WN1281 TampaTPA · 20:25 BuffaloBUF · 23:10
WN1281 by Southwest Airlines flies from Tampa (TPA) to Buffalo (BUF).
estimated arrival at BUF · local time · ~67 min from now
position updated 8m ago · checking again in 90s
Live position · flown path, last 46 min
Where the minutes go
last 3 operations · gate push → arrivalThe bar is how late it left the gate; the ring is where it actually arrived. Board clocks, not estimates.
The route today
live boardsWeather lens
Weather-conditioned outlook for this flight right now
Measured, 90-day sampleDriven mainly by BUF (Buffalo), currently flying MVFR (marginal visual). These figures come from both airports' records under conditions like today's, over the last 90 days.
Pro Flight Search tracking, 90 days · the weather × delay correlation study → · live weather risk by airport →
Tomorrow at Tampa
ForecastSun 8 Nov, local date
Forecast: GateWeather · incl. data from ECMWF (CC BY 4.0, modified) · Expected values for tomorrow from a forecast model, kept apart from today's measured figures.
Tomorrow at Buffalo
ForecastSun 8 Nov, local date
- Gusts to 31 kt
Forecast: GateWeather · incl. data from ECMWF (CC BY 4.0, modified) · Expected values for tomorrow from a forecast model, kept apart from today's measured figures.
When it flies
scheduled departuresEach mark is a scheduled departure at its origin-local time. Today is highlighted.
Other Tampa to Buffalo flights today
same route · Southwest AirlinesIf WN1281 is cancelled, these are the other Southwest Airlines nonstop flights from Tampa to Buffalo on the same day, with scheduled departure times in TPA local time. Most flights that show a delay still operate. Rebooking usually helps only when that delay is very large. Every airline on this route →
How WN1281 actually runs
Pro Flight Search has tracked every published board update for WN1281 across the TPA and BUF boards: schedule changes, gate pushes and actual clocks. Early read: no clear pattern yet. Only 3 completed legs so far: landed +42 min. Not enough to call it.
The verdict above is that record speaking, so it reflects how WN1281 operates rather than what the timetable promises. Numbers refresh as new flights operate.
How this operation is measured
Board log
scheduled → actual, per operationAircraft
Recent tails: N468WN, N247WN, N288WN.
Board clocks recorded as TPA and BUF published them.
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Pro Flight Search: WN1281 Tampa to Buffalo on-time performance, measured from the TPA and BUF airport boards.
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