WN3978 MSY → MDW

Southwest Airlines · New Orleans, LA to Chicago, IL · 20 flights observed, 2026-03-05 to 2026-04-06 · 825 mi

This flight has been cancelled 15% of the time in the ingested window — notably higher than typical.

WN3978 covers more than one route in the data window — the stats below are for MSY → MDW, the one it has flown most recently. The others are linked under “Other routes”.

On-time arrival
94%
Median delay
-9 min
90th percentile
+4 min
Cancellation rate
15%

How often is WN3978 on time?

Across 20 flights on MSY → MDW from 2026-03-05 to 2026-04-06, WN3978 arrived within 15 minutes of schedule 94% of the time. The median arrival delay was -9 min, and the worst 10% of flights arrived +4 min or later. 15% of flights were cancelled.

Delay distribution

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

ArrivalFlightsShare
Early / on-time1594%
16-30 min00%
31-60 min16%
61-120 min00%
2+ hrs00%

Performance by month

MonthFlightsOn-timeAvg delay
2026-031292%-4 min
2026-044100%-12 min

Performance by day of week

DayFlightsOn-time
Mon4100%
TueNo data—
WedNo data—
Thu475%
Fri3100%
SatNo data—
Sun5100%

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