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SWA778

MSY → MDW · Boeing 737 MAX 8 · Southwest Airlines

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Arrival · Chicago (MDW)

Gate B9
Scheduled 18:15 · Landed 18:45 · +30 min
Board status: Active
Landed 19:18 (ADS-B)

Board data from mdw, updated 33 min ago; times local to each airport.

Flight

Status
Completed
Arrival confirmed via
ADS-B (callsign change)
Departure
Louis Armstrong New Orleans International Airport (MSY) — New Orleans, United States
Departed
2026-10-03 21:50 UTC
Arrival
Chicago Midway International Airport (MDW) — Chicago, United States
Scheduled arrival
2026-10-03 23:15 UTC
Estimated arrival
2026-10-03 23:48 UTC
Also flies as
WN778
Distance flown
1415 km
Straight-line distance
1330 km
Approach distance
118 km

Aircraft

Registration
N8756S
Type
Boeing 737 MAX 8
Seats
175 total (175 Economy)
CO2 (EMEP est., total)
30.4 t (174 kg/pax Economy)

Altitude & speed

Max altitude
39,000 ft
Max ground speed
515 kt
Tracked
2h 28m · 1,409 km
Altitude (ft, max 39,000)
021,06042,1200m30m1h 0m1h 30m2h 0m
Ground speed (kt, max 515)
02785560m30m1h 0m1h 30m2h 0m
Altitude (ft, max 39,000)
021,06042,1200m1h 0m2h 0m
Ground speed (kt, max 515)
02785560m1h 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 21:50 UTC SWA778 MSY → MDW
New Orleans → Chicago
 N8756S Boeing 737 MAX 8 Completed 1415 km
2026-10-03 19:19 UTC SWA778 DAL → MSY
Dallas → New Orleans
 N8756S Boeing 737 MAX 8 Completed 858 km
2026-10-02 09:26 UTC SWA778 BOS → BNA
Boston → Nashville
 N8740A Boeing 737 MAX 8 Completed 1590 km
2026-10-01 09:09 UTC SWA778 BOS → BNA
Boston → Nashville
 N436WN Boeing 737-700 Completed 1589 km
2026-09-30 14:38 UTC SWA778 DEN → MCI
Denver → Kansas City
 N8856S Boeing 737 MAX 8 Completed (landing presumed) 901 km
2026-09-29 14:30 UTC SWA778 DEN → MCI
Denver → Kansas City
 N8522P Boeing 737-800 Completed (landing presumed) 892 km
2026-09-27 15:18 UTC SWA778 SAN → BWI
San Diego → Baltimore
 N8942L Boeing 737 MAX 8 Completed 3840 km
2026-09-27 12:50 UTC SWA778 SMF → SAN
Sacramento → San Diego
 N8942L Boeing 737 MAX 8 Completed 856 km
2026-09-26 14:00 UTC SWA778 DEN → MCI
Denver → Kansas City
 N473WN Boeing 737-700 Completed (landing presumed) 898 km
2026-09-23 14:51 UTC SWA778 DEN → MCI
Denver → Kansas City
 N8972S Boeing 737 MAX 8 Completed (landing presumed) 917 km
2026-09-22 14:34 UTC SWA778 DEN → MCI
Denver → Kansas City
 N8956Q Boeing 737 MAX 8 Completed (landing presumed) 907 km
2026-09-20 15:07 UTC SWA778 SAN → BWI
San Diego → Baltimore
 N8319F Boeing 737-800 Completed 4066 km
2026-09-20 12:53 UTC SWA778 SMF → SAN
Sacramento → San Diego
 N8319F Boeing 737-800 Completed 867 km
2026-09-19 13:45 UTC SWA778 DEN → MCI
Denver → Kansas City
 N931WN Boeing 737-700 Completed (landing presumed) 947 km
2026-09-16 14:46 UTC SWA778 DEN → MCI
Denver → Kansas City
 N9009U Boeing 737 MAX 8 Completed (landing presumed) 1005 km
2026-09-15 13:51 UTC SWA778 DEN → MCI
Denver → Kansas City
 N8524Z Boeing 737-800 Completed (landing presumed) 959 km
2026-09-13 15:21 UTC SWA778 SAN → BWI
San Diego → Baltimore
 N8504G Boeing 737-800 Completed 4084 km
2026-09-13 12:58 UTC SWA778 SMF → SAN
Sacramento → San Diego
 N8504G Boeing 737-800 Completed 887 km
2026-09-12 13:37 UTC SWA778 DEN → MCI
Denver → Kansas City
 N7861J Boeing 737-700 Completed (landing presumed) 995 km
2026-09-09 14:07 UTC SWA778 DEN → MCI
Denver → Kansas City
 N8860S Boeing 737 MAX 8 Completed 1027 km
2026-09-06 23:57 UTC SWA778 MDW → BDL
Chicago → Hartford
 N8692F Boeing 737-800 Completed 1326 km
2026-09-05 13:38 UTC SWA778 DEN → MCI
Denver → Kansas City
 N7828A Boeing 737-700 Completed (landing presumed) 956 km
2026-09-02 14:06 UTC SWA778 DEN → MCI
Denver → Kansas City
 N8848Q Boeing 737 MAX 8 Completed 943 km
2026-09-01 14:05 UTC SWA778 DEN → MCI
Denver → Kansas City
 N8981Q Boeing 737 MAX 8 Completed 982 km
2026-08-30 14:31 UTC SWA778 DEN → MCI
Denver → Kansas City
 N8901Q Boeing 737 MAX 8 Completed 932 km
2026-08-29 13:34 UTC SWA778 DEN → MCI
Denver → Kansas City
 N7831B Boeing 737-700 Completed 956 km
2026-08-26 14:35 UTC SWA778 DEN → MCI
Denver → Kansas City
 N8958Q Boeing 737 MAX 8 Completed 1012 km
2026-08-25 14:19 UTC SWA778 DEN → MCI
Denver → Kansas City
 N8639B Boeing 737-800 Completed 1007 km
2026-08-23 16:04 UTC SWA778 SAN → BWI
San Diego → Baltimore
 N8303R Boeing 737-800 Completed 4145 km
2026-08-23 13:51 UTC SWA778 SMF → SAN
Sacramento → San Diego
 N8303R Boeing 737-800 Completed 1156 km
2026-08-22 13:40 UTC SWA778 DEN → MCI
Denver → Kansas City
 N499WN Boeing 737-700 Completed 1306 km
2026-08-19 15:12 UTC SWA778 DEN → MCI
Denver → Kansas City
 N8957Q Boeing 737 MAX 8 Completed ~3002 km est. (1388 km recorded)
2026-08-18 14:06 UTC SWA778 DEN → MCI
Denver → Kansas City
 N8503A Boeing 737-800 Completed ~3015 km est. (2031 km recorded)
2026-08-16 12:54 UTC SWA778 SMF → SAN
Sacramento → San Diego
 N8790Q Boeing 737 MAX 8 Completed 1183 km
2026-08-15 13:35 UTC SWA778 DEN → MCI
Denver → Kansas City
 N227WN Boeing 737-700 Completed 1283 km
2026-08-11 14:18 UTC SWA778 DEN → MCI
Denver → Kansas City
 N8900L Boeing 737 MAX 8 Completed 1292 km

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