WN3906Southwest Airlines · DCA → MCI
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Route confirmed Southwest Airlines

WN3906 WashingtonDCA · 06:00 Kansas CityMCI · 07:40

WN3906 by Southwest Airlines flies from Washington (DCA) to Kansas City (MCI).

Right nowNext departure today Operates daily
06:55

scheduled from DCA

Typical gate push+12 minmedian posted departure
Typical arrival−14 minmedian over 4 operations
Wins back in air~26 minmedian gate push vs arrival · how planes make up time →

Where the minutes go

last 4 operations · gate push → arrival
0+30+60+90 min
09-08
+12 gate · −14 arrival
09-07
+12 gate · −14 arrival
09-04
+9 gate · −16 arrival
09-03
+10 gate · +4 arrival

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
DCAWashingtonModerate riskDCA delay board →
MCIKansas CityOn-time likelyMCI delay board →
DCA→MCIevery carrier, schedules and on-time historyRoute intelligence →

Weather lens

Delay & cancellation outlook for this flight

Measured, 90-day sample
49%Chance of 15+ min delay
3.8%Chance of cancellation
+14 minAvg hub delay right now

Conditions at DCA and MCI 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 Washington to Kansas City flights today

same route · Southwest Airlines
WN3143departs 06:55
WN2678departs 15:00
WN4365departs 15:05
WN1188departs 15:15
WN2443departs 20:00

If WN3906 is cancelled, these are the other Southwest Airlines nonstop flights from Washington to Kansas City on the same day, with scheduled departure times in DCA local time. Most flights posting a delay still operate — rebooking usually only beats a very large posted delay. Every airline on this route →

How WN3906 actually runs

Pro Flight Search has tracked every published board update for WN3906 across the DCA and MCI boards: schedule changes, gate pushes and actual clocks. Usually lands ~14 min early. Based on 4 confirmed landings · 4/4 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 WN3906 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
09-08DCA 06:00 06:12 (+12)MCI 07:40 07:26 (−14)
09-07DCA 06:00 06:12 (+12)MCI 07:40 07:26 (−14)
09-04DCA 06:00 06:09 (+9)MCI 07:40 07:24 (−16)
09-03DCA 06:00 06:10 (+10)MCI 07:40 07:44 (+4)

Aircraft

Recent tails: N8818Q, N8507C, N8839Q.

Board clocks recorded as DCA and MCI published them.

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