WN487Southwest Airlines · CHS → MCI
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WN487 CharlestonCHS Kansas CityMCI · 16:10

WN487 by Southwest Airlines flies from Charleston (CHS) to Kansas City (MCI) for the Thu, Oct 29 departure.

Same number through CHS → STL → MCI

Right nowExpected in Kansas City · On Time
16:10

arrival expected at MCI · on schedule

The route today

live boards
CHSCharlestonOn-time likelyCHS delay board →
MCIKansas CityOn-time likelyMCI delay board →
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Weather lens

Weather-conditioned outlook for this flight right now

Measured, 90-day sample
48%Chance of 15+ min delay
0.9%Chance of cancellation
+14 minTypical airport delay in this weather

Driven mainly by MCI (Kansas City), currently flying MVFR (marginal visual). These figures come from both airports' records under conditions like today's, over the last 90 days.

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Tomorrow at Charleston

Forecast

Fri 30 Oct, local date

High26°Clikely 25°C to 27°C
Low15°Clikely 13°C to 16°C
Outlook: about usual
Chance a departure leaves 60+ min late
10.0%usually 9.5%

No cancellation outlook here: this airport's board does not publish cancellations reliably.

Forecast: WeatherTomorrow · incl. data from ECMWF (CC BY 4.0, modified) · Based on about 94 departures a day. · Expected values for tomorrow from a forecast model, kept apart from today's measured figures.

Tomorrow at Kansas City

Forecast

Fri 30 Oct, local date

High22°Clikely 19°C to 24°C
Low15°Clikely 12°C to 17°C
  • 82% chance of rain
Outlook: elevated
Chance a departure leaves 60+ min late
12%usually 6.2%

Weather behind it: 82% chance of rain at Kansas City; 37% chance of fog at Denver, where 8% of departures go

No cancellation outlook here: this airport's board does not publish cancellations reliably.

Forecast: WeatherTomorrow · incl. data from ECMWF (CC BY 4.0, modified) · Based on about 170 departures a day. · Expected values for tomorrow from a forecast model, kept apart from today's measured figures.

When it flies

scheduled departures
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Each mark is a scheduled departure at its origin-local time. Today is highlighted.

How WN487 actually runs

Pro Flight Search has tracked every published board update for WN487 across the CHS and MCI boards: schedule changes, gate pushes and actual clocks. Early read: no clear pattern yet. Only 1 completed leg so far: landed +42 min. Not enough to call it.

The verdict above is that record speaking, so it reflects how WN487 operates rather than what the timetable promises. Numbers refresh as new flights operate.

Technical record

How this operation is measured

board clocks

Board log

scheduled → actual, per operation
10-23CHS MCI 16:10 16:52 (+42)

Board clocks recorded as CHS and MCI published them.

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