WN8700Southwest Airlines · GRR → MDW
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Route confirmed Southwest Airlines

WN8700 Grand RapidsGRR · 22:00 ChicagoMDW

WN8700 by Southwest Airlines flies from Grand Rapids (GRR) to Chicago (MDW).

Right nowNext departure today Operates daily
22:00

scheduled from GRR

Typical gate push+58 minmedian posted departure

The route today

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

Weather lens

Delay & cancellation outlook for this flight

Measured, 90-day sample
51%Chance of 15+ min delay
2.5%Chance of cancellation
+16 minAvg hub delay right now

Conditions at GRR 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 Grand Rapids to Chicago flights today

same route · Southwest Airlines
WN1826departs 06:50
WN1827departs 12:55
WN4076departs 13:45
WN930departs 13:45
WN4091departs 16:20
WN523departs 16:55

If WN8700 is cancelled, these are the other Southwest Airlines nonstop flights from Grand Rapids to Chicago on the same day, with scheduled departure times in GRR local time. Most flights posting a delay still operate — rebooking usually only beats a very large posted delay. Every airline on this route →

How WN8700 actually runs

Pro Flight Search has tracked every published board update for WN8700 across the GRR and MDW boards: schedule changes, gate pushes and actual clocks. Early read — pattern not clear yet. Only 1 completed leg so far: departed +58 min. Not enough to call it.

The verdict above is that record speaking, so it reflects how WN8700 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
08-09GRR 22:00 22:58 (+58)MDW

Aircraft

Recent tails: N8835Q.

Board clocks recorded as GRR and MDW published them.

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