WN478 OrlandoMCO · 07:00 ColumbusCMH · 09:15
WN478 by Southwest Airlines flies from Orlando (MCO) to Columbus (CMH).
scheduled from MCO
Where the minutes go
last 6 operations · gate push → arrivalThe 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 operationmedian arrival −6 min · 0 cancelled · 6 operations tracked
The route today
live boardsWeather lens
Delay & cancellation outlook for this flight
Measured, 90-day sampleConditions at MCO and CMH 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 →
Tomorrow on this route
ForecastOrlando to Columbus with Southwest Airlines · Thu 29 Oct, local date
- Chance a departure is cancelled
- 0.2%2.8× usual
- Chance a departure leaves 60+ min late
- 9.8%1.2× usual
Forecast: WeatherTomorrow · incl. data from ECMWF (CC BY 4.0, modified) · About 5 departures a day on this route with this airline. · 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 Orlando to Columbus flights today
same route · Southwest AirlinesIf WN478 is cancelled, these are the other Southwest Airlines nonstop flights from Orlando to Columbus on the same day, with scheduled departure times in MCO local time. Most flights posting a delay still operate — rebooking usually only beats a very large posted delay. Every airline on this route →
How WN478 actually runs
Pro Flight Search has tracked every published board update for WN478 across the MCO and CMH boards: schedule changes, gate pushes and actual clocks. Usually lands on time. Based on 3 confirmed landings · 3/3 within 15 min of schedule.
The verdict above is that record speaking, so it reflects how WN478 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: N8552Z, N8979L, N8580Z.
Board clocks recorded as MCO and CMH published them.
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