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SWA2888

MDW → HOU · Boeing 737 MAX 8 · Southwest Airlines

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Departure · Chicago (MDW)

Gate B21
Scheduled 03 Oct 07:20 · Departed 03 Oct 07:17
Board status: Active
Airborne since 03 Oct 07:32 (ADS-B)

Arrival · Houston (HOU)

Gate 46 · Baggage belt 1
Scheduled 03 Oct 09:55 · Landed 03 Oct 09:49 · early
Board status: Landed
Landed 03 Oct 09:49 (airport data)

Board data from houston, mdw, updated 398 min ago; times local to each airport.

Flight

Status
Completed (landing confirmed by airport data)
Arrival confirmed via
Airport data (confirmed)
Departure
Chicago Midway International Airport (MDW) — Chicago, United States
Scheduled departure
2026-10-03 12:20 UTC
Departed
2026-10-03 12:32 UTC
Arrival
William P Hobby Airport (HOU) — Houston, United States
Scheduled arrival
2026-10-03 14:55 UTC
Estimated arrival
2026-10-03 14:46 UTC
Also flies as
WN2888
Distance flown
1610 km
Straight-line distance
1510 km

Aircraft

Registration
N8983Q
Type
Boeing 737 MAX 8
Seats
175 total (175 Economy) (typical for type, not this tail)
CO2 (EMEP est., total)
33.8 t (193 kg/pax Economy)

Altitude & speed

Max altitude
34,025 ft
Max ground speed
465 kt
Tracked
2h 7m · 1,601 km
Altitude (ft, max 34,025)
018,37436,7470m30m1h 0m1h 30m2h 0m
Ground speed (kt, max 465)
02515020m30m1h 0m1h 30m2h 0m
Altitude (ft, max 34,025)
018,37436,7470m1h 0m2h 0m
Ground speed (kt, max 465)
02515020m1h 0m2h 0m

