WN4997 San DiegoSAN · 06:15 WashingtonDCA · 11:10
WN4997 by Southwest Airlines flies from San Diego (SAN) to Washington (DCA).
Same number through SAN → AUS → DCA
scheduled from SAN
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 SAN and DCA 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 San Diego
ForecastSun 8 Nov, local date
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 Austin
ForecastSun 8 Nov, local date
- 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.
When it flies
scheduled departuresEach mark is a scheduled departure at its origin-local time. Today is highlighted.
Other San Diego to Washington flights today
same route · Southwest AirlinesIf WN4997 is cancelled, these are the other Southwest Airlines nonstop flights from San Diego to Washington on the same day, with scheduled departure times in SAN 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 WN4997 actually runs
Pro Flight Search has tracked every published board update for WN4997 across the SAN and DCA boards: schedule changes, gate pushes and actual clocks. Usually lands ~10 min early. Based on 6 confirmed landings · 6/6 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 WN4997 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: N8993Q, N8565Z, N8619F, N8930S.
Board clocks recorded as SAN and DCA published them.
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Pro Flight Search: WN4997 San Diego to Washington on-time performance, measured from the SAN and DCA airport boards.
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