WN3305Southwest Airlines · SMF → DCA
live · 3m ago
Route confirmed Southwest Airlines

WN3305 SacramentoSMF · 06:40 WashingtonDCA · 08:10

WN3305 by Southwest Airlines flies from Sacramento (SMF) to Washington (DCA) for the Mon, Sep 14 departure.

Same number through SMF → LAS → DCA

Right nowIn the air to Washington · off blocks 06:48 · 8 min late
16:23

estimated arrival at DCA · local time · ~2h 04m from now

LivePosition · updated 3m ago
SMF1,111 mi · ~2h 04m leftDCA
37,000 ftAltitudecruising
560 mphSpeed487 kt
82°Direction

Live position · flown path, last 4h 28m

Typical gate push+8 minmedian posted departure

Where the minutes go

last 3 operations · gate push → arrival
0+30+60+90 min
09-14
+8 gate
09-12
+10 gate
09-11
+8 gate

The bar is how late it left the gate; the ring is where it actually arrived. Board clocks, not estimates.

The route today

live boards
SMFSacramentoOn-time likelySMF delay board →
DCAWashingtonOn-time likelyDCA delay board →
SMF→DCAevery 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
0.5%Chance of cancellation
+8 minAvg hub delay right now

Conditions at SMF and DCA 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
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Each mark is a scheduled departure at its origin-local time. Today is highlighted.

Other Sacramento to Washington flights today

same route · Southwest Airlines
WN3701departs 05:30
WN3711departs 06:50
WN4555departs 07:10
WN378departs 07:35
WN908departs 07:40
WN1680departs 08:00

If WN3305 is cancelled, these are the other Southwest Airlines nonstop flights from Sacramento to Washington 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 WN3305 actually runs

Pro Flight Search has tracked every published board update for WN3305 across the SMF and DCA boards: schedule changes, gate pushes and actual clocks. Early read — pattern not clear yet. Only 3 completed legs so far: departed +8 min. Not enough to call it.

The verdict above is that record speaking, so it reflects how WN3305 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
09-14SMF 06:40 06:48 (+8)DCA
09-12SMF 06:40 06:50 (+10)DCA
09-11SMF 06:40 06:48 (+8)DCA

Aircraft

Recent tails: N8816Q, N8988S.

Board clocks recorded as SMF and DCA published them.

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