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SWA487

DSM → MDW · Boeing 737 MAX 8 · Southwest Airlines

Flight

Status
Completed (landing presumed)
Arrival confirmed via
Inferred (no confirmation)
Departure
Des Moines International Airport (DSM) — Des Moines, United States
Departed
2026-09-19 18:48 UTC
Arrival
Chicago Midway International Airport (MDW) — Chicago, United States
Distance flown
602 km
Straight-line distance
492 km
Approach distance
124 km

Aircraft

Registration
Type
Boeing 737 MAX 8
Seats
175 total (175 Economy)

Altitude & speed

Max altitude
31,025 ft
Max ground speed
494 kt
Tracked
1h 18m · 574 km
Altitude (ft, max 31,025)
016,75433,5070m30m1h 0m
Ground speed (kt, max 494)
02675340m30m1h 0m
Altitude (ft, max 31,025)
016,75433,5070m1h 0m
Ground speed (kt, max 494)
02675340m1h 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

Airlines

American Airlines (AAL)
Southwest Airlines (SWA)

Latest flights

DepartedFlightRouteRegAircraftStatusDistance
2026-10-02 21:11 UTC SWA487 STL → MCI
St Louis → Kansas City
N966WN Boeing 737-700 Completed (landing presumed) 448 km
2026-10-02 18:41 UTC SWA487 CHS → STL
Charleston → St Louis
N966WN Boeing 737-700 Completed 1203 km
2026-10-01 20:41 UTC SWA487 STL → MCI
St Louis → Kansas City
N925WN Boeing 737-700 Completed (landing presumed) 491 km
2026-10-01 18:08 UTC SWA487 CHS → STL
Charleston → St Louis
N925WN Boeing 737-700 Completed 1222 km
2026-09-30 18:51 UTC SWA487 MDW → ATL
Chicago → Atlanta
N275WN Boeing 737-700 Completed 1012 km
2026-09-30 15:47 UTC SWA487 LGA → MDW
New York → Chicago
N275WN Boeing 737-700 Completed 1209 km
2026-09-29 18:22 UTC SWA487 MDW → ATL
Chicago → Atlanta
N442WN Boeing 737-700 Completed 1021 km
2026-09-29 15:27 UTC SWA487 LGA → MDW
New York → Chicago
N442WN Boeing 737-700 Completed 1205 km
2026-09-29 02:01 UTC SWA487 MDW → LGA
Chicago → New York
N8527Q Boeing 737-800 Completed 1199 km
2026-09-28 23:40 UTC SWA487 CVG → MDW
Cincinnati / Covington → Chicago
N8647A Boeing 737-800 Completed 439 km
2026-09-28 20:19 UTC SWA487 AUS → CVG
Austin → Cincinnati / Covington
N8647A Boeing 737-800 Completed 1635 km
2026-09-26 16:59 UTC SWA487 DSM → MDW
Des Moines → Chicago
N8609A Boeing 737-800 Completed (landing presumed) 528 km
2026-09-26 02:13 UTC SWA487 MDW → LGA
Chicago → New York
N8913S Boeing 737 MAX 8 Completed 1410 km
2026-09-25 23:48 UTC SWA487 CVG → MDW
Cincinnati / Covington → Chicago
N8735L Boeing 737 MAX 8 Completed 429 km
2026-09-25 20:27 UTC SWA487 AUS → CVG
Austin → Cincinnati / Covington
N8735L Boeing 737 MAX 8 Completed 1628 km
2026-09-25 02:12 UTC SWA487 MDW → LGA
Chicago → New York
N8558Z Boeing 737-800 Completed 1195 km
2026-09-24 23:53 UTC SWA487 CVG → MDW
Cincinnati / Covington → Chicago
N8558Z Boeing 737-800 Completed 621 km
2026-09-24 20:16 UTC SWA487 AUS → CVG
Austin → Cincinnati / Covington
N8558Z Boeing 737-800 Completed (landing presumed) 1670 km
2026-09-23 18:31 UTC SWA487 MDW → ATL
Chicago → Atlanta
N244WN Boeing 737-700 Completed 1040 km
2026-09-23 15:36 UTC SWA487 LGA → MDW
New York → Chicago
N244WN Boeing 737-700 Completed (landing presumed) 1242 km
2026-09-22 18:44 UTC SWA487 MDW → ATL
Chicago → Atlanta
N224WN Boeing 737-700 Completed 1251 km
2026-09-22 15:20 UTC SWA487 LGA → MDW
New York → Chicago
