WN3243Southwest Airlines · PHX → RDU
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WN3243 PhoenixPHX · 10:35 Raleigh/DurhamRDU · 17:50

WN3243 by Southwest Airlines flies from Phoenix (PHX) to Raleigh/Durham (RDU) for the Sat, Sep 19 departure.

Right nowEn route to Raleigh/Durham · off blocks 10:51 · 16 min late
En route

en route from PHX to RDU

En routeWN3243 · position estimated
PHXPhoenixRDURaleigh/Durham
Estimated from the boards

Board estimate · gate and arrival times. Off blocks 10:51 · typical taxi-out at PHX ≈ 7.1 min. No receiver coverage over open ocean.

Typical gate push+16 minmedian posted departure
Typical arrival−8 minmedian over 4 operations
Wins back in air~24 minmedian gate push vs arrival · how planes make up time →

Where the minutes go

last 5 operations · gate push → arrival
0+30+60+90 min
09-19
+16 gate · −8 arrival
09-18
+16 gate · −8 arrival
09-17
+46 gate · +18 arrival
09-14
+16 gate · −13 arrival
09-11
+12 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

median arrival −8 min · 0 cancelled · 5 operations tracked

The route today

live boards
PHXPhoenixOn-time likelyPHX delay board →
RDURaleigh/DurhamOn-time likelyRDU delay board →
PHX→RDUevery carrier, schedules and on-time historyRoute intelligence →

Weather lens

Delay & cancellation outlook for this flight

Early read, sample still building
38%Chance of 15+ min delay
2.3%Chance of cancellation

Conditions at PHX and RDU 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. This route's tracked sample is still thin — treat these as an early read, not a precise forecast.

Pro Flight Search tracking, 90 days · the weather × delay correlation study → · live weather risk by airport →

When it flies

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

Other Phoenix to Raleigh/Durham flights today

same route · Southwest Airlines
WN4271departs 08:00
WN370departs 11:40

If WN3243 is cancelled, these are the other Southwest Airlines nonstop flights from Phoenix to Raleigh/Durham on the same day, with scheduled departure times in PHX local time. Most flights posting a delay still operate — rebooking usually only beats a very large posted delay. Every airline on this route →

How WN3243 actually runs

Pro Flight Search has tracked every published board update for WN3243 across the PHX and RDU boards: schedule changes, gate pushes and actual clocks. Usually lands ~6 min early. Based on 4 confirmed landings · 3/4 within 15 min of schedule. Pushes back late but makes up time in the air.

The verdict above is that record speaking, so it reflects how WN3243 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
09-19PHX 10:35 10:51 (+16)RDU 17:50 17:42 (−8)
09-18PHX 10:35 10:51 (+16)RDU 17:50 17:42 (−8)
09-17PHX 10:35 11:21 (+46)RDU 17:50 18:08 (+18)
09-14PHX 10:35 10:51 (+16)RDU 17:50 17:37 (−13)
09-11PHX 10:35 10:47 (+12)RDU

Aircraft

Recent tails: N8902Q, N8737L, N500WR.

Board clocks recorded as PHX and RDU published them.

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Pro Flight Search — WN3243 Phoenix to Raleigh/Durham on-time performance, measured from the PHX and RDU airport boards.

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