WN3986 BuffaloBUF · 17:25 HoustonHOU · 19:10
WN3986 by Southwest Airlines flies from Buffalo (BUF) to Houston (HOU).
Same number through BUF → LAS → HOU
scheduled from BUF
Where the minutes go
last 3 operations · gate push → arrivalThe bar is how late it left the gate; the ring is where it actually arrived. Board clocks, not estimates.
The route today
live boardsWeather lens
Delay & cancellation outlook for this flight
Measured, 90-day sampleConditions at BUF and HOU 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 departuresEach mark is a scheduled departure at its origin-local time. Today is highlighted.
Other Buffalo to Houston flights today
same route · Southwest AirlinesIf WN3986 is cancelled, these are the other Southwest Airlines nonstop flights from Buffalo to Houston on the same day, with scheduled departure times in BUF local time. Most flights posting a delay still operate — rebooking usually only beats a very large posted delay. Every airline on this route →
How WN3986 actually runs
Pro Flight Search has tracked every published board update for WN3986 across the BUF and HOU boards: schedule changes, gate pushes and actual clocks. Early read — pattern not clear yet. Only 2 completed legs so far: left a little late (~19 min) but landed right on schedule. Not enough to call it.
The verdict above is that record speaking, so it reflects how WN3986 operates rather than what the timetable promises. Numbers refresh as new flights operate.
How this operation is measured
Board log
scheduled → actual, per operationAircraft
Recent tails: N277WN, N931WN.
Board clocks recorded as BUF and HOU published them.
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Pro Flight Search — WN3986 Buffalo to Houston on-time performance, measured from the BUF and HOU airport boards.
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