WN3518 Kansas CityMCI · 15:20 Fort LauderdaleFLL · 19:15
WN3518 by Southwest Airlines flies from Kansas City (MCI) to Fort Lauderdale (FLL).
scheduled from MCI
Where the minutes go
last 4 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 MCI and FLL 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 Kansas City
ForecastTue 3 Nov, local date
- 50% chance of thunder
- 97% chance of rain
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 Fort Lauderdale
ForecastWed 4 Nov, local date
- 39% chance of thunder
- 90% chance of rain
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 Kansas City to Fort Lauderdale flights today
same route · Southwest AirlinesIf WN3518 is cancelled, these are the other Southwest Airlines nonstop flights from Kansas City to Fort Lauderdale on the same day, with scheduled departure times in MCI 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 WN3518 actually runs
Pro Flight Search has tracked every published board update for WN3518 across the MCI and FLL boards: schedule changes, gate pushes and actual clocks. Usually lands ~11 min early. Based on 4 confirmed landings · 4/4 within 15 min of schedule.
The verdict above is that record speaking, so it reflects how WN3518 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: N8535S, N8812Q, N8891Q.
Board clocks recorded as MCI and FLL published them.
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Pro Flight Search: WN3518 Kansas City to Fort Lauderdale on-time performance, measured from the MCI and FLL airport boards.
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