WN249 PhoenixPHX · 11:35 SacramentoSMF · 13:35
WN249 by Southwest Airlines flies from Phoenix (PHX) to Sacramento (SMF) for the Sun, Oct 25 departure.
estimated arrival at SMF · local time · past this estimate · waiting on the board
board checked 15m ago · checking again in 45s
Board estimate · gate and arrival times. Off blocks 11:56 · typical taxi-out at PHX ≈ 9 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
Delay & cancellation outlook for this flight
Measured, 90-day sampleConditions at PHX and SMF are near their clear-air norm right now, so this reflects the route's recent baseline rather than a weather penalty. For this route and airline, 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 →
When it flies
scheduled departuresEach mark is a scheduled departure at its origin-local time. Today is highlighted.
Other Phoenix to Sacramento flights today
same route · Southwest AirlinesIf WN249 is cancelled, these are the other Southwest Airlines nonstop flights from Phoenix to Sacramento on the same day, with scheduled departure times in PHX local time. Most flights posting a delay still operate — rebooking usually only beats a very large posted delay. Every airline on this route →
How WN249 actually runs
Pro Flight Search has tracked every published board update for WN249 across the PHX and SMF boards: schedule changes, gate pushes and actual clocks. Early read — pattern not clear yet. Only 1 completed leg so far: left noticeably late (~21 min) but landed about 8 min early. Not enough to call it.
The verdict above is that record speaking, so it reflects how WN249 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: N8999Q.
Board clocks recorded as PHX and SMF published them.
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Pro Flight Search — WN249 Phoenix to Sacramento on-time performance, measured from the PHX and SMF airport boards.
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