WN973 ChicagoMDW · 13:00 BaltimoreBWI · 16:15
WN973 by Southwest Airlines flies from Chicago (MDW) to Baltimore (BWI) for the Mon, Sep 7 departure.
Same number through MDW → DTW → BWI
arrived at BWI · 4 min late
The route today
live boardsWeather lens
Delay & cancellation outlook for this flight
Measured, 90-day sampleConditions at MDW and BWI 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 departuresEach mark is a scheduled departure at its origin-local time. Today is highlighted.
Other Chicago to Baltimore flights today
same route · Southwest AirlinesIf WN973 is cancelled, these are the other Southwest Airlines nonstop flights from Chicago to Baltimore on the same day, with scheduled departure times in MDW local time. Most flights posting a delay still operate — rebooking usually only beats a very large posted delay. Every airline on this route →
How WN973 actually runs
Pro Flight Search has tracked every published board update for WN973 across the MDW and BWI boards: schedule changes, gate pushes and actual clocks. Early read — pattern not clear yet. Only 2 completed legs so far: left heavily delayed (~89 min) but landed right on schedule. 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 operationBoard clocks recorded as MDW and BWI published them.
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Pro Flight Search — WN973 Chicago to Baltimore on-time performance, measured from the MDW and BWI airport boards.
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