WN1997Southwest Airlines · HOU → JAX
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Route confirmed Southwest Airlines

WN1997 HoustonHOU · 12:05 JacksonvilleJAX · 15:15

WN1997 by Southwest Airlines flies from Houston (HOU) to Jacksonville (JAX).

Right nowNext departure today Operates daily
18:25

scheduled from HOU

Typical gate push−5 minmedian posted departure
Typical arrival−13 minmedian over 1 operations
Wins back in air~8 minmedian gate push vs arrival · how planes make up time →

The route today

live boards
HOUHoustonOn-time likelyHOU delay board →
JAXJacksonvilleOn-time likelyJAX delay board →
HOU→JAXevery carrier, schedules and on-time historyRoute intelligence →

Weather lens

Delay & cancellation outlook for this flight

Measured, 90-day sample
43%Chance of 15+ min delay
1.0%Chance of cancellation
+9 minAvg hub delay right now

Conditions at HOU and JAX 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 Houston to Jacksonville flights today

same route · Southwest Airlines
WN1768departs 14:45
WN559departs 18:55
WN3361departs 20:30
WN3068departs 20:35

If WN1997 is cancelled, these are the other Southwest Airlines nonstop flights from Houston to Jacksonville on the same day, with scheduled departure times in HOU local time. Most flights posting a delay still operate — rebooking usually only beats a very large posted delay. Every airline on this route →

How WN1997 actually runs

Pro Flight Search has tracked every published board update for WN1997 across the HOU and JAX boards: schedule changes, gate pushes and actual clocks. Early read — pattern not clear yet. Only 1 completed leg so far: landed -9 min. Not enough to call it.

The verdict above is that record speaking, so it reflects how WN1997 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
09-27HOU 12:05 12:00 (−5)JAX 15:15 15:02 (−13)

Aircraft

Recent tails: N8786Q.

Board clocks recorded as HOU and JAX published them.

Planning around WN1997? Will a delayed flight be cancelled? · Do planes make up time in the air? · How we measure

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