WN1278 OrlandoMCO · 07:05 HoustonHOU · 08:30
WN1278 by Southwest Airlines flies from Orlando (MCO) to Houston (HOU) for the Thu, Sep 24 departure.
estimated arrival at HOU · local time · landing about now
position updated 2m ago · checking again in 90s
Live position · flown path, last 4 min
Where the minutes go
last 3 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 MCO and HOU 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 Orlando to Houston flights today
same route · Southwest AirlinesIf WN1278 is cancelled, these are the other Southwest Airlines nonstop flights from Orlando to Houston 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 WN1278 actually runs
Pro Flight Search has tracked every published board update for WN1278 across the MCO and HOU boards: schedule changes, gate pushes and actual clocks. Early read — pattern not clear yet. Only 3 completed legs so far: left right on schedule but landed about 11 min early. Not enough to call it.
The verdict above is that record speaking, so it reflects how WN1278 operates rather than what the timetable promises. Numbers refresh as new flights operate.
How this operation is measured
Board log
scheduled → actual, per operationBoard clocks recorded as MCO and HOU published them.
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Pro Flight Search — WN1278 Orlando to Houston on-time performance, measured from the MCO and HOU airport boards.
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