Flight
SWA3978 2 Apr 2026
SWA3978, operated by Southwest Airlines, on 2 Apr 2026, 2 legs. Scheduled and actual times are local to each airport (hover for UTC).
Leg 1 of 2
PlaneTrack receiver network| Route | ? → KORD CHICAGO OHARE INTERNATIONAL |
| Status | Completed (receiver network) |
| First seen airborne | 10:00Z |
| Last seen | 06:54 CDT |
| Duration | 1h 53m |
| Aircraft | AC6596 |
| Max altitude | 40,000 ft |
| Distance tracked | 728 nm |
Leg 2 of 2
PlaneTrack receiver network| Route | KMDW CHICAGO MIDWAY INTERNATIONAL → KPHL PHILADELPHIA INTERNATIONAL |
| Status | Completed (receiver network) |
| First seen airborne | 08:15 CDT |
| Last seen | 10:40 EDT |
| Duration | 1h 25m |
| Aircraft | AC6596 |
| Max altitude | 39,000 ft |
| Distance tracked | 579 nm |
Punctuality, last 30 days
| Flights | 5 |
| On time | 4 (80%) |
| Average delay | +12 min |
| Worst delay | +27 min |
In the last 30 days SWA3978 departed on time (within 15 minutes) on 4 of 5 flights (80%), with an average departure delay of +12 min and a worst delay of +27 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.