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SWA491

MDW → MCO · Boeing 737 MAX 8 · Southwest Airlines

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Arrival · Orlando (MCO)

Terminal A · Gate 127 · Baggage belt 12
Scheduled 17 Sep 10:55 · Landed 17 Sep 11:16 · +21 min
Board status: Landed
Landed 17 Sep 12:35 (ADS-B)

Board data from mco, updated 22722 min ago; times local to each airport.

Flight

Status
Completed
Arrival confirmed via
ADS-B (callsign change)
Departure
Chicago Midway International Airport (MDW) — Chicago, United States
Est. departure time
2026-09-17 12:43 UTC (approx.)
Arrival
Orlando International Airport (MCO) — Orlando, United States
Scheduled arrival
2026-09-17 14:55 UTC
Also flies as
WN491
Distance flown
2056 km
Straight-line distance
1595 km
Approach distance
87 km

Aircraft

Registration
N1808U
Type
Boeing 737 MAX 8
Seats
175 total (175 Economy)
CO2 (EMEP est., total)
35.5 t (203 kg/pax Economy)

Altitude & speed

Max altitude
36,000 ft
Max ground speed
512 kt
Tracked
3h 39m · 1,946 km
Altitude (ft, max 36,000)
019,44038,8800m30m1h 0m1h 30m2h 0m2h 30m3h 0m3h 30m
Ground speed (kt, max 512)
02765530m30m1h 0m1h 30m2h 0m2h 30m3h 0m3h 30m
Altitude (ft, max 36,000)
019,44038,8800m1h 0m2h 0m3h 0m
Ground speed (kt, max 512)
02765530m1h 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
2026-09-30 23:29 UTC SWA491 MDW → MCO
Chicago → Orlando
 N8751R Boeing 737 MAX 8 Completed 1638 km
2026-09-30 21:11 UTC SWA491 CLE → MDW
Cleveland → Chicago
 N8751R Boeing 737 MAX 8 Completed (landing confirmed by airport data) 513 km
2026-09-29 23:24 UTC SWA491 MDW → MCO
Chicago → Orlando
 N8578Q Boeing 737-800 Completed 1625 km
2026-09-29 21:15 UTC SWA491 CLE → MDW
Cleveland → Chicago
 N8578Q Boeing 737-800 Completed 551 km
2026-09-27 17:33 UTC SWA491 LAS → SMF
Las Vegas → Sacramento
 N8912Q Boeing 737 MAX 8 Completed 747 km
2026-09-27 14:33 UTC SWA491 DEN → LAS
Denver → Las Vegas
 N8912Q Boeing 737 MAX 8 Completed 1030 km
2026-09-27 00:26 UTC SWA491 PHX → STL
Phoenix → St Louis
 N8797Q Boeing 737 MAX 8 Completed 2047 km
2026-09-25 12:36 UTC SWA491 MDW → MCO
Chicago → Orlando
 N8701Q Boeing 737 MAX 8 Completed 1681 km
2026-09-24 12:34 UTC SWA491 MDW → MCO
Chicago → Orlando
 N8727M Boeing 737 MAX 8 Completed 1677 km
2026-09-24 02:04 UTC SWA491 MCO → MCO
Orlando → Orlando
 N8910Q Boeing 737 MAX 8 Completed ~3 km est. (1 km recorded)
2026-09-23 23:56 UTC SWA491 MDW → MCO
Chicago → Orlando
 N8910Q Boeing 737 MAX 8 Completed 1736 km
2026-09-23 21:26 UTC SWA491 CLE → MDW
Cleveland → Chicago
 N8910Q Boeing 737 MAX 8 Completed 569 km
2026-09-22 23:50 UTC SWA491 MDW → MCO
Chicago → Orlando
 N8577Z Boeing 737-800 Completed 1669 km
2026-09-22 21:21 UTC SWA491 CLE → MDW
Cleveland → Chicago
 N8577Z Boeing 737-800 Completed 551 km
2026-09-20 17:17 UTC SWA491 LAS → SMF
Las Vegas → Sacramento
 N8680C Boeing 737-800 Completed 781 km
2026-09-20 14:12 UTC SWA491 DEN → LAS
Denver → Las Vegas
 N8680C Boeing 737-800 Completed 1100 km
2026-09-20 01:03 UTC SWA491 PHX → STL
Phoenix → St Louis
 N8957Q Boeing 737 MAX 8 Completed 2251 km
2026-09-18 12:39 UTC SWA491 MDW → MCO
Chicago → Orlando
 N8900L Boeing 737 MAX 8 Completed 1764 km
2026-09-17 12:57 UTC SWA491 MDW → MCO
