WN818 WashingtonDCA · 18:00 OaklandOAK · 19:00
WN818 by Southwest Airlines flies from Washington (DCA) to Oakland (OAK).
Same number through DCA → MDW → OAK
scheduled from DCA
Where the minutes go
last 6 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 · 6 operations tracked
The route today
live boardsWeather lens
Weather-conditioned outlook for this flight right now
Measured, 90-day sampleDriven mainly by DCA (Washington), currently flying MVFR (marginal visual). 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 at Washington
ForecastSat 7 Nov, local date
Forecast: GateWeather · incl. data from ECMWF (CC BY 4.0, modified) · Expected values for tomorrow from a forecast model, kept apart from today's measured figures.
Tomorrow at Chicago
ForecastSat 7 Nov, local date
Forecast: GateWeather · incl. data from ECMWF (CC BY 4.0, modified) · 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 Washington to Oakland flights today
same route · Southwest AirlinesIf WN818 is cancelled, these are the other Southwest Airlines nonstop flights from Washington to Oakland on the same day, with scheduled departure times in DCA 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 WN818 actually runs
Pro Flight Search has tracked every published board update for WN818 across the DCA and OAK boards: schedule changes, gate pushes and actual clocks. Usually lands ~12 min late. Based on 6 confirmed landings · 4/6 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 WN818 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: N8916Q, N8539V, N8984L, N8845L.
Board clocks recorded as DCA and OAK published them.
Planning around WN818? Will a delayed flight be cancelled? · Do planes make up time in the air? · How we measure
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Pro Flight Search: WN818 Washington to Oakland on-time performance, measured from the DCA and OAK airport boards.
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