WN4838Southwest Airlines · IND → MCO
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Route confirmed Southwest Airlines

WN4838 IndianapolisIND · 12:45 OrlandoMCO · 15:00

WN4838 by Southwest Airlines flies from Indianapolis (IND) to Orlando (MCO).

Right nowNext departure today Operates daily
15:25

scheduled from IND

⚖ WN4838 typically leaves +0 and lands −10. The air wins minutes back.
Typical gate push+0 minmedian posted departure
Typical arrival−10 minmedian over 8 operations
Wins back in air~10 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
11-01
+17 gate · +2 arrival
10-28
+0 gate · −11 arrival
10-27
+0 gate · −26 arrival
10-25
+17 gate · +2 arrival
10-24
+0 gate · −17 arrival
10-21
+0 gate · −10 arrival
10-20
+0 gate · −17 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 −10 min · 0 cancelled · 8 operations tracked

The route today

live boards
INDIndianapolisModerate riskIND delay board →
MCOOrlandoHigh riskMCO delay board →
IND→MCOevery carrier, schedules and on-time historyRoute intelligence →

Weather lens

Delay & cancellation outlook for this flight

Measured, 90-day sample
33%Chance of 15+ min delay
2.1%Chance of cancellation
+4 minTypical airport delay in this weather

Conditions at IND and MCO 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 on this route

Forecast

Indianapolis to Orlando with Southwest Airlines · Mon 2 Nov, local date

Outlook: elevated
Chance a departure leaves 60+ min late
9.6%1.6× usual

Forecast weather: 97% chance of rain at Orlando

No cancellation outlook here: this airport's board does not publish cancellations reliably.

Forecast: GateWeather · incl. data from ECMWF (CC BY 4.0, modified) · About 6 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 departures
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Each mark is a scheduled departure at its origin-local time. Today is highlighted.

Other Indianapolis to Orlando flights today

same route · Southwest Airlines
WN2175departs 05:10
WN1404departs 05:40
WN246departs 06:40
WN2176departs 08:15
WN4159departs 09:10
WN1405departs 09:20

If WN4838 is cancelled, these are the other Southwest Airlines nonstop flights from Indianapolis to Orlando 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 WN4838 actually runs

Pro Flight Search has tracked every published board update for WN4838 across the IND and MCO boards: schedule changes, gate pushes and actual clocks. Usually lands ~10 min early. Based on 8 confirmed landings · 8/8 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 WN4838 operates rather than what the timetable promises. Numbers refresh as new flights operate.

Technical record

How this operation is measured

board clocks

Board log

scheduled → actual, per operation
11-01IND 12:45 13:02 (+17)MCO 15:00 15:02 (+2)
10-28IND 15:25 (+0)MCO 17:40 17:29 (−11)
10-27IND 15:25 (+0)MCO 17:40 17:14 (−26)
10-25IND 12:45 13:02 (+17)MCO 15:00 15:02 (+2)
10-24IND 12:15 (+0)MCO 14:30 14:13 (−17)
10-21IND 15:25 (+0)MCO 17:40 17:30 (−10)
10-20IND 15:25 (+0)MCO 17:40 17:23 (−17)
10-18IND 12:45 12:52 (+7)MCO 15:00 14:57 (−3)

Board clocks recorded as IND and MCO published them.

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