WN726Southwest Airlines · SLC → MDW
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Route confirmed Southwest Airlines

WN726 Salt Lake CitySLC · 08:05 ChicagoMDW · 12:05

WN726 by Southwest Airlines flies from Salt Lake City (SLC) to Chicago (MDW).

Right nowNext departure today Operates daily
14:20

scheduled from SLC

Typical gate push+16 minmedian posted departure
Typical arrival−4 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
09-11
+18 gate · −2 arrival
09-10
+16 gate · −2 arrival
09-07
+16 gate · −11 arrival
09-04
+17 gate · −4 arrival
09-03
+12 gate · −9 arrival
08-31
+11 gate · −12 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 −4 min · 0 cancelled · 6 operations tracked

The route today

live boards
SLCSalt Lake CityModerate riskSLC delay board →
MDWChicagoOn-time likelyMDW delay board →
SLC→MDWevery carrier, schedules and on-time historyRoute intelligence →

Weather lens

Delay & cancellation outlook for this flight

Measured, 90-day sample
37%Chance of 15+ min delay
0.9%Chance of cancellation
+11 minAvg hub delay right now

Conditions at SLC and MDW 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 Salt Lake City to Chicago flights today

same route · Southwest Airlines
WN3668departs 07:40
WN1253departs 07:45
WN1178departs 08:30
WN4548departs 13:00

If WN726 is cancelled, these are the other Southwest Airlines nonstop flights from Salt Lake City to Chicago on the same day, with scheduled departure times in SLC local time. Most flights posting a delay still operate — rebooking usually only beats a very large posted delay. Every airline on this route →

How WN726 actually runs

Pro Flight Search has tracked every published board update for WN726 across the SLC and MDW boards: schedule changes, gate pushes and actual clocks. Usually lands on time. 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 WN726 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
09-11SLC 08:05 08:23 (+18)MDW 12:05 12:03 (−2)
09-10SLC 08:05 08:21 (+16)MDW 12:05 12:03 (−2)
09-07SLC 08:05 08:21 (+16)MDW 12:05 11:54 (−11)
09-04SLC 08:05 08:22 (+17)MDW 12:05 12:01 (−4)
09-03SLC 08:05 08:17 (+12)MDW 12:05 11:56 (−9)
08-31SLC 08:05 08:16 (+11)MDW 12:05 11:53 (−12)

Aircraft

Recent tails: N8726H, N8836Q, N8721J, N8510E.

Board clocks recorded as SLC and MDW published them.

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