WN498 BaltimoreBWI · 09:45 SacramentoSMF · 12:15
WN498 by Southwest Airlines flies from Baltimore (BWI) to Sacramento (SMF) for the Thu, Oct 29 departure.
Same number through BWI → AUS → ONT → SMF
estimated arrival at SMF · local time · ~3h 44m from now
position updated 4m ago · checking again in 90s
Live position · flown path, last 2h 0m
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 BWI and SMF 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
ForecastBaltimore to Austin with Southwest Airlines · Fri 30 Oct, local date
- Chance a departure leaves 60+ min late
- 13%1.4× usual
Forecast weather: 92% chance of rain at Austin
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 4 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 Baltimore to Sacramento flights today
same route · Southwest AirlinesIf WN498 is cancelled, these are the other Southwest Airlines nonstop flights from Baltimore to Sacramento on the same day, with scheduled departure times in BWI 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 WN498 actually runs
Pro Flight Search has tracked every published board update for WN498 across the BWI and SMF boards: schedule changes, gate pushes and actual clocks. Usually lands ~5 min early. Based on 4 confirmed landings · 4/4 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 WN498 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: N8877Q, N8571Z, N8880G, N8935Q.
Board clocks recorded as BWI and SMF published them.
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Pro Flight Search: WN498 Baltimore to Sacramento on-time performance, measured from the BWI and SMF airport boards.
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