WN2849 DSM → MDW

Southwest Airlines · Des Moines, IA to Chicago, IL · 33 flights observed, 2026-03-05 to 2026-04-06 · 306 mi

This flight's reliability varies a lot by day of week — 80% on-time on Fridays vs. 40% on Mondays.

WN2849 covers more than one route in the data window — the stats below are for DSM → MDW, the one it has flown most recently. The others are linked under “Other routes”.

On-time arrival
66%
Median delay
+2 min
90th percentile
+55 min
Cancellation rate
3%

How often is WN2849 on time?

Across 33 flights on DSM → MDW from 2026-03-05 to 2026-04-06, WN2849 arrived within 15 minutes of schedule 66% of the time. The median arrival delay was +2 min, and the worst 10% of flights arrived +55 min or later. 3% of flights were cancelled.

Delay distribution

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

ArrivalFlightsShare
Early / on-time2166%
16-30 min413%
31-60 min413%
61-120 min26%
2+ hrs13%

Performance by month

MonthFlightsOn-timeAvg delay
2026-032662%+26 min
2026-04683%+7 min

Performance by day of week

DayFlightsOn-time
Mon540%
Tue475%
Wed4100%
Thu540%
Fri580%
Sat580%
Sun450%

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