WN398Southwest Airlines · DCA → ATL
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Route confirmed Southwest Airlines

WN398 WashingtonDCA · 18:50 AtlantaATL · 20:15

WN398 by Southwest Airlines flies from Washington (DCA) to Atlanta (ATL) for the Mon, Oct 26 departure.

Same number through DCA → STL → MSY → AUS → ATL

Right nowExpected · today · as of 16:18
18:50

departs DCA · on schedule

Typical gate push+49 minmedian posted departure

Where the minutes go

last 6 operations · gate push → arrival
0+141+282+423 min
10-23
+43 gate
10-22
+98 gate
10-19
+41 gate
10-16
+423 gate
10-15
+49 gate
10-12
+44 gate

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

0 cancelled · 6 operations tracked

The route today

live boards
DCAWashingtonOn-time likelyDCA delay board →
ATLAtlantaOn-time likelyATL delay board →
DCA→ATLevery carrier, schedules and on-time historyRoute intelligence →

Weather lens

Delay & cancellation outlook for this flight

Measured, 90-day sample
42%Chance of 15+ min delay
3.3%Chance of cancellation
+9 minAvg hub delay right now

Conditions at DCA and ATL 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 departures
061422
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T
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Each mark is a scheduled departure at its origin-local time. Today is highlighted.

Other Washington to Atlanta flights today

same route · Southwest Airlines
WN1519departs 08:00
WN1521departs 12:00
WN2701departs 12:20
WN3700departs 12:35
WN1522departs 15:25
WN4124departs 18:40

If WN398 is cancelled, these are the other Southwest Airlines nonstop flights from Washington to Atlanta on the same day, with scheduled departure times in DCA local time. Most flights posting a delay still operate — rebooking usually only beats a very large posted delay. Every airline on this route →

How WN398 actually runs

Pro Flight Search has tracked every published board update for WN398 across the DCA and ATL boards: schedule changes, gate pushes and actual clocks. Usually lands ~9 min late. Based on 7 confirmed landings · 4/7 within 15 min of schedule. Pushes back late but makes up time in the air.

The verdict above is that record speaking, so it reflects how WN398 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
10-23DCA 18:50 19:33 (+43)ATL
10-22DCA 18:50 20:28 (+98)ATL
10-19DCA 18:50 19:31 (+41)ATL
10-16DCA 18:50 01:53 (+423)ATL
10-15DCA 18:50 19:39 (+49)ATL
10-12DCA 19:07 19:51 (+44)ATL

Aircraft

Recent tails: N8630B, N8701Q, N8775Q, N8963Q.

Board clocks recorded as DCA and ATL published them.

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