WN2987Southwest Airlines · BNA → ONT
updated 3h ago
Route confirmed Southwest Airlines

WN2987 NashvilleBNA · 16:05 OntarioONT · 18:25

WN2987 by Southwest Airlines flies from Nashville (BNA) to Ontario (ONT).

Right nowNext departure today Operates daily
16:05

scheduled from BNA

Typical gate push+60 minmedian posted departure
Typical arrival+31 minmedian over 5 operations
Wins back in air~29 minmedian gate push vs arrival · how planes make up time →

Where the minutes go

last 5 operations · gate push → arrival
0+46+91+137 min
10-30
+137 gate · +104 arrival
10-29
+43 gate · +10 arrival
10-26
+51 gate · +11 arrival
10-23
+60 gate · +36 arrival
10-22
+64 gate · +31 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 +31 min · 0 cancelled · 5 operations tracked

The route today

live boards
BNANashvilleModerate riskBNA delay board →
ONTOntarioOn-time likelyONT delay board →
BNA→ONTevery carrier, schedules and on-time historyRoute intelligence →

Weather lens

Delay & cancellation outlook for this flight

Measured, 90-day sample
41%Chance of 15+ min delay
0.9%Chance of cancellation
+8 minTypical airport delay in this weather

Conditions at BNA and ONT are near their clear-air norm right now, so this reflects the route's recent baseline rather than a weather penalty. 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 Nashville

Forecast

Wed 4 Nov, local date

High22°Clikely 20°C to 24°C
Low15°Clikely 11°C to 18°C
  • 97% chance of rain

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 Ontario

Forecast

Wed 4 Nov, local date

High23°Clikely 20°C to 25°C
Low12°Clikely 11°C to 14°C

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 Nashville to Ontario flights today

same route · Southwest Airlines
WN4586departs 12:15
WN4885departs 13:20
WN3285departs 15:50
WN4416departs 16:45

If WN2987 is cancelled, these are the other Southwest Airlines nonstop flights from Nashville to Ontario on the same day, with scheduled departure times in BNA 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 WN2987 actually runs

Pro Flight Search has tracked every published board update for WN2987 across the BNA and ONT boards: schedule changes, gate pushes and actual clocks. Usually lands ~35 min late. Based on 5 confirmed landings · 2/5 within 15 min of schedule.

The verdict above is that record speaking, so it reflects how WN2987 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
10-30BNA 16:05 18:22 (+137)ONT 18:25 20:09 (+104)
10-29BNA 16:05 16:48 (+43)ONT 18:25 18:35 (+10)
10-26BNA 16:05 16:56 (+51)ONT 18:25 18:36 (+11)
10-23BNA 16:05 17:05 (+60)ONT 18:25 19:01 (+36)
10-22BNA 16:05 17:09 (+64)ONT 18:25 18:56 (+31)

Aircraft

Recent tails: N8939Q, N8937Q, N8683D, N8609A.

Board clocks recorded as BNA and ONT published them.

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Pro Flight Search: WN2987 Nashville to Ontario on-time performance, measured from the BNA and ONT airport boards.

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