WN2579Southwest Airlines · AUS → RDU
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Route confirmed Southwest Airlines

WN2579 AustinAUS · 19:50 Raleigh/DurhamRDU · 23:45

WN2579 by Southwest Airlines flies from Austin (AUS) to Raleigh/Durham (RDU) for the Thu, Sep 10 departure.

Right nowExpected in Raleigh/Durham · today
23:31

arrival expected at RDU · 14 min early

Typical gate push+110 minmedian posted departure
Typical arrival−14 minmedian over 5 operations
Wins back in air~124 minmedian gate push vs arrival · how planes make up time →

Where the minutes go

last 5 operations · gate push → arrival
0+44+89+133 min
09-11
+133 gate · −14 arrival
09-10
+37 gate · −30 arrival
09-07
+32 gate · −17 arrival
09-04
+133 gate · +95 arrival
09-03
+110 gate · +61 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 −14 min · 0 cancelled · 5 operations tracked

The route today

live boards
AUSAustinModerate riskAUS delay board →
RDURaleigh/DurhamOn-time likelyRDU delay board →
AUS→RDUevery carrier, schedules and on-time historyRoute intelligence →

Weather lens

Delay & cancellation outlook for this flight

Measured, 90-day sample
35%Chance of 15+ min delay
2.2%Chance of cancellation
+6 minAvg hub delay right now

Conditions at AUS and RDU 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 Austin to Raleigh/Durham flights today

same route · Southwest Airlines
WN2416departs 11:35
WN4340departs 11:50
WN1738departs 17:45
WN1929departs 18:00

If WN2579 is cancelled, these are the other Southwest Airlines nonstop flights from Austin to Raleigh/Durham on the same day, with scheduled departure times in AUS local time. Most flights posting a delay still operate — rebooking usually only beats a very large posted delay. Every airline on this route →

How WN2579 actually runs

Pro Flight Search has tracked every published board update for WN2579 across the AUS and RDU boards: schedule changes, gate pushes and actual clocks. Usually lands ~63 min late. Based on 3 confirmed landings · 1/3 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 WN2579 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
09-11AUS 19:50 22:03 (+133)RDU 23:45 23:31 (−14)
09-10AUS 19:50 20:27 (+37)RDU 23:45 23:15 (−30)
09-07AUS 19:50 20:22 (+32)RDU 23:45 23:28 (−17)
09-04AUS 19:50 22:03 (+133)RDU 23:45 01:20 (+95)
09-03AUS 19:50 21:40 (+110)RDU 23:45 00:46 (+61)

Aircraft

Recent tails: N8613K, N8908Q, N8879Q, N8584Z.

Board clocks recorded as AUS and RDU published them.

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