WN8602Southwest Airlines · MDW → CMH
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WN8602 ChicagoMDW ColumbusCMH

WN8602 by Southwest Airlines flies from Chicago (MDW) to Columbus (CMH).

Right nowNext departure tomorrow Operates daily
08:05

scheduled from MDW

The route today

live boards
MDWChicagoOn-time likelyMDW delay board →
CMHColumbusOn-time likelyCMH delay board →
MDW→CMHevery carrier, schedules and on-time historyRoute intelligence →

Weather lens

Delay & cancellation outlook for this flight

Measured, 90-day sample
38%Chance of 15+ min delay
1.9%Chance of cancellation
+8 minTypical airport delay in this weather

Conditions at MDW and CMH 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 Columbus with Southwest Airlines · Sun 1 Nov, local date

Outlook: about usual
Chance a departure leaves 60+ min late
5.3%1.0× usual

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 4 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 Columbus flights today

same route · Southwest Airlines
WN2004departs 07:40
WN1252departs 07:50
WN4500departs 07:55
WN1008departs 08:00
WN3067departs 08:30
WN4660departs 09:35

If WN8602 is cancelled, these are the other Southwest Airlines nonstop flights from Chicago to Columbus 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 WN8602 actually runs

Pro Flight Search has tracked every published board update for WN8602 across the MDW and CMH boards: schedule changes, gate pushes and actual clocks. Combined risk score: 33.0/100. Based on airport operations, weather, and cached board history at MDW and CMH.

The verdict above is that record speaking, so it reflects how WN8602 operates rather than what the timetable promises. Numbers refresh as new flights operate.

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Pro Flight Search: WN8602 Chicago to Columbus on-time performance, measured from the MDW and CMH airport boards.

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