WN4542 DallasDAL · 09:10 San FranciscoSFO · 10:50
WN4542 by Southwest Airlines flies from Dallas (DAL) to San Francisco (SFO) for the Tue, Aug 18 departure.
departs DAL · on schedule
board checked 12m 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 DAL and SFO 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 Dallas to San Francisco flights today
same route · Southwest AirlinesIf WN4542 is cancelled, these are the other Southwest Airlines nonstop flights from Dallas to San Francisco on the same day, with scheduled departure times in DAL local time. Most flights posting a delay still operate — rebooking usually only beats a very large posted delay. Every airline on this route →
How WN4542 actually runs
Pro Flight Search has tracked every published board update for WN4542 across the DAL and SFO boards: schedule changes, gate pushes and actual clocks. Early read — pattern not clear yet. Only 3 completed legs so far: left a little late (~12 min) but landed about 17 min early. Not enough to call it.
The verdict above is that record speaking, so it reflects how WN4542 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: N910WN, N7861J, N446WN.
Board clocks recorded as DAL and SFO published them.
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