Southwest Airlines

WN1491Chicago to Detroit

Name: Southwest Airlines WN1491 Chicago to Detroit: on-time record
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Southwest Airlines flight WN1491 flies from Chicago Midway (MDW) to Detroit (DTW), 367 km. Over August 2025 to July 2026 it usually arrives about 9 minutes late: 70% of 408 flights arrived within 15 minutes of schedule and 0.5% were cancelled (US Department of Transportation data).

On-time record, last 12 months

70%

on time (within 15 min)

15%

more than 30 min late

0.5%

cancelled

+9 min

average arrival vs schedule

Every operation of WN1491, August 2025 to July 2026: 408 flights. Source: US Bureau of Transportation Statistics, public domain.

Routes flown as WN1491

Chicago Midway (MDW) to Detroit (DTW)60 flights
Las Vegas (LAS) to Burbank (BUR)58 flights
Phoenix Sky Harbor (PHX) to San Diego (SAN)40 flights
Denver (DEN) to Boise (BOI)33 flights
Dallas Love Field (DAL) to Orlando (MCO)33 flights
Baltimore (BWI) to Phoenix Sky Harbor (PHX)28 flights
Dallas Love Field (DAL) to Little Rock (LIT)24 flights
Little Rock (LIT) to Las Vegas (LAS)24 flights
San Diego (SAN) to Reno Tahoe (RNO)24 flights
St. Louis (STL) to Las Vegas (LAS)19 flights

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