Chicago → Orlando
 N1808U Boeing 737 MAX 8 Completed 2056 km
2026-09-16 23:47 UTC SWA491 MDW → MCO
Chicago → Orlando
 N8676A Boeing 737-800 Completed 1741 km
2026-09-16 21:06 UTC SWA491 CLE → MDW
Cleveland → Chicago
 N8676A Boeing 737-800 Completed 616 km
2026-09-15 23:30 UTC SWA491 MDW → MCO
Chicago → Orlando
 N1804U Boeing 737 MAX 8 Completed 1723 km
2026-09-15 21:28 UTC SWA491 CLE → MDW
Cleveland → Chicago
 N1804U Boeing 737 MAX 8 Completed 563 km
2026-09-14 20:06 UTC SWA491 LAS → SMF
Las Vegas → Sacramento
 N8664J Boeing 737-800 Completed 820 km
2026-09-13 18:02 UTC SWA491 LAS → SMF
Las Vegas → Sacramento
 N8800L Boeing 737 MAX 8 Completed 807 km
2026-09-13 14:44 UTC SWA491 DEN → LAS
Denver → Las Vegas
 N8800L Boeing 737 MAX 8 Completed 1090 km
2026-09-13 00:37 UTC SWA491 PHX → STL
Phoenix → St Louis
 N8721J Boeing 737 MAX 8 Completed 2304 km
2026-09-11 12:47 UTC SWA491 MDW → MCO
Chicago → Orlando
 N8504G Boeing 737-800 Completed 1778 km
2026-09-10 12:34 UTC SWA491 MDW → MCO
Chicago → Orlando
 N8738K Boeing 737 MAX 8 Completed 1808 km
2026-09-10 01:45 UTC SWA491 MCO → MCO
Orlando → Orlando
 N8963Q Boeing 737 MAX 8 Completed ~2 km est. (1 km recorded)
2026-09-09 23:31 UTC SWA491 MDW → MCO
Chicago → Orlando
 N8963Q Boeing 737 MAX 8 Completed 1734 km
2026-09-09 21:05 UTC SWA491 CLE → MDW
Cleveland → Chicago
 N8854Q Boeing 737 MAX 8 Completed 519 km
2026-09-07 12:52 UTC SWA491 MDW → MCO
Chicago → Orlando
 N8651A Boeing 737-800 Completed 1793 km
2026-09-06 01:12 UTC SWA491 PHX → STL
Phoenix → St Louis
 N8785L Boeing 737 MAX 8 Completed 2193 km
2026-09-02 23:49 UTC SWA491 MDW → MCO
Chicago → Orlando
 N8518R Boeing 737-800 Completed 1737 km
2026-09-02 21:06 UTC SWA491 CLE → MDW
Cleveland → Chicago
 N8518R Boeing 737-800 Completed 541 km
2026-09-01 21:17 UTC SWA491 CLE → MCO
Cleveland → Orlando
 N8689C Boeing 737-800 Completed 2271 km
2026-08-30 17:36 UTC SWA491 LAS → SMF
Las Vegas → Sacramento
 N8955Q Boeing 737 MAX 8 Completed 794 km
2026-08-30 14:33 UTC SWA491 DEN → LAS
Denver → Las Vegas
 N8955Q Boeing 737 MAX 8 Completed 1043 km
2026-08-30 00:51 UTC SWA491 PHX → STL
Phoenix → St Louis
 N8813Q Boeing 737 MAX 8 Completed 2180 km
2026-08-28 12:39 UTC SWA491 MDW → MCO
Chicago → Orlando
 N8663A Boeing 737-800 Completed 1759 km
2026-08-27 12:37 UTC SWA491 MDW → MCO
Chicago → Orlando
 N8810L Boeing 737 MAX 8 Completed 1759 km
2026-08-26 23:42 UTC SWA491 MDW → MCO
Chicago → Orlando
 N8802Q Boeing 737 MAX 8 Completed 1930 km
2026-08-26 21:18 UTC SWA491 CLE → MDW
Cleveland → Chicago
 N8679A Boeing 737-800 Completed 837 km
2026-08-26 00:02 UTC SWA491 MDW → MCO
Chicago → Orlando
 N8997Q Boeing 737 MAX 8 Completed 1800 km
2026-08-25 20:57 UTC SWA491 CLE → MDW
Cleveland → Chicago
 N8997Q Boeing 737 MAX 8 Completed 555 km
2026-08-24 12:40 UTC SWA491 MDW → MCO
Chicago → Orlando
 N8788L Boeing 737 MAX 8 Completed 1746 km
2026-08-23 17:23 UTC SWA491 LAS → SMF
Las Vegas → Sacramento
 N8957Q Boeing 737 MAX 8 Completed 1096 km
2026-08-23 14:02 UTC SWA491 DEN → LAS
Denver → Las Vegas
 N8957Q Boeing 737 MAX 8 Completed 1342 km
2026-08-15 10:41 UTC SWA491 FLL → STL
Fort Lauderdale → St Louis
 N8825Q Boeing 737 MAX 8 Completed 12303 km

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