WN420Southwest Airlines · DCA → DEN
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Route confirmed Southwest Airlines

WN420 WashingtonDCA · 10:35 DenverDEN · 12:45

WN420 by Southwest Airlines flies from Washington (DCA) to Denver (DEN).

Same number through DCA → DAL → DEN

Right nowNext departure today Operates daily
14:40

scheduled from DCA

Where the minutes go

last 7 operations · gate push → arrival
0+31+63+94 min
09-13
+18 gate
09-12
+11 gate
09-11
+17 gate
09-10
+17 gate
09-07
+21 gate
09-05
+94 gate
09-04
+11 gate

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

0 cancelled · 10 operations tracked

The route today

live boards
DCAWashingtonModerate riskDCA delay board →
DENDenverOn-time likelyDEN delay board →
DCA→DENevery carrier, schedules and on-time historyRoute intelligence →

Weather lens

Delay & cancellation outlook for this flight

Measured, 90-day sample
43%Chance of 15+ min delay
2.5%Chance of cancellation
+12 minAvg hub delay right now

Conditions at DCA and DEN 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
061422
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Each mark is a scheduled departure at its origin-local time. Today is highlighted.

Other Washington to Denver flights today

same route · Southwest Airlines
WN1270departs 06:05
WN1348departs 06:05
WN4059departs 06:10
WN1331departs 06:55
WN124departs 10:40
WN2632departs 10:40

If WN420 is cancelled, these are the other Southwest Airlines nonstop flights from Washington to Denver 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 WN420 actually runs

Pro Flight Search has tracked every published board update for WN420 across the DCA and DEN boards: schedule changes, gate pushes and actual clocks. Usually lands ~7 min early. Based on 10 confirmed landings · 8/10 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 WN420 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
09-13DCA 10:35 10:53 (+18)DEN
09-12DCA 09:25 09:36 (+11)DEN
09-11DCA 09:35 09:52 (+17)DEN
09-10DCA 09:35 09:52 (+17)DEN
09-07DCA 09:35 09:56 (+21)DEN
09-05DCA 09:25 10:59 (+94)DEN
09-04DCA 09:35 09:46 (+11)DEN
09-03DCA 09:35 10:42 (+67)DEN
08-31DCA 09:35 09:43 (+8)DEN
08-30DCA 10:35 10:53 (+18)DEN

Aircraft

Recent tails: N8716B, N925WN, N940WN, N265WN.

Board clocks recorded as DCA and DEN published them.

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