WN1493Southwest Airlines · DCA → MKE
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WN1493 WashingtonDCA · 07:00 MilwaukeeMKE · 08:10

WN1493 by Southwest Airlines flies from Washington (DCA) to Milwaukee (MKE).

Right nowNext departure tomorrow Operates daily
14:10

scheduled from DCA

⚖ WN1493 typically leaves +16 and lands −24. The air wins minutes back.
Typical gate push+16 minmedian posted departure
Typical arrival−24 minmedian over 11 operations
Wins back in air~40 minmedian gate push vs arrival · how planes make up time → Cancellation0 in 11tracked operations · cancellation odds calculator →

Where the minutes go

last 7 operations · gate push → arrival
0+34+67+101 min
10-29
+12 gate · −24 arrival
10-28
+2 gate · −39 arrival
10-27
+46 gate · −33 arrival
10-26
+24 gate · −12 arrival
10-25
+15 gate · −26 arrival
10-23
+101 gate · +65 arrival
10-22
+16 gate · −25 arrival

The 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 operation

median arrival −24 min · 0 cancelled · 11 operations tracked

The route today

live boards
DCAWashingtonOn-time likelyDCA delay board →
MKEMilwaukeeOn-time likelyMKE delay board →
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Weather lens

Delay & cancellation outlook for this flight

Measured, 90-day sample
42%Chance of 15+ min delay
3.3%Chance of cancellation
+11 minTypical airport delay in this weather

Conditions at DCA and MKE 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

Forecast

Washington to Milwaukee with Southwest Airlines · Fri 30 Oct, local date

Outlook: about usual
Chance a departure leaves 60+ min late
9.8%0.8× 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 2 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 departures
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Each mark is a scheduled departure at its origin-local time. Today is highlighted.

Other Washington to Milwaukee flights today

same route · Southwest Airlines
WN174departs 06:05
WN1229departs 15:10
WN2778departs 15:15
WN1576departs 16:20

If WN1493 is cancelled, these are the other Southwest Airlines nonstop flights from Washington to Milwaukee on the same day, with scheduled departure times in DCA 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 WN1493 actually runs

Pro Flight Search has tracked every published board update for WN1493 across the DCA and MKE boards: schedule changes, gate pushes and actual clocks. Usually lands ~6 min early. Based on 11 confirmed landings · 10/11 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 WN1493 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
10-29DCA 07:00 07:12 (+12)MKE 08:10 07:46 (−24)
10-28DCA 07:00 07:02 (+2)MKE 08:10 07:31 (−39)
10-27DCA 07:00 07:46 (+46)MKE 08:10 07:37 (−33)
10-26DCA 07:00 07:24 (+24)MKE 08:10 07:58 (−12)
10-25DCA 07:25 07:40 (+15)MKE 08:35 08:09 (−26)
10-23DCA 06:55 08:36 (+101)MKE 08:05 09:10 (+65)
10-22DCA 06:55 07:11 (+16)MKE 08:05 07:40 (−25)
10-21DCA 06:55 07:21 (+26)MKE 08:05 07:47 (−18)
10-19DCA 06:55 07:16 (+21)MKE 08:05 07:41 (−24)
10-18DCA 07:25 07:35 (+10)MKE 08:35 08:03 (−32)
10-16DCA 06:55 07:10 (+15)MKE 08:05 07:44 (−21)

Aircraft

Recent tails: N8894Q, N9008, N8812Q, N8959Q.

Board clocks recorded as DCA and MKE published them.

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