{4K} [FULL FLIGHT] Atlanta (ATL) - Chicago (MDW) — Southwest Airlines — Boeing 737-8H4 — N8665D

→ Join me on a 90 minute hop up north as we traverse between Atlanta and Chicago aboard Southwest Airlines! This flight has unmatched views as we head up from Dixie Alley, up through the Ohio Valley and finishing with a breathtaking approach into Chicago's Midway airport! I hope you join me on the whole journey! We begin at ATL's gate C10, push back and head for the north complex, but, more specifically, runway 8R. One of the planes that took of prior to us was headed to my home airport of Tucson, AZ — so that was cool to see! Once airborne, we fly the VARNM2 departure and climb to cruising altitude of 40,000 feet. Upon reaching 40,000 feet, we cruise over Tennessee, Kentucky and Indiana, before beginning a gradual descent into MDW, making the famous 22L approach, low over downtown Chicago and turning final at just a mere 1,100 feet AGL. A solid landing on 22L later, this full flight finishes with a taxi to gate A4A and a quick look into some of the roughest baggage handling I've seen to date — you even get to see my exact bag get tossed like a ragdoll. Good thing I didn't have anything fragile in it! I hope you enjoy this full flight as much as I did, and, as always, all the flight information your heart could desire can be found below!

→ Flight info:

Airline: Southwest Airlines
Flight Number: 425
Aircraft Type: Boeing 737-8H4
Registration Number: N8665D
Livery: Heart
Seat: 7F
Seat Class: Economy
Fare Routing: ATL - DEN (2 stops)
Fare Price: 10,000 RR points + $5.60 T&F
Flight date: September 10, 2025
Passenger Count: 130/175
Departure Airport: Hartsfield–Jackson Atlanta International Airport, Atlanta, Georgia
Arrival Airport: Midway International Airport, Chicago, Illinois
Departure Gate: C10
Arrival Gate: A4A
Departure Time: 11:10AM EDT (Schd. 11:15AM EDT) (5 minutes EARLY)
Arrival Time: 12:03PM CDT (Schd. 12:10PM CDT) (7 minutes EARLY)
Departure Runway: 8R
Arrival Runway: 22L
Flight Duration: (Including Taxi) 1 hour 53 minutes

Link to Flight Route:
https://www.flightaware.com/live/flig...

Route of Flight:
VARNM2 RESPE IIU DROSE FISSK7

Plane route info:
This plane started its day in New York (LaGuardia) by flying to Atlanta. After flying between Atlanta and Chicago (Midway) (my flight), it would fly to Buffalo, over to Denver, then to Albuquerque, where it would remain overnight.

Wanna see the seating layout of this aircraft? Click the link below!
https://www.aerolopa.com/wn-738

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→ QUICK FACTS:
Outbound Taxi — Gate C10 to RWY 8R via F3, F, C, E, H
Takeoff Roll Distance — ~5,300 feet
Landing Rollout Distance — ~3,200 feet
Inbound Taxi — RWY22L to Gate A4A via Y2, Y, H, T3

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→ TIMESTAMPS:
crossing of state lines timestamps are an APPROXIMATE

0:00— Introduction
0:16 — Pushback
2:32 — Outbound Taxi
14:32 — Takeoff
40:30 — Cruise (level at 40,000 feet) (Tennessee)
46:30 — Cruise (Kentucky)
1:01:30 — Cruise (Indiana)
1:11:30 — Final Descent
1:26:00 — Approach
1:41:30 — Landing
1:46:05 — Inbound Taxi

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