WN4954Southwest Airlines · MDW → GRR
updated 1h ago
Route confirmed Southwest Airlines

WN4954 ChicagoMDW · 15:05 Grand RapidsGRR · 16:55

WN4954 by Southwest Airlines flies from Chicago (MDW) to Grand Rapids (GRR).

Right nowNext departure tomorrow Operates daily
15:05

scheduled from MDW

Typical gate push+11 minmedian posted departure
Typical arrival−1 minmedian over 6 operations
Wins back in air~12 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
10-30
+16 gate · +7 arrival
10-29
+12 gate · +0 arrival
10-26
+10 gate · −3 arrival
10-23
−5 gate · −16 arrival
10-22
+31 gate · +20 arrival
10-19
+2 gate · −6 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 −1 min · 0 cancelled · 6 operations tracked

The route today

live boards
MDWChicagoOn-time likelyMDW delay board →
GRRGrand RapidsOn-time likelyGRR delay board →
MDW→GRRevery carrier, schedules and on-time historyRoute intelligence →

Weather lens

Delay & cancellation outlook for this flight

Measured, 90-day sample
40%Chance of 15+ min delay
1.3%Chance of cancellation
+8 minTypical airport delay in this weather

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. 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 on this route

Forecast

Chicago to Grand Rapids with Southwest Airlines · Mon 2 Nov, local date

Outlook: about usual
Chance a departure leaves 60+ min late
8.7%1.0× usual

Forecast weather: 84% chance of rain at Grand Rapids

No cancellation outlook here: this airport's board does not publish cancellations reliably.

Forecast: GateWeather · incl. data from ECMWF (CC BY 4.0, modified) · About 3 departures a day on this route with this airline. · 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 Grand Rapids flights today

same route · Southwest Airlines
WN779departs 09:45
WN2910departs 10:05
WN3665departs 10:05
WN853departs 10:55
WN892departs 15:15
WN3272departs 16:00

If WN4954 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 that show a delay still operate. Rebooking usually helps only when that delay is very large. Every airline on this route →

How WN4954 actually runs

Pro Flight Search has tracked every published board update for WN4954 across the MDW and GRR boards: schedule changes, gate pushes and actual clocks. Usually lands on time. Based on 6 confirmed landings · 5/6 within 15 min of schedule.

The verdict above is that record speaking, so it reflects how WN4954 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
10-30MDW 15:05 15:21 (+16)GRR 16:55 17:02 (+7)
10-29MDW 15:05 15:17 (+12)GRR 16:55 (+0)
10-26MDW 15:05 15:15 (+10)GRR 16:55 16:52 (−3)
10-23MDW 15:05 15:00 (−5)GRR 16:55 16:39 (−16)
10-22MDW 15:05 15:36 (+31)GRR 16:55 17:15 (+20)
10-19MDW 15:05 15:07 (+2)GRR 16:55 16:49 (−6)

Aircraft

Recent tails: N9006L, N8544Z, N8579Z, N8953Q.

Board clocks recorded as MDW and GRR published them.

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Pro Flight Search: WN4954 Chicago to Grand Rapids on-time performance, measured from the MDW and GRR airport boards.

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