WN3538Southwest Airlines · PIT → BNA

updated 3h ago

Route confirmed Southwest Airlines

WN3538 PittsburghPIT · 20:50 NashvilleBNA · 21:40

WN3538 by Southwest Airlines flies from Pittsburgh (PIT) to Nashville (BNA).

Right nowNext departure today Operates daily

19:10

scheduled from PIT

⚖ WN3538 typically leaves +39 and lands +3. The air wins minutes back.

Typical gate push+39 minmedian posted departure

Typical arrival+3 minmedian over 12 operations

Wins back in air~36 minmedian gate push vs arrival · how planes make up time → Cancellation0 in 12tracked operations · cancellation odds calculator →

Where the minutes go

last 7 operations · gate push → arrival

0+41+81+122 min

11-13

+41 gate · +6 arrival

11-12

+49 gate · +12 arrival

11-11

+5 gate · −20 arrival

11-10

+122 gate · +90 arrival

11-09

+25 gate · −10 arrival

11-08

+36 gate · −5 arrival

11-06

+41 gate · +6 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 +3 min · 0 cancelled · 12 operations tracked

The route today

live boards

PITPittsburghOn-time likelyPIT delay board →

BNANashvilleModerate riskBNA delay board →

PIT→BNAevery carrier, schedules and on-time historyRoute intelligence →

Weather lens

Weather-conditioned outlook for this flight right now

Measured, 90-day sample

41%Chance of 15+ min delay

0.5%Chance of cancellation

+11 minTypical airport delay in this weather

Driven mainly by PIT (Pittsburgh), currently flying MVFR (marginal visual). 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 Pittsburgh

Forecast

Sat 14 Nov, local date

High5°Clikely 4°C to 7°C

Low1°Clikely −1°C to 2°C

54% chance of snow
74% 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 Nashville

Forecast

Sat 14 Nov, local date

High11°Clikely 9°C to 12°C

Low1°Clikely −1°C to 3°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

061422

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

Other Pittsburgh to Nashville flights today

same route · Southwest Airlines

WN4486departs 06:20

WN3537departs 13:30

If WN3538 is cancelled, these are the other Southwest Airlines nonstop flights from Pittsburgh to Nashville on the same day, with scheduled departure times in PIT 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 WN3538 actually runs

Pro Flight Search has tracked every published board update for WN3538 across the PIT and BNA boards: schedule changes, gate pushes and actual clocks. Usually lands ~8 min late. Based on 11 confirmed landings · 8/11 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 WN3538 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

11-13PIT 20:50 21:31 (+41)BNA 21:40 21:46 (+6)

11-12PIT 20:50 21:39 (+49)BNA 21:40 21:52 (+12)

11-11PIT 19:10 19:15 (+5)BNA 19:50 19:30 (−20)

11-10PIT 19:10 21:12 (+122)BNA 19:50 21:20 (+90)

11-09PIT 20:50 21:15 (+25)BNA 21:40 21:30 (−10)

11-08PIT 20:50 21:26 (+36)BNA 21:40 21:35 (−5)

11-06PIT 20:50 21:31 (+41)BNA 21:40 21:46 (+6)

11-05PIT 20:50 21:22 (+32)BNA 21:40 21:39 (−1)

11-04PIT 19:10 19:32 (+22)BNA 19:50 19:48 (−2)

11-03PIT 19:10 19:09 (−1)BNA 19:50 19:23 (−27)

11-02PIT 20:50 22:48 (+118)BNA 21:40 22:55 (+75)

11-01PIT 20:50 22:05 (+75)BNA 21:40 22:15 (+35)

Aircraft

Recent tails: N9000D, N479WN, N447WN, N8921Q.

Board clocks recorded as PIT and BNA published them.

Planning around WN3538? Will a delayed flight be cancelled? · Do planes make up time in the air? · How we measure

Cite this data

Journalists, bloggers, and researchers may cite this page with attribution and a link to Pro Flight Search.

Suggested citation

Pro Flight Search: WN3538 Pittsburgh to Nashville on-time performance, measured from the PIT and BNA airport boards.

Canonical URL

https://proflightsearch.com/flight/WN3538

How we measure this →