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WN4979

FLL → MDW · Boeing 737 MAX 8 · Southwest Airlines

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Departure · Fort Lauderdale (FLL)

Gate B9
Scheduled 06:35 · Departed 06:37
Board status: In Air
Airborne since 06:49 (ADS-B)

Arrival · Chicago (MDW)

Gate B26
Scheduled 08:45 · Estimated 08:29 · early
Board status: Active
In the air, ~1h 18m to go (41% of the route flown)

Board data from fll, mdw, updated 26 min ago; times local to each airport.

Flight

Status
In progress
Departure
Fort Lauderdale Hollywood International Airport (FLL) — Fort Lauderdale, United States
Scheduled departure
2026-10-02 10:35 UTC
Departed
2026-10-02 10:49 UTC
Arrival
Chicago Midway International Airport (MDW) — Chicago, United States (scheduled)
Scheduled arrival
2026-10-02 13:45 UTC
Estimated arrival
2026-10-02 13:29 UTC
Progress
41% · ~1h 18m remaining
Distance flown
797 km
Straight-line distance
1881 km

Aircraft

Registration
N8935Q
Type
Boeing 737 MAX 8
Seats
175 total (175 Economy)
CO2 (EMEP est., total)
41.0 t (234 kg/pax Economy)

Altitude & speed

Max altitude
36,025 ft
Max ground speed
486 kt
Tracked
1h 0m · 797 km
Note
still in progress - the track so far
Altitude (ft, max 36,025)
019,45438,9070m30m
Ground speed (kt, max 486)
02625250m30m
Altitude (ft, max 36,025)
019,45438,9070m
Ground speed (kt, max 486)
02625250m

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.

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Airlines

Airsprint (ASP)
Southwest Airlines (SWA)

Latest flights

DepartedFlightRouteRegAircraftStatusDistance
2026-10-02 10:49 UTC SWA4979 FLL → MDW
Fort Lauderdale → Chicago
 N8935Q Boeing 737 MAX 8 In progress ~1881 km est.
2026-10-01 10:42 UTC SWA4979 FLL → MDW
Fort Lauderdale → Chicago
 N8714Q Boeing 737 MAX 8 Completed (landing confirmed by airport data) 1979 km
2026-09-30 15:57 UTC SWA4979 PHX → ELP
Phoenix → El Paso
 N8726H Boeing 737 MAX 8 Completed 599 km
2026-09-29 15:58 UTC SWA4979 PHX → ELP
Phoenix → El Paso
 N1801U Boeing 737 MAX 8 Completed 669 km
2026-09-23 15:58 UTC SWA4979 PHX → ELP
Phoenix → El Paso
 N8301J Boeing 737-800 Completed 584 km
2026-09-22 16:00 UTC SWA4979 PHX → ELP
Phoenix → El Paso
 N8676A Boeing 737-800 Completed 601 km

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