WN2161Southwest Airlines · IND → DAL
updated 1h ago
Route confirmed Southwest Airlines

WN2161 IndianapolisIND · 07:05 DallasDAL · 08:15

WN2161 by Southwest Airlines flies from Indianapolis (IND) to Dallas (DAL).

Right nowNext departure today Operates daily
20:35

scheduled from IND

⚖ WN2161 typically leaves +0 and lands −16. The air wins minutes back.
Typical gate push+0 minmedian posted departure
Typical arrival−16 minmedian over 8 operations
Wins back in air~16 minmedian gate push vs arrival · how planes make up time →

Where the minutes go

last 7 operations · gate push → arrival
0+30+60+90 min
11-07
+0 gate · −6 arrival
10-30
+0 gate · −19 arrival
10-29
+0 gate · −9 arrival
10-28
+0 gate · −17 arrival
10-27
+0 gate · −28 arrival
10-26
+0 gate · −16 arrival
10-25
+0 gate · −27 arrival

The bar is how late it left the gate; the ring is where it actually arrived. Board clocks, not estimates.

The last 30 days

arrival outcome per operation

median arrival −16 min · 0 cancelled · 8 operations tracked

The route today

live boards
INDIndianapolisOn-time likelyIND delay board →
DALDallasModerate riskDAL delay board →
IND→DALevery carrier, schedules and on-time historyRoute intelligence →

Weather lens

Delay & cancellation outlook for this flight

Measured, 90-day sample
45%Chance of 15+ min delay
1.0%Chance of cancellation
+14 minTypical airport delay in this weather

Conditions at IND and DAL are near their clear-air norm right now, so this reflects the route's recent baseline rather than a weather penalty. 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 Indianapolis

Forecast

Sun 8 Nov, local date

High13°Clikely 11°C to 15°C
Low1°Clikely −1°C to 3°C

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 Dallas

Forecast

Sun 8 Nov, local date

High20°Clikely 17°C to 23°C
Low13°Clikely 11°C to 15°C

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 departures
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Each mark is a scheduled departure at its origin-local time. Today is highlighted.

Other Indianapolis to Dallas flights today

same route · Southwest Airlines
WN3099departs 07:05
WN1395departs 07:20
WN2759departs 16:20
WN2343departs 18:45

If WN2161 is cancelled, these are the other Southwest Airlines nonstop flights from Indianapolis to Dallas on the same day, with scheduled departure times in IND 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 WN2161 actually runs

Pro Flight Search has tracked every published board update for WN2161 across the IND and DAL boards: schedule changes, gate pushes and actual clocks. Usually lands on time. Based on 8 confirmed landings · 8/8 within 15 min of schedule.

The verdict above is that record speaking, so it reflects how WN2161 operates rather than what the timetable promises. Numbers refresh as new flights operate.

Technical record

How this operation is measured

board clocksaircraft

Board log

scheduled → actual, per operation
11-07IND 07:05 (+0)DAL 08:15 08:09 (−6)
10-30IND 07:15 (+0)DAL 08:30 08:11 (−19)
10-29IND 07:15 (+0)DAL 08:30 08:21 (−9)
10-28IND 07:40 (+0)DAL 08:55 08:38 (−17)
10-27IND 07:40 (+0)DAL 08:55 08:27 (−28)
10-26IND 07:15 (+0)DAL 08:30 08:14 (−16)
10-25IND 06:25 (+0)DAL 07:35 07:08 (−27)
10-24IND 07:05 (+0)DAL 08:15 08:09 (−6)

Aircraft

Recent tails: N8829Q, N8882Q, N7827A, N7820L.

Board clocks recorded as IND and DAL published them.

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