WN494 MDW → OAK

Southwest Airlines · Chicago, IL to Oakland, CA · 28 flights observed, 2025-11-03 to 2026-01-01 · 1,844 mi

This flight has been on time less than half the time (43%) — expect a real chance of a delay.

WN494 covers more than one route in the data window — the stats below are for MDW → OAK, the one it has flown most recently. The others are linked under “Other routes”.

On-time arrival
43%
Median delay
+22 min
90th percentile
+54 min
Cancellation rate
0%

How often is WN494 on time?

Across 28 flights on MDW → OAK from 2025-11-03 to 2026-01-01, WN494 arrived within 15 minutes of schedule 43% of the time. The median arrival delay was +22 min, and the worst 10% of flights arrived +54 min or later. 0% of flights were cancelled.

Delay distribution

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

ArrivalFlightsShare
Early / on-time1243%
16-30 min725%
31-60 min829%
61-120 min14%
2+ hrs00%

Performance by month

MonthFlightsOn-timeAvg delay
2025-111155%+22 min
2025-121638%+27 min
2026-0110%+22 min

Performance by day of week

DayFlightsOn-time
Mon475%
Tue633%
Wed825%
Thu560%
Fri10%
Sat450%
SunNo data—

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