N215WN Boeing 737-700 Completed 1265 km
2026-09-22 01:04 UTC SWA487 MDW → LGA
Chicago → New York
N8907L Boeing 737 MAX 8 Completed 1198 km
2026-09-21 23:11 UTC SWA487 CVG → MDW
Cincinnati / Covington → Chicago
N8907L Boeing 737 MAX 8 Completed (landing presumed) 434 km
2026-09-21 20:01 UTC SWA487 AUS → CVG
Austin → Cincinnati / Covington
N8907L Boeing 737 MAX 8 Completed 1647 km
2026-09-19 18:48 UTC SWA487 DSM → MDW
Des Moines → Chicago
N8898L Boeing 737 MAX 8 Completed (landing presumed) 602 km
2026-09-19 01:39 UTC SWA487 MDW → LGA
Chicago → New York
N8315C Boeing 737-800 Completed 1228 km
2026-09-18 23:51 UTC SWA487 CVG → MDW
Cincinnati / Covington → Chicago
N8315C Boeing 737-800 Completed (landing presumed) 459 km
2026-09-18 20:22 UTC SWA487 AUS → CVG
Austin → Cincinnati / Covington
N8315C Boeing 737-800 Completed (landing presumed) 1918 km
2026-09-18 02:00 UTC SWA487 MDW → LGA
Chicago → New York
N8685B Boeing 737-800 Completed 1309 km
2026-09-18 00:03 UTC SWA487 CVG → MDW
Cincinnati / Covington → Chicago
N8510E Boeing 737-800 Completed 465 km
2026-09-17 20:28 UTC SWA487 AUS → CVG
Austin → Cincinnati / Covington
N8510E Boeing 737-800 Completed (landing presumed) 1758 km
2026-09-16 18:31 UTC SWA487 MDW → ATL
Chicago → Atlanta
N948WN Boeing 737-700 Completed 1072 km
2026-09-16 14:58 UTC SWA487 LGA → MDW
New York → Chicago
N483WN Boeing 737-700 Completed 1507 km
2026-09-15 18:05 UTC SWA487 MDW → ATL
Chicago → Atlanta
N298WN Boeing 737-700 Completed 1060 km
2026-09-15 15:10 UTC SWA487 LGA → MDW
New York → Chicago
N909WN Boeing 737-700 Completed (landing presumed) 1297 km
2026-09-15 00:44 UTC SWA487 CVG → MDW
Cincinnati / Covington → Chicago
N8652B Boeing 737-800 Completed 486 km
2026-09-14 21:22 UTC SWA487 AUS → CVG
Austin → Cincinnati / Covington
N8652B Boeing 737-800 Completed 1795 km
2026-09-12 16:41 UTC SWA487 DSM → MDW
Des Moines → Chicago
N8918Q Boeing 737 MAX 8 Completed (landing presumed) 642 km
2026-09-12 01:36 UTC SWA487 MDW → LGA
Chicago → New York
N8926Q Boeing 737 MAX 8 Completed 1265 km
2026-09-11 23:47 UTC SWA487 CVG → MDW
Cincinnati / Covington → Chicago
N8926Q Boeing 737 MAX 8 Completed (landing presumed) 517 km
2026-09-11 20:32 UTC SWA487 AUS → CVG
Austin → Cincinnati / Covington
N8926Q Boeing 737 MAX 8 Completed (landing presumed) 1756 km
2026-09-11 01:23 UTC SWA487 MDW → LGA
Chicago → New York
N8519R Boeing 737-800 Completed 1340 km
2026-09-10 23:29 UTC SWA487 CVG → MDW
Cincinnati / Covington → Chicago
N8519R Boeing 737-800 Completed 456 km
2026-09-10 19:44 UTC SWA487 AUS → CVG
Austin → Cincinnati / Covington
N8519R Boeing 737-800 Completed (landing presumed) 1723 km
2026-09-09 18:17 UTC SWA487 MDW → ATL
Chicago → Atlanta
N7861J Boeing 737-700 Completed 1084 km
2026-09-09 15:14 UTC SWA487 LGA → MDW
New York → Chicago
N7861J Boeing 737-700 Completed (landing presumed) 1300 km
2026-09-08 01:18 UTC SWA487 MDW → LGA
Chicago → New York
N8669B Boeing 737-800 Completed 1246 km
2026-09-07 23:36 UTC SWA487 CVG → MDW
Cincinnati / Covington → Chicago
N8669B Boeing 737-800 Completed (landing presumed) 447 km
2026-09-07 20:30 UTC SWA487 AUS → CVG
Austin → Cincinnati / Covington
N8669B Boeing 737-800 Completed (landing presumed) 1741 km

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