WN2973 OaklandOAK · 05:30 Las VegasLAS · 07:00
WN2973 by Southwest Airlines flies from Oakland (OAK) to Las Vegas (LAS) for the Thu, Aug 20 departure.
en route from OAK to LAS
board checked 25m ago · checking again in 45s
Board estimate · gate and arrival times. Off blocks 05:42 · typical taxi-out at OAK ≈ 7 min.
Where the minutes go
last 3 operations · gate push → arrivalThe bar is how late it left the gate; the ring is where it actually arrived. Board clocks, not estimates.
The route today
live boardsWeather lens
Delay & cancellation outlook for this flight
Measured, 90-day sampleConditions at OAK and LAS 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 Oakland to Las Vegas flights today
same route · Southwest AirlinesIf WN2973 is cancelled, these are the other Southwest Airlines nonstop flights from Oakland to Las Vegas on the same day, with scheduled departure times in OAK local time. Most flights posting a delay still operate — rebooking usually only beats a very large posted delay. Every airline on this route →
How WN2973 actually runs
Pro Flight Search has tracked every published board update for WN2973 across the OAK and LAS boards: schedule changes, gate pushes and actual clocks. Early read — pattern not clear yet. Only 3 completed legs so far: departed +12 min. Not enough to call it.
The verdict above is that record speaking, so it reflects how WN2973 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: N8864H, N8829Q.
Board clocks recorded as OAK and LAS published them.
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