WN297 MDW → LAX

Southwest Airlines · Chicago, IL to Los Angeles, CA · 57 flights observed, 2026-01-06 to 2026-03-04 · 1,751 mi

This flight runs much more reliably at some times of day than others — 73% on-time departing 6–9pm vs. 38% departing 9pm–12am.

WN297 covers more than one route in the data window — the stats below are for MDW → LAX, the one it has flown most recently. The others are linked under “Other routes”.

On-time arrival
66%
Median delay
-2 min
90th percentile
+46 min
Cancellation rate
2%

How often is WN297 on time?

Across 57 flights on MDW → LAX from 2026-01-06 to 2026-03-04, WN297 arrived within 15 minutes of schedule 66% of the time. The median arrival delay was -2 min, and the worst 10% of flights arrived +46 min or later. 2% of flights were cancelled.

Delay distribution

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

ArrivalFlightsShare
Early / on-time3766%
16-30 min713%
31-60 min916%
61-120 min35%
2+ hrs00%

Performance by month

MonthFlightsOn-timeAvg delay
2026-012471%+1 min
2026-022861%+7 min
2026-03475%+13 min

Performance by day of week

DayFlightsOn-time
Mon771%
Tue863%
Wed978%
Thu888%
Fri850%
Sat863%
Sun850%

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