WN2301Southwest Airlines · STL → DCA
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Route confirmed Southwest Airlines

WN2301 St LouisSTL · 15:55 WashingtonDCA · 18:55

WN2301 by Southwest Airlines flies from St Louis (STL) to Washington (DCA).

Right nowNext departure today Operates daily
13:35

scheduled from STL

⚖ WN2301 typically leaves +29 and lands +6. The air wins minutes back.
Typical gate push+29 minmedian posted departure
Typical arrival+6 minmedian over 8 operations
Wins back in air~23 minmedian gate push vs arrival · how planes make up time →

Where the minutes go

last 7 operations · gate push → arrival
0+53+105+158 min
09-11
+158 gate · +141 arrival
09-10
+30 gate · +3 arrival
09-07
+29 gate · +12 arrival
09-04
+158 gate · +141 arrival
09-03
+9 gate · −20 arrival
08-31
+13 gate · −4 arrival
08-30
+9 gate · +6 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 · 8 operations tracked

The route today

live boards
STLSt LouisOn-time likelySTL delay board →
DCAWashingtonOn-time likelyDCA delay board →
STL→DCAevery carrier, schedules and on-time historyRoute intelligence →

Weather lens

Weather-conditioned outlook for this flight right now

Measured, 90-day sample
48%Chance of 15+ min delay
2.4%Chance of cancellation
+16 minAvg hub delay right now

Driven mainly by DCA (Washington), 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
061422
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Each mark is a scheduled departure at its origin-local time. Today is highlighted.

Other St Louis to Washington flights today

same route · Southwest Airlines
WN1930departs 08:10
WN2191departs 08:55
WN2289departs 13:10
WN2999departs 13:10
WN2084departs 13:20
WN1965departs 15:30

If WN2301 is cancelled, these are the other Southwest Airlines nonstop flights from St Louis to Washington on the same day, with scheduled departure times in STL local time. Most flights posting a delay still operate — rebooking usually only beats a very large posted delay. Every airline on this route →

How WN2301 actually runs

Pro Flight Search has tracked every published board update for WN2301 across the STL and DCA boards: schedule changes, gate pushes and actual clocks. Usually lands ~8 min late. Based on 8 confirmed landings · 6/8 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 WN2301 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
09-11STL 15:55 18:33 (+158)DCA 18:55 21:16 (+141)
09-10STL 15:55 16:25 (+30)DCA 18:55 18:58 (+3)
09-07STL 15:55 16:24 (+29)DCA 18:55 19:07 (+12)
09-04STL 15:55 18:33 (+158)DCA 18:55 21:16 (+141)
09-03STL 15:55 16:04 (+9)DCA 18:55 18:35 (−20)
08-31STL 15:55 16:08 (+13)DCA 18:55 18:51 (−4)
08-30STL 15:55 16:04 (+9)DCA 18:55 19:01 (+6)
08-28STL 15:55 16:00 (+5)DCA 18:55 18:36 (−19)

Aircraft

Recent tails: N8917Q, N8735L, N8936Q, N8523W.

Board clocks recorded as STL and DCA published them.

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