WN197 MDW → SFO

Southwest Airlines · Chicago, IL to San Francisco, CA · 18 flights observed, 2025-11-22 to 2026-01-04 · 1,855 mi

This flight has been on time less than half the time (47%) — expect a real chance of a delay.

WN197 covers more than one route in the data window — the stats below are for MDW → SFO, the one it has flown most recently. The others are linked under “Other routes”.

On-time arrival
47%
Median delay
+17 min
90th percentile
+107 min
Cancellation rate
6%

How often is WN197 on time?

Across 18 flights on MDW → SFO from 2025-11-22 to 2026-01-04, WN197 arrived within 15 minutes of schedule 47% of the time. The median arrival delay was +17 min, and the worst 10% of flights arrived +107 min or later. 6% of flights were cancelled.

Delay distribution

Arrival delay for completed flights (excludes cancellations and diversions).

ArrivalFlightsShare
Early / on-time847%
16-30 min318%
31-60 min212%
61-120 min318%
2+ hrs16%

Performance by month

MonthFlightsOn-timeAvg delay
2025-11367%+6 min
2025-121155%+28 min
2026-0130%+85 min

Performance by day of week

DayFlightsOn-time
Mon3100%
Tue367%
Wed10%
ThuNo data—
Fri333%
Sat450%
Sun30%

Based on US Department of Transportation Bureau of Transportation Statistics on-time data. Loading live conditions and full charts…