Flight
SWA2872 4 Jan 2026
SWA2872, operated by Southwest Airlines, on 4 Jan 2026: Detroit Metro Wayne Co (KDTW) to Chicago Midway International (KMDW). Scheduled and actual times are local to each airport (hover for UTC).
Flight
PlaneTrack receiver network| Route | KDTW DETROIT METRO WAYNE CO → KMDW CHICAGO MIDWAY INTERNATIONAL |
| Status | Completed (receiver network) |
| First seen airborne | 06:52 EST |
| Last seen | 06:36 CST |
| Duration | 0h 44m |
| Aircraft | N8581Z |
| Max altitude | 22,000 ft |
| Distance tracked | 197 nm |
Punctuality, last 30 days
| Flights | 9 |
| On time | 1 (11%) |
| Average delay | +37 min |
| Worst delay | +125 min |
In the last 30 days SWA2872 departed on time (within 15 minutes) on 1 of 9 flights (11%), with an average departure delay of +37 min and a worst delay of +125 min.
Schedule, departure and arrival times from the FAA SWIM feed; aircraft, altitude and distance from the PlaneTrack receiver network. On time means a departure within 15 minutes of schedule.