WN278Southwest Airlines · STL → RDU
updated 1h ago
Route confirmed Southwest Airlines

WN278 St LouisSTL · 20:35 Raleigh/DurhamRDU · 23:30

WN278 by Southwest Airlines flies from St Louis (STL) to Raleigh/Durham (RDU).

Right nowNext departure today Operates daily
13:40

scheduled from STL

⚖ WN278 typically leaves +62 and lands +51. The air wins minutes back.
Typical gate push+62 minmedian posted departure
Typical arrival+51 minmedian over 8 operations
Wins back in air~11 minmedian gate push vs arrival · how planes make up time →

Where the minutes go

last 7 operations · gate push → arrival
0+54+107+161 min
11-02
+12 gate · +89 arrival
10-30
+8 gate · −21 arrival
10-29
+85 gate · +51 arrival
10-26
+12 gate · +89 arrival
10-24
+75 gate · +50 arrival
10-23
+59 gate · +33 arrival
10-22
+161 gate · +138 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 +51 min · 0 cancelled · 8 operations tracked

The route today

live boards
STLSt LouisOn-time likelySTL delay board →
RDURaleigh/DurhamOn-time likelyRDU delay board →
STL→RDUevery carrier, schedules and on-time historyRoute intelligence →

Weather lens

Weather-conditioned outlook for this flight right now

Measured, 90-day sample
41%Chance of 15+ min delay
0.9%Chance of cancellation
+12 minTypical airport delay in this weather

Driven mainly by STL (St Louis), currently flying IFR (instrument). These figures come from both airports' records 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 →

Tomorrow at St Louis

Forecast

Tue 3 Nov, local date

High21°Clikely 20°C to 23°C
Low19°Clikely 14°C to 23°C
  • 53% chance of thunder
  • 97% chance of rain
  • Gusts to 32 kt

Forecast: GateWeather · incl. data from ECMWF (CC BY 4.0, modified) · Expected values for tomorrow from a forecast model, kept apart from today's measured figures.

Tomorrow at Raleigh/Durham

Forecast

Tue 3 Nov, local date

High23°Clikely 21°C to 24°C
Low10°Clikely 8°C to 12°C
  • 34% chance of fog

Forecast: GateWeather · incl. data from ECMWF (CC BY 4.0, modified) · Expected values for tomorrow from a forecast model, kept apart from today's measured figures.

When it flies

scheduled departures
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Each mark is a scheduled departure at its origin-local time. Today is highlighted.

Other St Louis to Raleigh/Durham flights today

same route · Southwest Airlines
WN3624departs 08:10
WN4192departs 10:15
WN4118departs 10:20
WN3493departs 14:40
WN396departs 18:30
WN4810departs 20:05

If WN278 is cancelled, these are the other Southwest Airlines nonstop flights from St Louis to Raleigh/Durham on the same day, with scheduled departure times in STL local time. Most flights that show a delay still operate. Rebooking usually helps only when that delay is very large. Every airline on this route →

How WN278 actually runs

Pro Flight Search has tracked every published board update for WN278 across the STL and RDU boards: schedule changes, gate pushes and actual clocks. Usually lands ~54 min late. Based on 8 confirmed landings · 1/8 within 15 min of schedule.

The verdict above is that record speaking, so it reflects how WN278 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
11-02STL 20:35 20:47 (+12)RDU 23:30 00:59 (+89)
10-30STL 20:35 20:43 (+8)RDU 23:30 23:09 (−21)
10-29STL 20:35 22:00 (+85)RDU 23:30 00:21 (+51)
10-26STL 20:35 20:47 (+12)RDU 23:30 00:59 (+89)
10-24STL 17:00 18:15 (+75)RDU 19:55 20:45 (+50)
10-23STL 20:35 21:34 (+59)RDU 23:30 00:03 (+33)
10-22STL 20:35 23:16 (+161)RDU 23:30 01:48 (+138)
10-19STL 20:35 21:40 (+65)RDU 23:30 00:09 (+39)

Aircraft

Recent tails: N8999Q, N8845L, N8965Q, N8667D.

Board clocks recorded as STL and RDU published them.

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