WN4973 BaltimoreBWI · 19:00 Sarasota/BradentonSRQ · 21:35
WN4973 by Southwest Airlines flies from Baltimore (BWI) to Sarasota/Bradenton (SRQ) for the Fri, Aug 21 departure.
estimated arrival at SRQ · local time · ~16 min from now
position updated 6m ago · checking again in 90s
Live position · flown path, last 1h 56m
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 operationmedian arrival −7 min · 0 cancelled · 13 operations tracked
The route today
live boardsWeather lens
Delay & cancellation outlook for this flight
Measured, 90-day sampleConditions at BWI and SRQ 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 Baltimore to Sarasota/Bradenton flights today
same route · Southwest AirlinesIf WN4973 is cancelled, these are the other Southwest Airlines nonstop flights from Baltimore to Sarasota/Bradenton on the same day, with scheduled departure times in BWI local time. Most flights posting a delay still operate — rebooking usually only beats a very large posted delay. Every airline on this route →
How WN4973 actually runs
Pro Flight Search has tracked every published board update for WN4973 across the BWI and SRQ boards: schedule changes, gate pushes and actual clocks. Usually lands ~7 min early. Based on 13 confirmed landings · 9/13 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 WN4973 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: N908WN, N8528Q, N8558Z, N920WN.
Board clocks recorded as BWI and SRQ published them.
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Pro Flight Search — WN4973 Baltimore to Sarasota/Bradenton on-time performance, measured from the BWI and SRQ airport boards.
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