Flight OddsWN987 MDW → BOS
Southwest Airlines · Chicago, IL to Boston, MA · 58 flights observed, 2026-01-06 to 2026-03-04 · 861 mi
WN987 covers more than one route in the data window — the stats below are for MDW → BOS, the one it has flown most recently. The others are linked under “Other routes”.
On-time arrival
89%
Median delay
-9 min
90th percentile
+15 min
Cancellation rate
3%
How often is WN987 on time?
Across 58 flights on MDW → BOS from 2026-01-06 to 2026-03-04, WN987 arrived within 15 minutes of schedule 89% of the time. The median arrival delay was -9 min, and the worst 10% of flights arrived +15 min or later. 3% of flights were cancelled.
Delay distribution
Arrival delay for completed flights (excludes cancellations and diversions).
| Arrival | Flights | Share |
|---|---|---|
| Early / on-time | 50 | 89% |
| 16-30 min | 2 | 4% |
| 31-60 min | 4 | 7% |
| 61-120 min | 0 | 0% |
| 2+ hrs | 0 | 0% |
Performance by month
| Month | Flights | On-time | Avg delay |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2026-01 | 25 | 88% | -7 min |
| 2026-02 | 27 | 89% | -4 min |
| 2026-03 | 4 | 100% | -12 min |
Performance by day of week
| Day | Flights | On-time |
|---|---|---|
| Mon | 7 | 86% |
| Tue | 9 | 89% |
| Wed | 9 | 89% |
| Thu | 8 | 100% |
| Fri | 8 | 88% |
| Sat | 8 | 88% |
| Sun | 7 | 86% |
Other routes
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