WN1282Southwest Airlines · MCI → DEN
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Route confirmed Southwest Airlines

WN1282 Kansas CityMCI · 07:25 DenverDEN · 08:15

WN1282 by Southwest Airlines flies from Kansas City (MCI) to Denver (DEN) for the Fri, Sep 18 departure.

Right nowExpected in Denver · On time
08:15

arrival expected at DEN · on schedule

Typical gate push+0 minmedian posted departure
Typical arrival−6 minmedian over 3 operations
Wins back in air~6 minmedian gate push vs arrival · how planes make up time →

Where the minutes go

last 4 operations · gate push → arrival
0+30+60+90 min
09-18
+0 gate
09-17
+0 gate · −9 arrival
09-16
−3 gate · −6 arrival
09-15
+3 gate · +9 arrival

The bar is how late it left the gate; the ring is where it actually arrived. Board clocks, not estimates.

The route today

live boards
MCIKansas CityOn-time likelyMCI delay board →
DENDenverHigh riskDEN delay board →
MCI→DENevery carrier, schedules and on-time historyRoute intelligence →

Weather lens

Delay & cancellation outlook for this flight

Measured, 90-day sample
46%Chance of 15+ min delay
2.7%Chance of cancellation
+13 minAvg hub delay right now

Conditions at MCI and DEN 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 Kansas City to Denver flights today

same route · Southwest Airlines
WN999departs 08:35
WN2717departs 08:46
WN8504departs 09:05
WN549departs 09:50
WN2494departs 10:45
WN1446departs 10:55

If WN1282 is cancelled, these are the other Southwest Airlines nonstop flights from Kansas City to Denver on the same day, with scheduled departure times in MCI local time. Most flights posting a delay still operate — rebooking usually only beats a very large posted delay. Every airline on this route →

How WN1282 actually runs

Pro Flight Search has tracked every published board update for WN1282 across the MCI and DEN boards: schedule changes, gate pushes and actual clocks. Usually lands ~6 min early. Based on 3 confirmed landings · 3/3 within 15 min of schedule.

The verdict above is that record speaking, so it reflects how WN1282 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
09-18MCI 07:25 (+0)DEN 08:15
09-17MCI 07:25 (+0)DEN 08:15 08:06 (−9)
09-16MCI 07:25 07:22 (−3)DEN 08:15 08:09 (−6)
09-15MCI 07:25 07:28 (+3)DEN 08:15 08:24 (+9)

Aircraft

Recent tails: N8901Q, N8786Q, N8931L.

Board clocks recorded as MCI and DEN published them.

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