WN4553 OaklandOAK · 18:30 San DiegoSAN · 20:00
WN4553 by Southwest Airlines flies from Oakland (OAK) to San Diego (SAN).
scheduled from OAK
Where the minutes go
last 4 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 OAK and SAN 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 Oakland to San Diego flights today
same route · Southwest AirlinesIf WN4553 is cancelled, these are the other Southwest Airlines nonstop flights from Oakland to San Diego on the same day, with scheduled departure times in OAK local time. Most flights posting a delay still operate — rebooking usually only beats a very large posted delay. Every airline on this route →
How WN4553 actually runs
Pro Flight Search has tracked every published board update for WN4553 across the OAK and SAN boards: schedule changes, gate pushes and actual clocks. Usually departs ~62 min late. Based on 4 confirmed departures · 0/4 within 15 min of schedule.
The verdict above is that record speaking, so it reflects how WN4553 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: N8897K, N8841L, N8702L, N9022W.
Board clocks recorded as OAK and SAN published them.
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Pro Flight Search — WN4553 Oakland to San Diego on-time performance, measured from the OAK and SAN airport boards.
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