WN973 ChicagoMDW · 07:25 BUFBUF · 10:10
WN973 by Southwest Airlines flies from Chicago (MDW) to BUF (BUF).
Same number through MDW → BWI → BUF
scheduled from MDW
The route today
live boardsWeather lens
Delay & cancellation outlook for this flight
Measured, 90-day sampleConditions at MDW and BUF 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 at MDW
ForecastThu 12 Nov, local date
Forecast: GateWeather · incl. data from ECMWF (CC BY 4.0, modified) · Expected values for tomorrow from a forecast model, kept apart from today's measured figures.
Tomorrow at BWI
ForecastThu 12 Nov, local date
- 91% chance of rain
Forecast: GateWeather · incl. data from ECMWF (CC BY 4.0, modified) · 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 BUF flights today
same route · Southwest AirlinesIf WN973 is cancelled, these are the other Southwest Airlines nonstop flights from Chicago to BUF 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 WN973 actually runs
Pro Flight Search has tracked every published board update for WN973 across the MDW and BUF boards: schedule changes, gate pushes and actual clocks. Early read: no clear pattern yet. Only 2 completed legs so far: landed -6 min. Not enough to call it.
The verdict above is that record speaking, so it reflects how WN973 operates rather than what the timetable promises. Numbers refresh as new flights operate.
How this operation is measured
Board log
scheduled → actual, per operationAircraft
Recent tails: N917WN, N437WN.
Board clocks recorded as MDW and BUF published them.
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Pro Flight Search: WN973 Chicago to BUF on-time performance, measured from the MDW and BUF airport boards.
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