WN4286 HoustonHOU · 18:20 WashingtonDCA · 22:20
WN4286 by Southwest Airlines flies from Houston (HOU) to Washington (DCA) for the Wed, Sep 16 departure.
departs HOU · on schedule
board checked 58m ago · checking again in 45s
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 HOU and DCA 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 Houston to Washington flights today
same route · Southwest AirlinesIf WN4286 is cancelled, these are the other Southwest Airlines nonstop flights from Houston to Washington on the same day, with scheduled departure times in HOU local time. Most flights posting a delay still operate — rebooking usually only beats a very large posted delay. Every airline on this route →
How WN4286 actually runs
Pro Flight Search has tracked every published board update for WN4286 across the HOU and DCA boards: schedule changes, gate pushes and actual clocks. Early read — pattern not clear yet. Only 3 completed legs so far: left heavily delayed (~46 min) but landed noticeably late (~33 min). Not enough to call it.
The verdict above is that record speaking, so it reflects how WN4286 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: N8829Q, N8781Q.
Board clocks recorded as HOU and DCA published them.
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Pro Flight Search — WN4286 Houston to Washington on-time performance, measured from the HOU and DCA airport boards.
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