WN1988Southwest Airlines · BWI → CMH
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Route confirmed Southwest Airlines

WN1988 BaltimoreBWI · 16:25 ColumbusCMH · 17:45

WN1988 by Southwest Airlines flies from Baltimore (BWI) to Columbus (CMH).

Right nowNext departure today Operates daily
16:25

scheduled from BWI

Typical gate push+50 minmedian posted departure
Typical arrival−4 minmedian over 5 operations
Wins back in air~54 minmedian gate push vs arrival · how planes make up time →

Where the minutes go

last 6 operations · gate push → arrival
0+47+93+140 min
09-11
+140 gate · −4 arrival
09-10
+10 gate · −11 arrival
09-07
+27 gate · +3 arrival
09-04
+50 gate
09-03
+88 gate · +68 arrival
08-31
+18 gate · −4 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 −4 min · 0 cancelled · 6 operations tracked

The route today

live boards
BWIBaltimoreOn-time likelyBWI delay board →
CMHColumbusHigh riskCMH delay board →
BWI→CMHevery carrier, schedules and on-time historyRoute intelligence →

Weather lens

Weather-conditioned outlook for this flight right now

Measured, 90-day sample
39%Chance of 15+ min delay
3.0%Chance of cancellation
+15 minAvg hub delay right now

Driven mainly by CMH (Columbus), currently flying MVFR (marginal visual). 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 Baltimore to Columbus flights today

same route · Southwest Airlines
WN5024departs 08:55
WN915departs 10:50
WN521departs 11:20
WN1350departs 11:55
WN920departs 17:10
WN4834departs 19:35

If WN1988 is cancelled, these are the other Southwest Airlines nonstop flights from Baltimore to Columbus on the same day, with scheduled departure times in BWI local time. Most flights posting a delay still operate — rebooking usually only beats a very large posted delay. Every airline on this route →

How WN1988 actually runs

Pro Flight Search has tracked every published board update for WN1988 across the BWI and CMH boards: schedule changes, gate pushes and actual clocks. Usually lands on time. Based on 4 confirmed landings · 3/4 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 WN1988 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
09-11BWI 16:25 18:45 (+140)CMH 17:45 17:41 (−4)
09-10BWI 16:25 16:35 (+10)CMH 17:45 17:34 (−11)
09-07BWI 16:25 16:52 (+27)CMH 17:45 17:48 (+3)
09-04BWI 16:25 17:15 (+50)CMH 17:45
09-03BWI 16:25 17:53 (+88)CMH 17:45 18:53 (+68)
08-31BWI 16:25 16:43 (+18)CMH 17:45 17:41 (−4)

Aircraft

Recent tails: N9014W, N8918Q, N8798Q, N8648A.

Board clocks recorded as BWI and CMH published them.

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