WN255Southwest Airlines · DSM → DEN
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Route confirmed Southwest Airlines

WN255 Des MoinesDSM · 07:00 DenverDEN · 07:50

WN255 by Southwest Airlines flies from Des Moines (DSM) to Denver (DEN) for the Mon, Sep 14 departure.

Right nowExpected in Denver · On time
07:50

arrival expected at DEN · on schedule

Typical gate push+5 minmedian posted departure
Typical arrival−8 minmedian over 6 operations
Wins back in air~13 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
09-14
+5 gate
09-11
+3 gate · −16 arrival
09-10
+3 gate · −10 arrival
09-07
+5 gate · −9 arrival
09-04
+8 gate · −7 arrival
09-03
+9 gate · −8 arrival
08-31
+9 gate · −1 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 −8 min · 0 cancelled · 7 operations tracked

The route today

live boards
DSMDes MoinesOn-time likelyDSM delay board →
DENDenverOn-time likelyDEN delay board →
DSM→DENevery carrier, schedules and on-time historyRoute intelligence →

Weather lens

Delay & cancellation outlook for this flight

Measured, 90-day sample
45%Chance of 15+ min delay
2.2%Chance of cancellation
+12 minAvg hub delay right now

Conditions at DSM and DEN 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
061422
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Each mark is a scheduled departure at its origin-local time. Today is highlighted.

Other Des Moines to Denver flights today

same route · Southwest Airlines
WN1769departs 06:10
WN1712departs 07:15
WN366departs 16:50
WN518departs 19:10

If WN255 is cancelled, these are the other Southwest Airlines nonstop flights from Des Moines to Denver on the same day, with scheduled departure times in DSM local time. Most flights posting a delay still operate — rebooking usually only beats a very large posted delay. Every airline on this route →

How WN255 actually runs

Pro Flight Search has tracked every published board update for WN255 across the DSM and DEN boards: schedule changes, gate pushes and actual clocks. Usually lands ~8 min early. Based on 6 confirmed landings · 6/6 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 WN255 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
09-14DSM 07:00 07:05 (+5)DEN 07:50
09-11DSM 07:00 07:03 (+3)DEN 07:50 07:34 (−16)
09-10DSM 07:00 07:03 (+3)DEN 07:50 07:40 (−10)
09-07DSM 07:00 07:05 (+5)DEN 07:50 07:41 (−9)
09-04DSM 07:00 07:08 (+8)DEN 07:50 07:43 (−7)
09-03DSM 07:00 07:09 (+9)DEN 07:50 07:42 (−8)
08-31DSM 07:00 07:09 (+9)DEN 07:50 07:49 (−1)

Aircraft

Recent tails: N219WN, N437WN, N258WN, N201LV.

Board clocks recorded as DSM and DEN published them.

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