WN4991Southwest Airlines · MCO → LAX
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Route confirmed Southwest Airlines

WN4991 OrlandoMCO · 16:25 Los AngelesLAX · 18:55

WN4991 by Southwest Airlines flies from Orlando (MCO) to Los Angeles (LAX).

Right nowNext departure tomorrow Operates daily
18:25

scheduled from MCO

Typical gate push+23 minmedian posted departure
Typical arrival−1 minmedian over 6 operations
Wins back in air~24 minmedian gate push vs arrival · how planes make up time →

Where the minutes go

last 6 operations · gate push → arrival
0+30+60+90 min
10-24
+19 gate · −3 arrival
10-21
+23 gate · −1 arrival
10-20
+4 gate · −23 arrival
10-17
+80 gate · +57 arrival
10-14
+20 gate · −25 arrival
10-13
+74 gate · +33 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 −1 min · 0 cancelled · 6 operations tracked

The route today

live boards
MCOOrlandoOn-time likelyMCO delay board →
LAXLos AngelesOn-time likelyLAX delay board →
MCO→LAXevery carrier, schedules and on-time historyRoute intelligence →

Weather lens

Delay & cancellation outlook for this flight

Measured, 90-day sample
36%Chance of 15+ min delay
2.1%Chance of cancellation
+6 minAvg hub delay right now

Conditions at MCO and LAX 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
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Each mark is a scheduled departure at its origin-local time. Today is highlighted.

Other Orlando to Los Angeles flights today

same route · Southwest Airlines
WN3698departs 17:50
WN2770departs 18:20

If WN4991 is cancelled, these are the other Southwest Airlines nonstop flights from Orlando to Los Angeles 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 WN4991 actually runs

Pro Flight Search has tracked every published board update for WN4991 across the MCO and LAX boards: schedule changes, gate pushes and actual clocks. Usually lands ~8 min late. Based on 6 confirmed landings · 4/6 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 WN4991 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
10-24MCO 16:25 16:44 (+19)LAX 18:55 18:52 (−3)
10-21MCO 18:25 18:48 (+23)LAX 20:55 20:54 (−1)
10-20MCO 18:25 18:29 (+4)LAX 20:55 20:32 (−23)
10-17MCO 16:25 17:45 (+80)LAX 18:55 19:52 (+57)
10-14MCO 18:25 18:45 (+20)LAX 20:55 20:30 (−25)
10-13MCO 18:25 19:39 (+74)LAX 20:55 21:28 (+33)

Aircraft

Recent tails: N8710M, N8893L, N8680C, N8549Z.

Board clocks recorded as MCO and LAX published them.

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