WN8Southwest Airlines · HOU → DCA
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Route confirmed Southwest Airlines

WN8 HoustonHOU · 08:10 WashingtonDCA · 09:20

WN8 by Southwest Airlines flies from Houston (HOU) to Washington (DCA).

Same number through HOU → DAL → DCA

Right nowNext departure today Operates daily
09:45

scheduled from HOU

Typical gate push−5 minmedian posted departure

Where the minutes go

last 4 operations · gate push → arrival
0+30+60+90 min
09-13
−5 gate
09-12
−5 gate
09-11
−5 gate
09-10
−5 gate

The bar is how late it left the gate; the ring is where it actually arrived. Board clocks, not estimates.

The route today

live boards
HOUHoustonOn-time likelyHOU delay board →
DCAWashingtonOn-time likelyDCA delay board →
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Weather lens

Delay & cancellation outlook for this flight

Measured, 90-day sample
38%Chance of 15+ min delay
0.4%Chance of cancellation
+5 minAvg hub delay right now

Conditions at HOU and DCA 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 departures
061422
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Each mark is a scheduled departure at its origin-local time. Today is highlighted.

Other Houston to Washington flights today

same route · Southwest Airlines
WN1636departs 06:00
WN2departs 06:45
WN4departs 07:00
WN6departs 07:15
WN10departs 08:30
WN8504departs 08:45

If WN8 is cancelled, these are the other Southwest Airlines nonstop flights from Houston to Washington on the same day, with scheduled departure times in HOU local time. Most flights posting a delay still operate — rebooking usually only beats a very large posted delay. Every airline on this route →

How WN8 actually runs

Pro Flight Search has tracked every published board update for WN8 across the HOU and DCA boards: schedule changes, gate pushes and actual clocks. Usually lands ~22 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 WN8 operates rather than what the timetable promises. Numbers refresh as new flights operate.

Technical record

How this operation is measured

board clocksaircraft

Board log

scheduled → actual, per operation
09-13HOU 08:10 08:05 (−5)DCA
09-12HOU 08:10 08:05 (−5)DCA
09-11HOU 08:00 07:55 (−5)DCA
09-10HOU 08:00 07:55 (−5)DCA

Aircraft

Recent tails: N456WN, N460WN, N7828A.

Board clocks recorded as HOU and DCA published them.

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