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WN2497 Southwest Airlines - Flight Status

Below, you can find details about Southwest Airlines flight WN2497, which currently operates between the airports of Louisville - Louisville Muhammad Ali International Airport (Airport Code SDF) and Chicago - Chicago Midway International Airport (Airport Code MDW).
This flight data pertains specifically to the flight's details for Monday, January 05, 2026.

WN2497 On Time performance:
83
We have calculated the percentage of flights that arrived within 15 minutes of their scheduled time, or earlier, based on real flight data from the last 3 months. More about punctuality and delays

Flight Status

WN2497 Southwest Airlines from Louisville

This flight is not scheduled for January 18, 2026.

Airline information

Southwest Airlines
Southwest Airlines

Departure

Louisville (SDF)
January 05, 2026
Louisville Muhammad Ali International Airport

Arrival

Chicago (MDW)
January 05, 2026
Chicago Midway International Airport
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Additional Information

Which is the frequency of flight WN2497?
The flight WN2497 is scheduled to flight on daily basis.

Which is the distance of flight WN2497?
The distance between the two airports is 271 miles.

Which is the flight time of flight WN2497?
The scheduled flight time gate to gate is: 01:15 hours.
The real flight time gate to gate on average is: 01:32 hours.

Are the departure airport and arrival airport at the same Time Zone?
No, each airport is in a different timezone. The times shown above, are presented in the local time of each respective airport.
Current Time in Louisville: 2026-01-18 17:39:19
Current Time in Chicago: 2026-01-18 16:39:19

Alternative Flights

The following airline serve the same route between Louisville and Chicago:
Southwest Airlines - Flight Number: WN1096. (On Time performance: 90 - Average Delay: 4 minutes)

Punctuality and delays

We have gathered data from recent months and present below an analysis of how timely the flights have been.

In terms of On-Time Performance, by analyzing the flight data from the last three months, spanning from November 02, 2025 to January 05, 2026, we have obtained these figures.
Total number of flights: 46
On Time: 38 ( 83 % )
Moderate Delay: 1 ( 2 % )
Significant Delay: 4 ( 9 % )
Major Delay: 3 ( 7 % )
Canceled: 0 ( 0 % )
Diverted: 0 ( 0 % )

Average Delay: 14 minutes.
Delays analyzed by Weekday: We have gathered available data from last six months, spanning from November 02, 2025 to January 05, 2026. Next, you can observe the results broken down by day of the week: number of flights analyzed, on-time performance per day, and average delay per day.

Delays analyzed by Month: We have gathered available data from last twelve closed months, spanning from January 02, 2025 to December 31, 2025. Next, you can observe the results broken down by month: number of flights analyzed, on-time performance per month, and average delay per month.

Note: We have excluded some months from the graph, since the quantity and quality of the data is not representative enough.

Last Past Flights WN2497

Date
Departure
Arrival
Duration
Aircraft
Status
Monday
05 January
06:25 am
Louisville (SDF)
06:49 am
Chicago (MDW)
01h 24min
Boeing 737-700
Boeing 737-700
Landed - On-time
Thursday
01 January
07:50 pm
Louisville (SDF)
08:01 pm
Chicago (MDW)
01h 11min
Boeing 737-800
Boeing 737-800
Landed - Delayed
Wednesday
31 December
10:16 pm
Louisville (SDF)
10:27 pm
Chicago (MDW)
01h 11min
Boeing 737-800
Boeing 737-800
Landed - Delayed
Thursday
25 December
06:53 pm
Louisville (SDF)
06:55 pm
Chicago (MDW)
01h 02min
Boeing 737-800
Boeing 737-800
Landed - On-time
Wednesday
24 December
06:51 pm
Louisville (SDF)
06:57 pm
Chicago (MDW)
01h 06min
Boeing 737MAX
Boeing 737MAX
Landed - On-time