WN196

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Departure · Chicago (MDW)

Gate B7

Scheduled 03 Oct 10:35 · Departed 03 Oct 10:40 · +5 min

Board status: Active

Airborne since 03 Oct 10:54 (ADS-B)

Board data from mdw, updated 94 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

Scheduled departure

2026-10-03 15:35 UTC

Departed

2026-10-03 15:54 UTC

Arrival

Los Angeles International Airport (LAX) — Los Angeles, United States

Distance flown

2851 km

Straight-line distance

2812 km

Approach distance

69 km

Aircraft

Registration

N8947Q

Type

Boeing 737 MAX 8

Seats

175 total (175 Economy) (typical for type, not this tail)

Altitude & speed

Max altitude

36,025 ft

Max ground speed

452 kt

Tracked

3h 51m · 2,837 km

Altitude (ft, max 36,025)

Ground speed (kt, max 452)

Altitude (ft, max 36,025)

Ground speed (kt, max 452)

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

Departed	Flight	Route	Reg	Aircraft	Status	Distance
2026-10-03 15:54 UTC	SWA196	MDW → LAX Chicago → Los Angeles	N8947Q	Boeing 737 MAX 8	Completed	2851 km
2026-10-03 01:25 UTC	SWA196	ATL → BNA Atlanta → Nashville	N7843A	Boeing 737-700	Completed	407 km
2026-10-02 02:59 UTC	SWA196	ATL → BNA Atlanta → Nashville	N218WN	Boeing 737-700	Completed	431 km
2026-09-30 21:53 UTC	SWA196	ONT → DEN Ontario → Denver	N9007K	Boeing 737 MAX 8	Completed	1425 km
2026-09-29 20:47 UTC	SWA196	ONT → DEN Ontario → Denver	N8901Q	Boeing 737 MAX 8	Completed	1427 km
2026-09-29 01:29 UTC	SWA196	DEN → AUS Denver → Austin	N8881L	Boeing 737 MAX 8	Completed	1281 km
2026-09-27 14:08 UTC	SWA196	ATL → DAL Atlanta → Dallas	N8785L	Boeing 737 MAX 8	Completed	1287 km
2026-09-20 14:00 UTC	SWA196	ATL → DAL Atlanta → Dallas	N8613K	Boeing 737-800	Completed	1313 km