WN971Southwest Airlines · DEN → SJC
live · 8m ago
Route confirmed Southwest Airlines

WN971 DenverDEN · 08:35 SJCSJC · 10:00

WN971 by Southwest Airlines flies from Denver (DEN) to SJC (SJC).

Same number through DEN → GEG → SJC

Right nowNext departure today Operates daily
09:20

scheduled from DEN

The route today

live boards
DENDenverOn-time likelyDEN delay board →
SJCSJCOn-time likelySJC delay board →
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Weather lens

Weather-conditioned outlook for this flight right now

Measured, 90-day sample
54%Chance of 15+ min delay
0.8%Chance of cancellation
+36 minTypical airport delay in this weather

Driven mainly by SJC (SJC), currently flying LIFR (low instrument). 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 DEN

Forecast

Thu 12 Nov, local date

High20°Clikely 17°C to 22°C
Low4°Clikely 2°C to 6°C

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 GEG

Forecast

Thu 12 Nov, local date

High13°Clikely 11°C to 15°C
Low5°Clikely 3°C to 8°C

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 departures
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Each mark is a scheduled departure at its origin-local time. Today is highlighted.

Other Denver to SJC flights today

same route · Southwest Airlines
WN1838departs 08:40
WN1809departs 20:15

If WN971 is cancelled, these are the other Southwest Airlines nonstop flights from Denver to SJC on the same day, with scheduled departure times in DEN 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 WN971 actually runs

Pro Flight Search has tracked every published board update for WN971 across the DEN and SJC boards: schedule changes, gate pushes and actual clocks. Early read: no clear pattern yet. Only 2 completed legs so far: landed -2 min. Not enough to call it.

The verdict above is that record speaking, so it reflects how WN971 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
10-30DEN 08:35 08:41 (+6)SJC
10-29DEN 08:35 (+0)SJC

Aircraft

Recent tails: N927WN, N227WN.

Board clocks recorded as DEN and SJC published them.

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