WN997 BirminghamBHM · 18:15 OrlandoMCO · 21:00
WN997 by Southwest Airlines flies from Birmingham (BHM) to Orlando (MCO) for the Thu, Oct 29 departure.
arrival expected at MCO · on schedule
board checked 48m ago · checking again in 45s
Where the minutes go
last 7 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 +10 min · 0 cancelled · 7 operations tracked
The route today
live boardsWeather lens
Delay & cancellation outlook for this flight
Measured, 90-day sampleConditions at BHM 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
ForecastBirmingham to Orlando with Southwest Airlines · Fri 30 Oct, local date
- Chance a departure leaves 60+ min late
- 10%1.1× usual
No cancellation outlook here: this airport's board does not publish cancellations reliably.
Forecast: WeatherTomorrow · incl. data from ECMWF (CC BY 4.0, modified) · About 3 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 Birmingham to Orlando flights today
same route · Southwest AirlinesIf WN997 is cancelled, these are the other Southwest Airlines nonstop flights from Birmingham to Orlando on the same day, with scheduled departure times in BHM 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 WN997 actually runs
Pro Flight Search has tracked every published board update for WN997 across the BHM and MCO boards: schedule changes, gate pushes and actual clocks. Usually lands ~10 min late. Based on 6 confirmed landings · 3/6 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 WN997 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: N8629A, N8605E, N8540V, N8927Q.
Board clocks recorded as BHM and MCO published them.
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Pro Flight Search: WN997 Birmingham to Orlando on-time performance, measured from the BHM and MCO airport boards.
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