WN818 WashingtonDCA · 18:00 OaklandOAK · 19:45
WN818 by Southwest Airlines flies from Washington (DCA) to Oakland (OAK) for the Sat, Oct 17 departure.
Same number through DCA → MDW → OAK
arrival expected at OAK · on schedule
board checked 8m ago · checking again in 45s
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 DCA and OAK 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 departuresEach mark is a scheduled departure at its origin-local time. Today is highlighted.
Other Washington to Oakland flights today
same route · Southwest AirlinesIf WN818 is cancelled, these are the other Southwest Airlines nonstop flights from Washington to Oakland 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 WN818 actually runs
Pro Flight Search has tracked every published board update for WN818 across the DCA and OAK boards: schedule changes, gate pushes and actual clocks. Usually lands ~48 min late. Based on 3 confirmed landings · 0/3 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 WN818 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: N8972S, N8982S, N9028R, N8551Q.
Board clocks recorded as DCA and OAK published them.
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Pro Flight Search — WN818 Washington to Oakland on-time performance, measured from the DCA and OAK airport boards.
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