Informational Guide to Oakland Airport (OAK) - NON OFFICIAL

WN1218 Southwest Airlines - Flight Status

Below, you can find details about Southwest Airlines flight WN1218, which currently operates between the airports of Oakland - San Francisco Bay Oakland International Airport (Airport Code OAK) and Chicago - Chicago Midway International Airport (Airport Code MDW).
This flight data pertains specifically to the flight's details for Thursday, October 16, 2025.

WN1218 On Time performance:
100
We have calculated the percentage of flights that arrived within 15 minutes of their scheduled time, or earlier, based on real flight data from the last 3 months. More about punctuality and delays

Flight Status

WN1218 Southwest Airlines to Chicago

Scheduled - On-time
Flight Status for Thursday October 16, 2025
This flight was also scheduled for Yesterday (October 14, 2025). See it here
This flight is also scheduled for Today (October 15, 2025). See it here

Airline information

Southwest Airlines
Southwest Airlines
Equipment: Boeing 737-800 (Scimitar Winglets) Passenger

Departure

Oakland (OAK)
October 16, 2025
San Francisco Bay Oakland International Airport
Estimated Departure Time:
05:50 am
Terminal:
2
Gate:
-
Scheduled Departure Time: 05:50 am

Arrival

Chicago (MDW)
October 16, 2025
Chicago Midway International Airport
Estimated Arrival Time:
11:55 am
Terminal:
-
Gate:
-
Scheduled Arrival Time: 11:55 am
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Additional Information

Which is the frequency of flight WN1218?
The flight WN1218 is scheduled to flight on Monday, Tuesday, Wednesday, Thursday, Friday, Sunday on a weekly basis.

Which is the distance of flight WN1218?
The distance between the two airports is 1841 miles.

Which is the flight time of flight WN1218?
The scheduled flight time gate to gate is: 04:05 hours.
The real flight time gate to gate on average is: 03:57 hours.

Are the departure airport and arrival airport at the same Time Zone?
No, each airport is in a different timezone. The times shown above, are presented in the local time of each respective airport.
Current Time in Oakland: 2025-10-15 01:58:42
Current Time in Chicago: 2025-10-15 03:58:42

Alternative Flights

Southwest Airlines is the only airline operating the route from Oakland to Chicago.

Punctuality and delays

We have gathered data from recent months and present below an analysis of how timely the flights have been.

In terms of On-Time Performance, by analyzing the flight data from the last three months, spanning from October 02, 2025 to October 10, 2025, we have obtained these figures.
Total number of flights: 8
On Time: 8 ( 100 % )
Moderate Delay: 0 ( 0 % )
Significant Delay: 0 ( 0 % )
Major Delay: 0 ( 0 % )
Canceled: 0 ( 0 % )
Diverted: 0 ( 0 % )

Average Delay: 3 minutes.
Delays analyzed by Week: It is not possible to calculate the On-Time Performance for this flight accurately by weekday due to insufficient or non-representative data, as doing so could lead to misleading conclusions
Delays analyzed by Month: It is not possible to calculate the On-Time Performance for this flight accurately by month due to insufficient or non-representative data, as doing so could lead to misleading conclusions

Last Past Flights WN1218

Date
Departure
Arrival
Duration
Aircraft
Status
Tuesday
14 October
05:49 am
Oakland (OAK)
11:39 am
Chicago (MDW)
03h 50min
Boeing 737MAX
Boeing 737MAX
Landed - On-time
Monday
13 October
05:51 am
Oakland (OAK)
11:35 am
Chicago (MDW)
03h 44min
Boeing 737MAX
Boeing 737MAX
Landed - On-time
Sunday
12 October
06:46 am
Oakland (OAK)
12:26 pm
Chicago (MDW)
03h 40min
Boeing 737MAX
Boeing 737MAX
Landed - On-time
Friday
10 October
06:07 am
Oakland (OAK)
11:59 am
Chicago (MDW)
03h 52min
Boeing 737MAX
Boeing 737MAX
Landed - On-time
Thursday
09 October
05:49 am
Oakland (OAK)
11:38 am
Chicago (MDW)
03h 49min
Boeing 737MAX
Boeing 737MAX
Landed - On-time
Wednesday
08 October
05:48 am
Oakland (OAK)
11:42 am
Chicago (MDW)
03h 54min
Boeing 737-800
Boeing 737-800
Landed - On-time
Tuesday
07 October
06:02 am
Oakland (OAK)
11:55 am
Chicago (MDW)
03h 53min
Boeing 737-800
Boeing 737-800
Landed - On-time
Monday
06 October
05:50 am
Oakland (OAK)
11:47 am
Chicago (MDW)
03h 57min
Boeing 737MAX
Boeing 737MAX
Landed - On-time
Sunday
05 October
06:39 am
Oakland (OAK)
12:51 pm
Chicago (MDW)
04h 12min
Boeing 737MAX
Boeing 737MAX
Landed - On-time
Friday
03 October
05:57 am
Oakland (OAK)
11:52 am
Chicago (MDW)
03h 55min
Boeing 737MAX
Boeing 737MAX
Landed - On-time