligence →

Weather lens

Delay & cancellation outlook for this flight

Measured, 90-day sample
45%Chance of 15+ min delay
2.0%Chance of cancellation
+11 minAvg hub delay right now

Conditions at MDW and GRR 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 Grand Rapids flights today

same route · Southwest Airlines
WN3539departs 10:05
WN4571departs 11:15
WN590departs 13:05
WN3341departs 13:20
WN4423departs 14:25
WN162departs 16:00

If WN4953 is cancelled, these are the other Southwest Airlines nonstop flights from Chicago to Grand Rapids 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 WN4953 actually runs

Pro Flight Search has tracked every published board update for WN4953 across the MDW and GRR boards: schedule changes, gate pushes and actual clocks. Usually lands ~15 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 WN4953 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
09-10MDW 20:50 20:46 (−4)GRR 22:55 22:37 (−18)
09-09MDW 20:50 20:46 (−4)GRR 22:55 22:37 (−18)
09-08MDW 20:50 21:08 (+18)GRR 22:55 22:51 (−4)
09-06MDW 20:35 20:53 (+18)GRR 22:30 22:40 (+10)
09-05MDW 18:15 18:16 (+1)GRR 20:15 19:56 (−19)
09-02MDW 20:50 20:52 (+2)GRR 22:50 22:32 (−18)

Aircraft

Recent tails: N8676A, N8680C, N8845L, N8894Q.

Board clocks recorded as MDW and GRR published them.

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