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SWA3556

SFO → MDW · Boeing 737 MAX 8 · Southwest Airlines

Flight

Status
Completed
Arrival confirmed via
ADS-B (ground reading)
Departure
San Francisco International Airport (SFO) — San Francisco, United States
Departed
2026-09-16 06:43 UTC
Arrival
Chicago Midway International Airport (MDW) — Chicago, United States
Distance flown
3165 km
Straight-line distance
2978 km
Approach distance
99 km

Aircraft

Registration
N886GK
Type
Boeing 737 MAX 8
Seats
175 total (175 Economy) (typical for type, not this tail)

Altitude & speed

Max altitude
37,025 ft
Max ground speed
551 kt
Tracked
3h 24m · 3,037 km
Altitude (ft, max 37,025)
019,99439,9870m30m1h 0m1h 30m2h 0m2h 30m3h 0m
Ground speed (kt, max 551)
02985950m30m1h 0m1h 30m2h 0m2h 30m3h 0m
Altitude (ft, max 37,025)
019,99439,9870m1h 0m2h 0m3h 0m
Ground speed (kt, max 551)
02985950m1h 0m2h 0m3h 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 15:30 UTC SWA3556 BUF → SRQ
Buffalo → Sarasota/Bradenton
 N497WN Boeing 737-700 Completed (landing presumed) 1849 km
2026-10-03 13:02 UTC SWA3556 MDW → BUF
Chicago → Buffalo
 N497WN Boeing 737-700 Completed 780 km
2026-10-02 12:24 UTC SWA3556 TPA → RDU
Tampa → Raleigh/Durham
 N8680C Boeing 737-800 Completed 1074 km
2026-10-01 12:12 UTC SWA3556 TPA → RDU
Tampa → Raleigh/Durham
 N8758L Boeing 737 MAX 8 Completed 1061 km
2026-10-01 07:04 UTC SWA3556 SFO → MDW
San Francisco → Chicago
 N8982S Boeing 737 MAX 8 Completed (landing confirmed by airport data) 3070 km
2026-09-30 06:55 UTC SWA3556 SFO → MDW
San Francisco → Chicago
 N8793Q Boeing 737 MAX 8 Completed 3066 km
2026-09-30 03:18 UTC SWA3556 LAS → SFO
Las Vegas → San Francisco
 N8793Q Boeing 737 MAX 8 Completed 752 km
2026-09-29 06:44 UTC SWA3556 SFO → MDW
San Francisco → Chicago
 N8745K Boeing 737 MAX 8 Completed (landing presumed) 3046 km
2026-09-28 07:07 UTC SWA3556 SFO → MDW
San Francisco → Chicago
 N8524Z Boeing 737-800 Completed 3057 km
2026-09-27 07:01 UTC SWA3556 SFO → MDW
San Francisco → Chicago
 N9010T Boeing 737 MAX 8 Completed 3045 km
2026-09-26 06:39 UTC SWA3556 SFO → MDW
San Francisco → Chicago
 N8997Q Boeing 737 MAX 8 Completed 3044 km
2026-09-25 07:38 UTC SWA3556 SFO → MDW
San Francisco → Chicago
 N8693A Boeing 737-800 Completed 3043 km
2026-09-24 07:01 UTC SWA3556 SFO → MDW
San Francisco → Chicago
 N8768Q Boeing 737 MAX 8 Completed 3031 km
2026-09-23 06:38 UTC SWA3556 SFO → MDW
San Francisco → Chicago
 N8762Q Boeing 737 MAX 8 Completed 3046 km
2026-09-22 06:34 UTC SWA3556 SFO → MDW
San Francisco → Chicago
 N8806Q Boeing 737 MAX 8 Completed 3041 km
2026-09-21 07:17 UTC SWA3556 SFO → MDW
San Francisco → Chicago
 N8922Q Boeing 737 MAX 8 Completed 3032 km
2026-09-20 06:11 UTC SWA3556 SFO → MDW
San Francisco → Chicago
 N8961K Boeing 737 MAX 8 Completed 3530 km
2026-09-19 15:55 UTC SWA3556 MCI → MDW
Kansas City → Chicago
 N8661A Boeing 737-800 Completed (landing presumed) 732 km
2026-09-19 06:35 UTC SWA3556 SFO → MCI
San Francisco → Kansas City
 N8661A Boeing 737-800 Completed 3046 km
2026-09-18 06:52 UTC SWA3556 SFO → MDW
San Francisco → Chicago
 N9021F Boeing 737 MAX 8 Completed 3197 km
2026-09-17 18:31 UTC SWA3556 IND → MDW
Indianapolis → Chicago
