WN4981 St LouisSTL · 10:15 Fort LauderdaleFLL · 13:55
WN4981 by Southwest Airlines flies from St Louis (STL) to Fort Lauderdale (FLL) for the Tue, Aug 18 departure.
arrived at FLL · 11 min early
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 STL and FLL 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 St Louis to Fort Lauderdale flights today
same route · Southwest AirlinesIf WN4981 is cancelled, these are the other Southwest Airlines nonstop flights from St Louis to Fort Lauderdale on the same day, with scheduled departure times in STL local time. Most flights posting a delay still operate — rebooking usually only beats a very large posted delay. Every airline on this route →
How WN4981 actually runs
Pro Flight Search has tracked every published board update for WN4981 across the STL and FLL 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 WN4981 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: N8906K, N8763L, N8827Q.
Board clocks recorded as STL and FLL published them.
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