WN138 DenverDEN · 20:30 Santa AnaSNA · 21:55
WN138 by Southwest Airlines flies from Denver (DEN) to Santa Ana (SNA) for the Fri, Oct 30 departure.
departs DEN · on schedule
board checked 16m 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 +12 min · 0 cancelled · 7 operations tracked
The route today
live boardsWeather lens
Weather-conditioned outlook for this flight right now
Measured, 90-day sampleDriven mainly by DEN (Denver), currently flying LIFR (low instrument). 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
ForecastDenver to Santa Ana with Southwest Airlines · Sat 31 Oct, local date
- Chance a departure leaves 60+ min late
- 7.5%1.1× usual
Forecast weather: 55% chance of fog at Denver; 83% chance of rain at Santa Ana
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 4 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 Denver to Santa Ana flights today
same route · Southwest AirlinesIf WN138 is cancelled, these are the other Southwest Airlines nonstop flights from Denver to Santa Ana on the same day, with scheduled departure times in DEN 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 WN138 actually runs
Pro Flight Search has tracked every published board update for WN138 across the DEN and SNA boards: schedule changes, gate pushes and actual clocks. Usually lands ~15 min late. Based on 7 confirmed landings · 4/7 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 WN138 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: N886GK, N8936Q, N8999Q, N8757L.
Board clocks recorded as DEN and SNA published them.
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Pro Flight Search: WN138 Denver to Santa Ana on-time performance, measured from the DEN and SNA airport boards.
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