WN853

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Departure · Baltimore (BWI)

Gate A14

Scheduled 03 Oct 15:10 · Departed 03 Oct 15:27 · +17 min

Board status: Departed

Airborne since 03 Oct 15:43 (ADS-B)

Arrival · Chicago (MDW)

Gate B19

Scheduled 03 Oct 16:10 · Landed 03 Oct 16:19 · +9 min

Board status: Active

Landed 03 Oct 16:19 (airport data)

Board data from bwi, mdw, updated 395 min ago; times local to each airport.

Flight

Status

Completed (landing confirmed by airport data)

Arrival confirmed via

Airport data (confirmed)

Departure

Baltimore/Washington International Thurgood Marshall Airport (BWI) — Baltimore, United States

Scheduled departure

2026-10-03 19:10 UTC

Departed

2026-10-03 19:43 UTC

Arrival

Chicago Midway International Airport (MDW) — Chicago, United States

Scheduled arrival

2026-10-03 21:10 UTC

Estimated arrival

2026-10-03 21:22 UTC

Distance flown

1048 km

Straight-line distance

980 km

Aircraft

Registration

N8994Q

Type

Boeing 737 MAX 8

Seats

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

CO2 (EMEP est., total)

23.8 t (136 kg/pax Economy)

Altitude & speed

Max altitude

36,025 ft

Max ground speed

444 kt

Tracked

1h 32m · 1,045 km

Altitude (ft, max 36,025)

Ground speed (kt, max 444)

Altitude (ft, max 36,025)

Ground speed (kt, max 444)

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 19:43 UTC	SWA853	BWI → MDW Baltimore → Chicago	N8994Q	Boeing 737 MAX 8	Completed (landing confirmed by airport data)	1048 km
2026-10-03 01:48 UTC	SWA853	OAK → LGB Oakland → Long Beach	N8796L	Boeing 737 MAX 8	Completed	736 km
2026-10-02 03:35 UTC	SWA853	OAK → LGB Oakland → Long Beach	N8313F	Boeing 737-800	Completed	726 km
2026-09-30 17:44 UTC	SWA853	BNA → OMA Nashville → Omaha	N8688J	Boeing 737-800	Completed (landing presumed)	1052 km
2026-09-27 13:27 UTC	SWA853	MCO → BWI Orlando → Baltimore	N8765Q	Boeing 737 MAX 8	Incomplete (signal lost)	~2342 km est. (1835 km recorded)
2026-09-26 17:11 UTC	SWA853	PHX → ONT Phoenix → Ontario	N8323C	Boeing 737-800	Completed	569 km
2026-09-20 13:33 UTC	SWA853	MCO → BWI Orlando → Baltimore	N8762Q	Boeing 737 MAX 8	Incomplete (signal lost)	~2476 km est. (1966 km recorded)
2026-09-19 17:15 UTC	SWA853	PHX → ONT Phoenix → Ontario	N8876Q	Boeing 737 MAX 8	Completed	599 km
2026-08-23 13:28 UTC	SWA853	MCO → BWI Orlando → Baltimore	N8314L	Boeing 737-800	Completed	3498 km