WN8502 ChicagoMDW · 05:30 DallasDAL · 06:50
WN8502 by Southwest Airlines flies from Chicago (MDW) to Dallas (DAL).
Same number through MDW → MCI → HOU → DAL
scheduled from MDW
The route today
live boardsWeather lens
Weather-conditioned outlook for this flight right now
Measured, 90-day sampleDriven mainly by DAL (Dallas), currently flying MVFR (marginal visual). 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
ForecastChicago to Kansas City with Southwest Airlines · Mon 2 Nov, local date
- Chance a departure leaves 60+ min late
- 8.3%1.4× usual
Forecast weather: 94% chance of rain at Kansas City
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 7 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 departuresEach mark is a scheduled departure at its origin-local time. Today is highlighted.
Other Chicago to Dallas flights today
same route · Southwest AirlinesIf WN8502 is cancelled, these are the other Southwest Airlines nonstop flights from Chicago to Dallas 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 WN8502 actually runs
Pro Flight Search has tracked every published board update for WN8502 across the MDW and DAL boards: schedule changes, gate pushes and actual clocks. Early read: no clear pattern yet. Only 1 completed leg so far: landed -11 min. Not enough to call it.
The verdict above is that record speaking, so it reflects how WN8502 operates rather than what the timetable promises. Numbers refresh as new flights operate.
How this operation is measured
Board log
scheduled → actual, per operationBoard clocks recorded as MDW and DAL published them.
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Pro Flight Search: WN8502 Chicago to Dallas on-time performance, measured from the MDW and DAL airport boards.
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