Flight OddsWN4971 MDW → SDF
Southwest Airlines · Chicago, IL to Louisville, KY · 58 flights observed, 2026-01-06 to 2026-03-04 · 271 mi
WN4971 covers more than one route in the data window — the stats below are for MDW → SDF, the one it has flown most recently. The others are linked under “Other routes”.
On-time arrival
75%
Median delay
-7 min
90th percentile
+36 min
Cancellation rate
5%
How often is WN4971 on time?
Across 58 flights on MDW → SDF from 2026-01-06 to 2026-03-04, WN4971 arrived within 15 minutes of schedule 75% of the time. The median arrival delay was -7 min, and the worst 10% of flights arrived +36 min or later. 5% of flights were cancelled.
Delay distribution
Arrival delay for completed flights (excludes cancellations and diversions).
| Arrival | Flights | Share |
|---|---|---|
| Early / on-time | 41 | 75% |
| 16-30 min | 7 | 13% |
| 31-60 min | 4 | 7% |
| 61-120 min | 3 | 5% |
| 2+ hrs | 0 | 0% |
Performance by month
| Month | Flights | On-time | Avg delay |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2026-01 | 24 | 83% | -1 min |
| 2026-02 | 27 | 63% | +8 min |
| 2026-03 | 4 | 100% | -8 min |
Performance by day of week
| Day | Flights | On-time |
|---|---|---|
| Mon | 8 | 63% |
| Tue | 9 | 78% |
| Wed | 9 | 100% |
| Thu | 8 | 88% |
| Fri | 8 | 63% |
| Sat | 7 | 43% |
| Sun | 6 | 83% |
Other routes
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