WN1726Southwest Airlines · DCA → STL
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WN1726 WashingtonDCA · 18:50 St LouisSTL · 20:00

WN1726 by Southwest Airlines flies from Washington (DCA) to St Louis (STL).

Right nowNext departure tomorrow Operates daily
14:40

scheduled from DCA

Typical gate push+82 minmedian posted departure
Typical arrival+56 minmedian over 6 operations
Wins back in air~26 minmedian gate push vs arrival · how planes make up time →

Where the minutes go

last 6 operations · gate push → arrival
0+30+61+91 min
09-21
+87 gate · +60 arrival
09-18
+59 gate · +27 arrival
09-17
+91 gate · +66 arrival
09-14
+82 gate · +56 arrival
09-11
+19 gate · −8 arrival
09-10
+51 gate · +27 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 +56 min · 0 cancelled · 6 operations tracked

The route today

live boards
DCAWashingtonModerate riskDCA delay board →
STLSt LouisOn-time likelySTL delay board →
DCA→STLevery 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
3.3%Chance of cancellation
+12 minAvg hub delay right now

Conditions at DCA and STL 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 Washington to St Louis flights today

same route · Southwest Airlines
WN225departs 08:00
WN391departs 08:00
WN2431departs 08:15
WN1678departs 12:00
WN2031departs 12:00
WN2442departs 12:15

If WN1726 is cancelled, these are the other Southwest Airlines nonstop flights from Washington to St Louis on the same day, with scheduled departure times in DCA local time. Most flights posting a delay still operate — rebooking usually only beats a very large posted delay. Every airline on this route →

How WN1726 actually runs

Pro Flight Search has tracked every published board update for WN1726 across the DCA and STL boards: schedule changes, gate pushes and actual clocks. Usually lands ~58 min late. Based on 6 confirmed landings · 1/6 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 WN1726 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
09-21DCA 18:50 20:17 (+87)STL 20:00 21:00 (+60)
09-18DCA 18:50 19:49 (+59)STL 20:00 20:27 (+27)
09-17DCA 18:50 20:21 (+91)STL 20:00 21:06 (+66)
09-14DCA 18:50 20:12 (+82)STL 20:00 20:56 (+56)
09-11DCA 18:50 19:09 (+19)STL 20:00 19:52 (−8)
09-10DCA 18:50 19:41 (+51)STL 20:00 20:27 (+27)

Aircraft

Recent tails: N8508W, N8754S, N8853Q, N8688J.

Board clocks recorded as DCA and STL published them.

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