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HOU → MDW · Boeing 737 MAX 8 · Southwest Airlines

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Departure · Houston (HOU)

Gate 51
Scheduled 18:50 · Departed 20:32 · +102 min
Board status: Departed
Airborne since 20:41 (ADS-B)

Arrival · Chicago (MDW)

Gate A9
Scheduled 21:15 · Landed 22:43 · +88 min
Board status: Active
Landed 22:43 (airport data)

Board data from houston, mdw, updated 0 min ago; times local to each airport.

Flight

Status
Completed (landing confirmed by airport data)
Arrival confirmed via
Airport data (confirmed)
Departure
William P Hobby Airport (HOU) — Houston, United States
Scheduled departure
2026-10-02 23:50 UTC
Departed
2026-10-03 01:41 UTC
Arrival
Chicago Midway International Airport (MDW) — Chicago, United States
Scheduled arrival
2026-10-03 02:15 UTC
Estimated arrival
2026-10-03 03:40 UTC
Distance flown
1538 km
Straight-line distance
1510 km

Aircraft

Registration
N8987Q
Type
Boeing 737 MAX 8
Seats
175 total (175 Economy) (typical for type, not this tail)
CO2 (EMEP est., total)
33.8 t (193 kg/pax Economy)

Altitude & speed

Max altitude
39,025 ft
Max ground speed
517 kt
Tracked
1h 56m · 1,535 km
Altitude (ft, max 39,025)
021,07442,1470m30m1h 0m1h 30m
Ground speed (kt, max 517)
02795580m30m1h 0m1h 30m
Altitude (ft, max 39,025)
021,07442,1470m1h 0m
Ground speed (kt, max 517)
02795580m1h 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 01:41 UTC SWA43 HOU → MDW
Houston → Chicago
 N8987Q Boeing 737 MAX 8 Completed (landing confirmed by airport data) 1538 km
2026-10-02 23:26 UTC SWA43 DAL → MDW
Dallas → Chicago
 N8987Q Boeing 737 MAX 8 Incomplete (signal lost) ~2516 km est. (963 km recorded)
2026-10-02 03:29 UTC SWA43 HOU → STL
Houston → St Louis
 N8691A Boeing 737-800 Completed 1199 km
2026-10-02 01:24 UTC SWA43 DAL → STL
Dallas → St Louis
 N8691A Boeing 737-800 Incomplete (signal lost) ~1910 km est. (761 km recorded)

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