WN3897Southwest Airlines · SJU → FLL
updated 2h ago
Route confirmed Southwest Airlines

WN3897 San JuanSJU · 13:05 Fort LauderdaleFLL · 15:50

WN3897 by Southwest Airlines flies from San Juan (SJU) to Fort Lauderdale (FLL).

Right nowNext departure today Operates daily
13:05

scheduled from SJU

Typical gate push+17 minmedian posted departure
Typical arrival−13 minmedian over 5 operations
Wins back in air~30 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
11-06
+17 gate · −13 arrival
10-30
+17 gate · −13 arrival
10-29
+12 gate · −13 arrival
10-26
+22 gate · −8 arrival
10-23
+10 gate · −10 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 −13 min · 0 cancelled · 5 operations tracked

The route today

live boards
SJUSan JuanOn-time likelySJU delay board →
FLLFort LauderdaleOn-time likelyFLL delay board →
SJU→FLLevery carrier, schedules and on-time historyRoute intelligence →

Weather lens

Delay & cancellation outlook for this flight

Measured, 90-day sample
46%Chance of 15+ min delay
2.5%Chance of cancellation
+24 minTypical airport delay in this weather

Conditions at SJU and FLL 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 San Juan

Forecast

Sat 7 Nov, local date

High30°Clikely 29°C to 32°C
Low25°Clikely 24°C to 26°C
  • 35% chance of thunder
  • 83% 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 Fort Lauderdale

Forecast

Sat 7 Nov, local date

High29°Clikely 28°C to 30°C
Low23°Clikely 21°C to 24°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 San Juan to Fort Lauderdale flights today

same route · Southwest Airlines
WN3546departs 08:15
WN3946departs 14:20

If WN3897 is cancelled, these are the other Southwest Airlines nonstop flights from San Juan to Fort Lauderdale on the same day, with scheduled departure times in SJU 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 WN3897 actually runs

Pro Flight Search has tracked every published board update for WN3897 across the SJU and FLL boards: schedule changes, gate pushes and actual clocks. Usually lands ~11 min early. Based on 5 confirmed landings · 5/5 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 WN3897 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
11-06SJU 13:05 13:22 (+17)FLL 15:50 15:37 (−13)
10-30SJU 13:05 13:22 (+17)FLL 15:50 15:37 (−13)
10-29SJU 13:05 13:17 (+12)FLL 15:50 15:37 (−13)
10-26SJU 13:05 13:27 (+22)FLL 15:50 15:42 (−8)
10-23SJU 13:05 13:15 (+10)FLL 15:50 15:40 (−10)

Aircraft

Recent tails: N8628A, N8600F, N8815L, N9006L.

Board clocks recorded as SJU and FLL published them.

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