WN2879 MilwaukeeMKE · 17:30 DenverDEN · 19:10
WN2879 by Southwest Airlines flies from Milwaukee (MKE) to Denver (DEN) for the Wed, Sep 16 departure.
arrival expected at DEN · on schedule
board checked 33m ago · checking again in 45s
Where the minutes go
last 7 operations · gate push → arrivalThe 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 operationmedian arrival +3 min · 0 cancelled · 8 operations tracked
The route today
live boardsWeather lens
Delay & cancellation outlook for this flight
Measured, 90-day sampleConditions at MKE 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 departuresEach mark is a scheduled departure at its origin-local time. Today is highlighted.
Other Milwaukee to Denver flights today
same route · Southwest AirlinesIf WN2879 is cancelled, these are the other Southwest Airlines nonstop flights from Milwaukee to Denver on the same day, with scheduled departure times in MKE local time. Most flights posting a delay still operate — rebooking usually only beats a very large posted delay. Every airline on this route →
How WN2879 actually runs
Pro Flight Search has tracked every published board update for WN2879 across the MKE and DEN boards: schedule changes, gate pushes and actual clocks. Usually lands on time. Based on 7 confirmed landings · 5/7 within 15 min of schedule.
The verdict above is that record speaking, so it reflects how WN2879 operates rather than what the timetable promises. Numbers refresh as new flights operate.
How this operation is measured
Board log
scheduled → actual, per operationAircraft
Recent tails: N479WN, N8958Q, N8693A, N1805U.
Board clocks recorded as MKE and DEN published them.
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