WN2872Southwest Airlines · SMF → BWI
live · 25m ago
Route confirmed Southwest Airlines

WN2872 SacramentoSMF · 19:30 BaltimoreBWI · 21:00

WN2872 by Southwest Airlines flies from Sacramento (SMF) to Baltimore (BWI).

Same number through SMF → SAN → BWI

Right nowNext departure today Operates daily
06:30

scheduled from SMF

Typical gate push+70 minmedian posted departure

Where the minutes go

last 7 operations · gate push → arrival
0+32+64+96 min
08-20
+96 gate
08-17
+54 gate
08-14
+95 gate
08-13
+96 gate
08-10
+70 gate
08-09
+5 gate
08-07
+25 gate

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

0 cancelled · 7 operations tracked

The route today

live boards
SMFSacramentoOn-time likelySMF delay board →
BWIBaltimoreHigh riskBWI delay board →
SMF→BWIevery carrier, schedules and on-time historyRoute intelligence →

Weather lens

Delay & cancellation outlook for this flight

Measured, 90-day sample
52%Chance of 15+ min delay
0.5%Chance of cancellation
+16 minAvg hub delay right now

Conditions at SMF and BWI 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 Sacramento to Baltimore flights today

same route · Southwest Airlines
WN778departs 05:50
WN4566departs 06:25
WN1292departs 06:45
WN2034departs 07:35
WN5021departs 08:30
WN528departs 08:30

If WN2872 is cancelled, these are the other Southwest Airlines nonstop flights from Sacramento to Baltimore on the same day, with scheduled departure times in SMF local time. Most flights posting a delay still operate — rebooking usually only beats a very large posted delay. Every airline on this route →

How WN2872 actually runs

Pro Flight Search has tracked every published board update for WN2872 across the SMF and BWI boards: schedule changes, gate pushes and actual clocks. Usually lands ~82 min late. Based on 4 confirmed landings · 1/4 within 15 min of schedule.

The verdict above is that record speaking, so it reflects how WN2872 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
08-20SMF 19:30 21:06 (+96)BWI
08-17SMF 19:30 20:24 (+54)BWI
08-14SMF 19:30 21:05 (+95)BWI
08-13SMF 19:30 21:06 (+96)BWI
08-10SMF 19:30 20:40 (+70)BWI
08-09SMF 05:50 05:55 (+5)BWI
08-07SMF 19:30 19:55 (+25)BWI

Aircraft

Recent tails: N957WN, N948WN, N212WN, N7858A.

Board clocks recorded as SMF and BWI published them.

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