WN749Southwest Airlines · LGB → MDW
live · 5m ago
Route confirmed Southwest Airlines

WN749 Long BeachLGB · 08:45 ChicagoMDW · 09:50

WN749 by Southwest Airlines flies from Long Beach (LGB) to Chicago (MDW) for the Thu, Oct 15 departure.

Same number through LGB → LAS → MDW

Right nowIn the air to Chicago
09:50

estimated arrival at MDW · local time · landing about now

LivePosition · updated 5m ago
LGB944 mi leftMDW
35,000 ftAltitudecruising
619 mphSpeed538 kt
78°Direction

Live position · flown path, last 1h 6m

Typical gate push+59 minmedian posted departure

The route today

live boards
LGBLong BeachOn-time likelyLGB delay board →
MDWChicagoOn-time likelyMDW delay board →
LGB→MDWevery 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
0.5%Chance of cancellation
+7 minAvg hub delay right now

Conditions at LGB 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 Long Beach to Chicago flights today

same route · Southwest Airlines
WN2559departs 06:55
WN1123departs 07:00
WN1393departs 07:00
WN4547departs 09:05
WN2582departs 09:55
WN1754departs 10:05

If WN749 is cancelled, these are the other Southwest Airlines nonstop flights from Long Beach to Chicago on the same day, with scheduled departure times in LGB local time. Most flights posting a delay still operate — rebooking usually only beats a very large posted delay. Every airline on this route →

How WN749 actually runs

Pro Flight Search has tracked every published board update for WN749 across the LGB and MDW boards: schedule changes, gate pushes and actual clocks. Early read — pattern not clear yet. Only 2 completed legs so far: departed +59 min. Not enough to call it.

The verdict above is that record speaking, so it reflects how WN749 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
10-12LGB 08:45 09:44 (+59)MDW
10-09LGB 08:45 09:17 (+32)MDW

Aircraft

Recent tails: N299WN, N211WN.

Board clocks recorded as LGB and MDW published them.

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