WN1796 Long BeachLGB · 08:15 HoustonHOU · 13:25
WN1796 by Southwest Airlines flies from Long Beach (LGB) to Houston (HOU) for the Thu, Sep 24 departure.
arrived at HOU · 2 min late
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 LGB 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 Long Beach to Houston flights today
same route · Southwest AirlinesIf WN1796 is cancelled, this is the other Southwest Airlines nonstop flight from Long Beach to Houston on the same day, with scheduled departure times in LGB local time. Most flights posting a delay still operate — rebooking usually only beats a very large posted delay. Every airline on this route →
How WN1796 actually runs
Pro Flight Search has tracked every published board update for WN1796 across the LGB and HOU boards: schedule changes, gate pushes and actual clocks. Early read — pattern not clear yet. Only 3 completed legs so far: left a little late (~8 min) but landed right on schedule. Not enough to call it.
The verdict above is that record speaking, so it reflects how WN1796 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: N8508W.
Board clocks recorded as LGB and HOU published them.
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