Southwest Airlines

WN987New York to Chicago

Name: Southwest Airlines WN987 New York to Chicago: on-time record
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Southwest Airlines flight WN987 flies from New York (LGA) to Chicago Midway (MDW), 1,164 km. Over August 2025 to July 2026 it usually arrives about 13 minutes late: 71% of 358 flights arrived within 15 minutes of schedule and 0.8% were cancelled (US Department of Transportation data).

On-time record, last 12 months

71%

on time (within 15 min)

19%

more than 30 min late

0.8%

cancelled

+13 min

average arrival vs schedule

Every operation of WN987, August 2025 to July 2026: 358 flights. Source: US Bureau of Transportation Statistics, public domain.

Routes flown as WN987

New York (LGA) to Chicago Midway (MDW)59 flights
Baltimore (BWI) to St. Louis (STL)58 flights
Chicago Midway (MDW) to Boston (BOS)58 flights
Washington (DCA) to Nashville (BNA)58 flights
El Paso (ELP) to Houston (HOU)33 flights
Orlando (MCO) to Milwaukee (MKE)26 flights
Philadelphia (PHL) to Nashville (BNA)22 flights
Dallas Love Field (DAL) to Chicago Midway (MDW)16 flights
Houston (HOU) to Washington (DCA)8 flights
Oakland (OAK) to Santa Ana (SNA)7 flights

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