SWA256

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Departure · Houston (HOU)

Gate 5

Scheduled 29 Sep 09:40 · Departed 29 Sep 09:48 · +8 min

Board status: Departed

Airborne since 29 Sep 10:00 (ADS-B)

Board data from houston, updated 5791 min ago; times local to each airport.

Flight

Status

Completed

Arrival confirmed via

ADS-B (ground reading)

Departure

William P Hobby Airport (HOU) — Houston, United States

Scheduled departure

2026-09-29 14:40 UTC

Departed

2026-09-29 15:00 UTC

Arrival

Chicago Midway International Airport (MDW) — Chicago, United States

Also flies as

WN256

Distance flown

1592 km

Straight-line distance

1510 km

Approach distance

140 km

Aircraft

Registration

N969WN

Type

Boeing 737-700

Seats

143 total (143 Economy)

CO2 (EMEP est., total)

36.5 t (255 kg/pax Economy)

Altitude & speed

Max altitude

39,025 ft

Max ground speed

460 kt

Tracked

2h 14m · 1,585 km

Altitude (ft, max 39,025)

Ground speed (kt, max 460)

Altitude (ft, max 39,025)

Ground speed (kt, max 460)

From the ADS-B positions we received; time since the first fix. A dashed stretch is a gap in reception, bridged by a straight line.

Route map

Airline

Southwest Airlines (SWA)

Latest flights

Departed	Flight	Route	Reg	Aircraft	Status	Distance
2026-10-03 22:22 UTC	SWA256	DEN → RSW Denver → Fort Myers	N441WN	Boeing 737-700	Completed	2668 km
2026-10-03 17:53 UTC	SWA256	DEN → DEN Denver → Denver	N482WN	Boeing 737-700	Completed	1112 km
2026-10-02 22:05 UTC	SWA256	HNL → HNL Honolulu → Honolulu	N8723Q	Boeing 737 MAX 8	Completed	291 km
2026-10-02 16:51 UTC	SWA256	PHX → HNL Phoenix → Honolulu	N8723Q	Boeing 737 MAX 8	Completed (landing confirmed by airport data)	~4792 km est. (1192 km recorded)
2026-10-01 22:54 UTC	SWA256	HOU → HNL Houston → Honolulu	N8791D	Boeing 737 MAX 8	Completed	290 km
2026-10-01 17:07 UTC	SWA256	PHX → HNL Phoenix → Honolulu	N8791D	Boeing 737 MAX 8	Completed (landing confirmed by airport data)	~4871 km est. (1549 km recorded)
2026-09-30 15:09 UTC	SWA256	HOU → MDW Houston → Chicago	N443WN	Boeing 737-700	Completed (landing presumed)	1608 km
2026-09-29 15:00 UTC	SWA256	HOU → MDW Houston → Chicago	N969WN	Boeing 737-700	Completed	1592 km
2026-09-27 13:27 UTC	SWA256	HOU → MDW Houston → Chicago	N8845L	Boeing 737 MAX 8	Completed	1553 km
2026-09-23 15:10 UTC	SWA256	HOU → MDW Houston → Chicago	N206WN	Boeing 737-700	Completed	1547 km
2026-09-22 15:33 UTC	SWA256	HOU → MDW Houston → Chicago	N224WN	Boeing 737-700	Completed (landing presumed)	1563 km
2026-09-20 13:33 UTC	SWA256	HOU → MDW Houston → Chicago	N7832A	Boeing 737-700	Completed (landing presumed)	1601 km
2026-09-16 14:49 UTC	SWA256	HOU → MDW Houston → Chicago	N953WN	Boeing 737-700	Completed	1629 km
2026-09-15 15:05 UTC	SWA256	HOU → MDW Houston → Chicago	N965WN	Boeing 737-700	Completed (landing presumed)	1719 km
2026-09-13 13:49 UTC	SWA256	HOU → MDW Houston → Chicago	N228WN	Boeing 737-700	Completed	1648 km
2026-09-09 15:14 UTC	SWA256	HOU → MDW Houston → Chicago	N7745A	Boeing 737-700	Completed	1904 km
2026-09-06 15:00 UTC	SWA256	HOU → MDW Houston → Chicago	N8884Q	Boeing 737 MAX 8	Completed	1660 km
2026-09-02 14:58 UTC	SWA256	HOU → MDW Houston → Chicago	N944WN	Boeing 737-700	Completed	1713 km
2026-09-01 14:53 UTC	SWA256	HOU → MDW Houston → Chicago	N429WN	Boeing 737-700	Completed	1695 km
2026-08-30 13:39 UTC	SWA256	HOU → MDW Houston → Chicago	N481WN	Boeing 737-700	Completed	1589 km
2026-08-26 14:56 UTC	SWA256	HOU → MDW Houston → Chicago	N7844A	Boeing 737-700	Completed	1672 km
2026-08-25 15:11 UTC	SWA256	HOU → MDW Houston → Chicago	N483WN	Boeing 737-700	Completed	1686 km
2026-08-23 13:31 UTC	SWA256	HOU → MDW Houston → Chicago	N236WN	Boeing 737-700	Completed	2169 km
2026-08-19 15:11 UTC	SWA256	HOU → MDW Houston → Chicago	N7886A	Boeing 737-700	Completed	2326 km
2026-08-18 14:55 UTC	SWA256	HOU → MDW Houston → Chicago	N440LV	Boeing 737-700	Completed	~4046 km est. (3051 km recorded)
2026-08-16 13:34 UTC	SWA256	HOU → MDW Houston → Chicago	N452WN	Boeing 737-700	Completed	2196 km
2026-08-11 21:30 UTC	SWA256	BNA → MDW Nashville → Chicago	N556WN	Boeing 737-700	Completed	6787 km