WN3638Southwest Airlines · MCO → LAX
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Route confirmed Southwest Airlines

WN3638 OrlandoMCO · 15:20 Los AngelesLAX · 17:40

WN3638 by Southwest Airlines flies from Orlando (MCO) to Los Angeles (LAX) for the Tue, Sep 8 departure.

Right nowLanded in Los Angeles · position data
17:00

arrived at LAX · 39 min early

Typical gate push+5 minmedian posted departure
Typical arrival−6 minmedian over 6 operations
Wins back in air~11 minmedian gate push vs arrival · how planes make up time →

Where the minutes go

last 6 operations · gate push → arrival
0+40+81+121 min
09-08
+5 gate · −39 arrival
09-05
+11 gate · −6 arrival
09-02
+5 gate · +8 arrival
09-01
−1 gate · −19 arrival
08-29
+121 gate · +105 arrival
08-26
+2 gate · −26 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 −6 min · 0 cancelled · 6 operations tracked

The route today

live boards
MCOOrlandoOn-time likelyMCO delay board →
LAXLos AngelesOn-time likelyLAX delay board →
MCO→LAXevery carrier, schedules and on-time historyRoute intelligence →

Weather lens

Delay & cancellation outlook for this flight

Measured, 90-day sample
40%Chance of 15+ min delay
2.0%Chance of cancellation
+6 minAvg hub delay right now

Conditions at MCO and LAX 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 Orlando to Los Angeles flights today

same route · Southwest Airlines
WN1644departs 14:25
WN2140departs 18:55

If WN3638 is cancelled, these are the other Southwest Airlines nonstop flights from Orlando to Los Angeles on the same day, with scheduled departure times in MCO local time. Most flights posting a delay still operate — rebooking usually only beats a very large posted delay. Every airline on this route →

How WN3638 actually runs

Pro Flight Search has tracked every published board update for WN3638 across the MCO and LAX boards: schedule changes, gate pushes and actual clocks. Usually lands on time. Based on 5 confirmed landings · 4/5 within 15 min of schedule.

The verdict above is that record speaking, so it reflects how WN3638 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
09-08MCO 15:20 15:25 (+5)LAX 17:40 17:01 (−39)
09-05MCO 16:50 17:01 (+11)LAX 19:20 19:14 (−6)
09-02MCO 15:20 15:25 (+5)LAX 17:40 17:48 (+8)
09-01MCO 15:20 15:19 (−1)LAX 17:40 17:21 (−19)
08-29MCO 16:20 18:21 (+121)LAX 18:45 20:30 (+105)
08-26MCO 15:20 15:22 (+2)LAX 17:40 17:14 (−26)

Aircraft

Recent tails: N8798Q, N8846Q, N8723Q, N8918Q.

Board clocks recorded as MCO and LAX published them.

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