WN1979Southwest Airlines · IND → BNA
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Route confirmed Southwest Airlines

WN1979 IndianapolisIND · 19:25 NashvilleBNA · 19:35

WN1979 by Southwest Airlines flies from Indianapolis (IND) to Nashville (BNA).

Right nowNext departure today Operates daily
19:25

scheduled from IND

Typical gate push+18 minmedian posted departure
Typical arrival+6 minmedian over 7 operations
Wins back in air~12 minmedian gate push vs arrival · how planes make up time →

Where the minutes go

last 7 operations · gate push → arrival
0+30+60+90 min
11-02
+18 gate · −5 arrival
10-30
+17 gate · +9 arrival
10-29
+19 gate · +13 arrival
10-26
+18 gate · −5 arrival
10-23
+56 gate · +37 arrival
10-22
+6 gate · +6 arrival
10-19
+11 gate · −15 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 +6 min · 0 cancelled · 7 operations tracked

The route today

live boards
INDIndianapolisOn-time likelyIND delay board →
BNANashvilleOn-time likelyBNA delay board →
IND→BNAevery carrier, schedules and on-time historyRoute intelligence →

Weather lens

Delay & cancellation outlook for this flight

Measured, 90-day sample
28%Chance of 15+ min delay
1.2%Chance of cancellation
+6 minTypical airport delay in this weather

Conditions at IND and BNA 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 at Indianapolis

Forecast

Tue 3 Nov, local date

High23°Clikely 21°C to 25°C
Low16°Clikely 13°C to 18°C

Forecast: GateWeather · incl. data from ECMWF (CC BY 4.0, modified) · Expected values for tomorrow from a forecast model, kept apart from today's measured figures.

Tomorrow at Nashville

Forecast

Tue 3 Nov, local date

High24°Clikely 22°C to 26°C
Low16°Clikely 13°C to 18°C
  • 83% chance of rain

Forecast: GateWeather · incl. data from ECMWF (CC BY 4.0, modified) · 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 Indianapolis to Nashville flights today

same route · Southwest Airlines
WN1389departs 06:40
WN1345departs 07:00
WN2157departs 07:00
WN2998departs 14:25
WN2158departs 15:50
WN346departs 19:15

If WN1979 is cancelled, these are the other Southwest Airlines nonstop flights from Indianapolis to Nashville on the same day, with scheduled departure times in IND 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 WN1979 actually runs

Pro Flight Search has tracked every published board update for WN1979 across the IND and BNA boards: schedule changes, gate pushes and actual clocks. Usually lands ~13 min late. Based on 7 confirmed landings · 5/7 within 15 min of schedule.

The verdict above is that record speaking, so it reflects how WN1979 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
11-02IND 19:25 19:43 (+18)BNA 19:35 19:30 (−5)
10-30IND 19:25 19:42 (+17)BNA 19:28 19:37 (+9)
10-29IND 19:25 19:44 (+19)BNA 19:35 19:48 (+13)
10-26IND 19:25 19:43 (+18)BNA 19:35 19:30 (−5)
10-23IND 19:25 20:21 (+56)BNA 19:35 20:12 (+37)
10-22IND 19:25 19:31 (+6)BNA 19:35 19:41 (+6)
10-19IND 19:25 19:36 (+11)BNA 19:35 19:20 (−15)

Aircraft

Recent tails: N961WN, N470WN, N940WN, N454WN.

Board clocks recorded as IND and BNA published them.

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