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

DepartedFlightRouteRegAircraftStatusDistance
2026-10-03 12:32 UTC SWA2888 MDW → HOU
Chicago → Houston
 N8983Q Boeing 737 MAX 8 Completed (landing confirmed by airport data) 1610 km
2026-10-02 12:28 UTC SWA2888 MDW → HOU
Chicago → Houston
 N8972S Boeing 737 MAX 8 Completed (landing presumed) 1632 km
2026-10-02 10:36 UTC SWA2888 STL → MDW
St Louis → Chicago
 N8972S Boeing 737 MAX 8 Completed 426 km
2026-10-01 12:19 UTC SWA2888 MDW → HOU
Chicago → Houston
 N8969S Boeing 737 MAX 8 Completed (landing presumed) 1585 km
2026-10-01 10:39 UTC SWA2888 STL → MDW
St Louis → Chicago
 N8969S Boeing 737 MAX 8 Completed (landing confirmed by airport data) 446 km
2026-10-01 00:36 UTC SWA2888 SJC → SNA
San Jose → Santa Ana
 N215WN Boeing 737-700 Completed (landing confirmed by airport data) 651 km
2026-09-30 00:48 UTC SWA2888 SJC → SNA
San Jose → Santa Ana
 N214WN Boeing 737-700 Completed 652 km
2026-09-28 17:18 UTC SWA2888 ATL → MCI
Atlanta → Kansas City
 N917WN Boeing 737-700 Completed (landing presumed) 1233 km
2026-09-28 02:04 UTC SWA2888 SJC → SNA
San Jose → Santa Ana
 N8871Q Boeing 737 MAX 8 Completed 645 km
2026-09-25 18:52 UTC SWA2888 ATL → MCI
Atlanta → Kansas City
 N912WN Boeing 737-700 Completed 1223 km
2026-09-24 17:03 UTC SWA2888 ATL → MCI
Atlanta → Kansas City
 N240WN Boeing 737-700 Completed (landing presumed) 1246 km
2026-09-24 00:51 UTC SWA2888 SJC → SNA
San Jose → Santa Ana
 N293WN Boeing 737-700 Completed 672 km
2026-09-23 00:40 UTC SWA2888 SJC → SNA
San Jose → Santa Ana
 N486WN Boeing 737-700 Completed 679 km
2026-09-21 16:51 UTC SWA2888 ATL → MCI
Atlanta → Kansas City
 N963WN Boeing 737-700 Completed (landing presumed) 1205 km
2026-09-21 01:41 UTC SWA2888 SJC → SNA
San Jose → Santa Ana
 N8921Q Boeing 737 MAX 8 Completed 665 km
2026-09-18 17:16 UTC SWA2888 ATL → MCI
Atlanta → Kansas City
 N7743B Boeing 737-700 Completed (landing presumed) 1271 km
2026-09-17 21:49 UTC SWA2888 ATL → MCI
Atlanta → Kansas City
 N919WN Boeing 737-700 Completed (landing presumed) 1333 km
2026-09-17 01:42 UTC SWA2888 SJC → SNA
San Jose → Santa Ana
 N279WN Boeing 737-700 Completed 709 km
2026-09-16 01:12 UTC SWA2888 SJC → SNA
San Jose → Santa Ana
 N494WN Boeing 737-700 Completed 684 km
2026-09-14 18:39 UTC SWA2888 ATL → MCI
Atlanta → Kansas City
 N931WN Boeing 737-700 Completed (landing presumed) 1339 km
2026-09-14 01:52 UTC SWA2888 SJC → SNA
San Jose → Santa Ana
 N8887Q Boeing 737 MAX 8 Completed 705 km
2026-09-11 17:18 UTC SWA2888 ATL → MCI
Atlanta → Kansas City
 N263WN Boeing 737-700 Completed (landing presumed) 1307 km
2026-09-10 16:45 UTC SWA2888 ATL → MCI
Atlanta → Kansas City
 N485WN Boeing 737-700 Completed 1314 km
2026-09-10 00:28 UTC SWA2888 SJC → SNA
San Jose → Santa Ana
 N951WN Boeing 737-700 Completed 699 km
2026-09-07 17:16 UTC SWA2888 ATL → MCI
Atlanta → Kansas City
 N966WN Boeing 737-700 Completed (landing presumed) 1314 km
2026-09-06 14:53 UTC SWA2888 RDU → LAS
Raleigh/Durham → Las Vegas
 N8544Z Boeing 737-800 Completed 3540 km
2026-09-04 17:46 UTC SWA2888 ATL → MCI
Atlanta → Kansas City
 N7713A Boeing 737-700 Completed 1247 km
2026-09-03 17:16 UTC SWA2888 ATL → MCI
Atlanta → Kansas City
 N951WN Boeing 737-700 Completed 1300 km
2026-09-03 00:29 UTC SWA2888 SJC → SNA
San Jose → Santa Ana
 N274WN Boeing 737-700 Completed 670 km
2026-09-02 00:34 UTC SWA2888 SJC → SNA
San Jose → Santa Ana
 N454WN Boeing 737-700 Completed 694 km
2026-08-31 16:41 UTC SWA2888 ATL → MCI
Atlanta → Kansas City
 N232WN Boeing 737-700 Completed 1340 km
2026-08-31 01:27 UTC SWA2888 SJC → SNA
San Jose → Santa Ana
 N8868L Boeing 737 MAX 8 Completed 676 km
2026-08-28 16:41 UTC SWA2888 ATL → MCI
Atlanta → Kansas City
 N7886A Boeing 737-700 Completed 1263 km
2026-08-27 16:50 UTC SWA2888 ATL → MCI
Atlanta → Kansas City
 N474WN Boeing 737-700 Completed 1259 km
2026-08-27 01:42 UTC SWA2888 SJC → SNA
San Jose → Santa Ana
 N566WN Boeing 737-700 Completed 656 km
2026-08-26 00:34 UTC SWA2888 SJC → SNA
San Jose → Santa Ana
 N561WN Boeing 737-700 Completed 665 km
2026-08-24 17:25 UTC SWA2888 ATL → MCI
Atlanta → Kansas City
 N269WN Boeing 737-700 Completed 1325 km
2026-08-24 01:44 UTC SWA2888 SJC → SNA
San Jose → Santa Ana
 N8701Q Boeing 737 MAX 8 Completed 657 km
2026-08-21 17:25 UTC SWA2888 ATL → MCI
Atlanta → Kansas City
 N7868K Boeing 737-700 Completed 1709 km
2026-08-20 00:31 UTC SWA2888 SJC → SNA
San Jose → Santa Ana
 N208WN Boeing 737-700 Incomplete (signal lost) 1004 km
2026-08-19 02:13 UTC SWA2888 SNA → SNA
Santa Ana → Santa Ana
 N943WN Boeing 737-700 Incomplete (signal lost) ~5 km est. (0 km recorded)
2026-08-19 00:26 UTC SWA2888 SJC → SNA
San Jose → Santa Ana
 N943WN Boeing 737-700 Completed 785 km
2026-08-17 01:59 UTC SWA2888 SJC → SNA
San Jose → Santa Ana
 N8755L Boeing 737 MAX 8 Completed 890 km
2026-08-14 17:21 UTC SWA2888 ATL → MCI
Atlanta → Kansas City
 N451WN Boeing 737-700 Completed 1735 km
2026-08-13 01:03 UTC SWA2888 SJC → SNA
San Jose → Santa Ana
 N288WN Boeing 737-700 Completed ~873 km est. (626 km recorded)
2026-08-12 00:30 UTC SWA2888 SJC → SNA
San Jose → Santa Ana
 N452WN Boeing 737-700 Completed 940 km

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