WN4872 Sarasota/BradentonSRQ · 07:20 OrlandoMCO
WN4872 by Southwest Airlines flies from Sarasota/Bradenton (SRQ) to Orlando (MCO) for the Fri, Oct 30 departure.
en route from SRQ to MCO
board checked 40m ago · checking again in 45s
Board estimate · gate and arrival times. Off blocks 07:29.
Where the minutes go
last 7 operations · gate push → arrivalThe 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 operation0 cancelled · 12 operations tracked
The route today
live boardsWeather lens
Delay & cancellation outlook for this flight
Measured, 90-day sampleConditions at SRQ and MCO are near their clear-air norm right now, so this reflects the route's recent baseline rather than a weather penalty. These figures come from both airports' records 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 →
Tomorrow on this route
ForecastSarasota/Bradenton to Orlando with Southwest Airlines · Sat 31 Oct, local date
- Chance a departure leaves 60+ min late
- 13%1.3× usual
No cancellation outlook here: this airport's board does not publish cancellations reliably.
Forecast: WeatherTomorrow · incl. data from ECMWF (CC BY 4.0, modified) · About 2 departures a day on this route with this airline. · Expected values for tomorrow from a forecast model, kept apart from today's measured figures.
When it flies
scheduled departuresEach mark is a scheduled departure at its origin-local time. Today is highlighted.
Other Sarasota/Bradenton to Orlando flights today
same route · Southwest AirlinesIf WN4872 is cancelled, these are the other Southwest Airlines nonstop flights from Sarasota/Bradenton to Orlando on the same day, with scheduled departure times in SRQ local time. Most flights that show a delay still operate. Rebooking usually helps only when that delay is very large. Every airline on this route →
How WN4872 actually runs
Pro Flight Search has tracked every published board update for WN4872 across the SRQ and MCO boards: schedule changes, gate pushes and actual clocks. Usually departs ~6 min late. Based on 12 confirmed departures · 11/12 within 15 min of schedule.
The verdict above is that record speaking, so it reflects how WN4872 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: N491WN, N8664J, N8579Z, N219WN.
Board clocks recorded as SRQ and MCO published them.
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Pro Flight Search: WN4872 Sarasota/Bradenton to Orlando on-time performance, measured from the SRQ and MCO airport boards.
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