 N8821S Boeing 737 MAX 8 Completed 337 km
2026-09-17 07:04 UTC SWA3556 SFO → IND
San Francisco → Indianapolis
 N8821S Boeing 737 MAX 8 Completed 3488 km
2026-09-16 06:43 UTC SWA3556 SFO → MDW
San Francisco → Chicago
 N886GK Boeing 737 MAX 8 Completed 3165 km
2026-09-15 06:12 UTC SWA3556 SFO → MDW
San Francisco → Chicago
 N8868L Boeing 737 MAX 8 Completed 3214 km
2026-09-14 06:16 UTC SWA3556 SFO → MDW
San Francisco → Chicago
 N8886C Boeing 737 MAX 8 Completed 3334 km
2026-09-13 06:53 UTC SWA3556 SFO → MDW
San Francisco → Chicago
 N8815L Boeing 737 MAX 8 Completed 3168 km
2026-09-12 06:10 UTC SWA3556 SFO → MDW
San Francisco → Chicago
 N8958Q Boeing 737 MAX 8 Completed 3301 km
2026-09-11 06:13 UTC SWA3556 SFO → MDW
San Francisco → Chicago
 N8949Q Boeing 737 MAX 8 Completed 3210 km
2026-09-10 07:08 UTC SWA3556 SFO → MDW
San Francisco → Chicago
 N8321D Boeing 737-800 Completed 3225 km
2026-09-09 07:24 UTC SWA3556 SFO → MDW
San Francisco → Chicago
 N8932Q Boeing 737 MAX 8 Completed 2840 km
2026-09-08 06:27 UTC SWA3556 SFO → MDW
San Francisco → Chicago
 N8865L Boeing 737 MAX 8 Completed 3251 km
2026-09-06 06:52 UTC SWA3556 SFO → MDW
San Francisco → Chicago
 N8991S Boeing 737 MAX 8 Completed 3195 km
2026-09-05 07:31 UTC SWA3556 SFO → MDW
San Francisco → Chicago
 N8956Q Boeing 737 MAX 8 Completed 3212 km
2026-09-04 07:14 UTC SWA3556 SFO → MDW
San Francisco → Chicago
 N8966S Boeing 737 MAX 8 Completed 3203 km
2026-09-03 07:01 UTC SWA3556 SFO → MDW
San Francisco → Chicago
 N8893L Boeing 737 MAX 8 Completed 3164 km
2026-09-02 06:47 UTC SWA3556 SFO → MDW
San Francisco → Chicago
 N8545V Boeing 737-800 Completed 3060 km
2026-09-01 06:05 UTC SWA3556 SFO → MDW
San Francisco → Chicago
 N8647A Boeing 737-800 Completed 3203 km
2026-08-31 06:25 UTC SWA3556 SFO → MDW
San Francisco → Chicago
 N8883Q Boeing 737 MAX 8 Completed (landing presumed) 3198 km
2026-08-30 06:15 UTC SWA3556 SFO → MDW
San Francisco → Chicago
 N8890Q Boeing 737 MAX 8 Completed 3108 km
2026-08-29 06:22 UTC SWA3556 SFO → MDW
San Francisco → Chicago
 N8536Z Boeing 737-800 Completed 3249 km
2026-08-28 06:14 UTC SWA3556 SFO → MDW
San Francisco → Chicago
 N8756S Boeing 737 MAX 8 Completed 3212 km
2026-08-27 06:14 UTC SWA3556 SFO → MDW
San Francisco → Chicago
 N8895Q Boeing 737 MAX 8 Completed 3189 km
2026-08-26 06:59 UTC SWA3556 SFO → MDW
San Francisco → Chicago
 N8947Q Boeing 737 MAX 8 Completed 3170 km
2026-08-25 06:11 UTC SWA3556 SFO → MDW
San Francisco → Chicago
 N8759Q Boeing 737 MAX 8 Completed 3108 km
2026-08-24 06:15 UTC SWA3556 SFO → MDW
San Francisco → Chicago
 N8931L Boeing 737 MAX 8 Completed 3233 km
2026-08-23 07:08 UTC SWA3556 SFO → MDW
San Francisco → Chicago
 N8975K Boeing 737 MAX 8 Completed 4767 km
2026-08-22 06:15 UTC SWA3556 SFO → MDW
San Francisco → Chicago
 N8967Q Boeing 737 MAX 8 Completed 4778 km
2026-08-21 06:17 UTC SWA3556 SFO → MDW
San Francisco → Chicago
 N8917Q Boeing 737 MAX 8 Completed 4861 km
2026-08-20 05:55 UTC SWA3556 SFO → MDW
San Francisco → Chicago
 N8790Q Boeing 737 MAX 8 Completed 4864 km
2026-08-19 07:03 UTC SWA3556 SFO → MDW
San Francisco → Chicago
 N8988S Boeing 737 MAX 8 Completed 4791 km

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