WN459Southwest Airlines · DEN → SJC
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Route confirmed Southwest Airlines

WN459 DenverDEN · 13:45 San JoseSJC · 15:20

WN459 by Southwest Airlines flies from Denver (DEN) to San Jose (SJC).

Right nowNext departure today Operates daily
12:25

scheduled from DEN

⚖ WN459 typically leaves +33 and lands +20. The air wins minutes back.
Typical gate push+33 minmedian posted departure
Typical arrival+20 minmedian over 8 operations
Wins back in air~13 minmedian gate push vs arrival · how planes make up time →

Where the minutes go

last 7 operations · gate push → arrival
0+30+60+90 min
09-11
+33 gate · +20 arrival
09-10
+70 gate · +59 arrival
09-09
+28 gate · +13 arrival
09-08
+53 gate · +48 arrival
09-07
+6 gate · +0 arrival
09-04
+3 gate · +0 arrival
09-03
+61 gate · +55 arrival

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

median arrival +20 min · 0 cancelled · 8 operations tracked

The route today

live boards
DENDenverOn-time likelyDEN delay board →
SJCSan JoseOn-time likelySJC delay board →
DEN→SJCevery 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
1.5%Chance of cancellation
+9 minAvg hub delay right now

Conditions at DEN and SJC 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 Denver to San Jose flights today

same route · Southwest Airlines
WN1677departs 06:15
WN1974departs 06:25
WN370departs 08:55
WN212departs 09:05
WN389departs 09:10
WN2288departs 09:15

If WN459 is cancelled, these are the other Southwest Airlines nonstop flights from Denver to San Jose on the same day, with scheduled departure times in DEN local time. Most flights posting a delay still operate — rebooking usually only beats a very large posted delay. Every airline on this route →

How WN459 actually runs

Pro Flight Search has tracked every published board update for WN459 across the DEN and SJC boards: schedule changes, gate pushes and actual clocks. Usually lands ~23 min late. Based on 8 confirmed landings · 4/8 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 WN459 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
09-11DEN 13:45 14:18 (+33)SJC 15:20 15:40 (+20)
09-10DEN 13:45 14:55 (+70)SJC 15:20 16:19 (+59)
09-09DEN 13:45 14:13 (+28)SJC 15:20 15:33 (+13)
09-08DEN 13:45 14:38 (+53)SJC 15:20 16:08 (+48)
09-07DEN 13:45 13:51 (+6)SJC 15:20 (+0)
09-04DEN 13:45 13:48 (+3)SJC 15:20 (+0)
09-03DEN 13:45 14:46 (+61)SJC 15:20 16:15 (+55)
09-02DEN 13:45 13:59 (+14)SJC 15:20 15:33 (+13)

Aircraft

Recent tails: N289CT, N919WN, N8722L, N8820L.

Board clocks recorded as DEN and SJC published them.

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