WN972 DenverDEN · 16:45 Salt Lake CitySLC · 18:15
WN972 by Southwest Airlines flies from Denver (DEN) to Salt Lake City (SLC) for the Mon, Sep 14 departure.
departs DEN · 23 min late
board checked 11m ago · checking again in 45s
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 operationmedian arrival +52 min · 0 cancelled · 6 operations tracked
The route today
live boardsWeather lens
Delay & cancellation outlook for this flight
Early read, sample still buildingConditions at DEN and SLC 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. This route's tracked sample is still thin — treat these as an early read, not a precise forecast.
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 Denver to Salt Lake City flights today
same route · Southwest AirlinesIf WN972 is cancelled, these are the other Southwest Airlines nonstop flights from Denver to Salt Lake City on the same day, with scheduled departure times in DEN local time. Most flights posting a delay still operate — rebooking usually only beats a very large posted delay. Every airline on this route →
How WN972 actually runs
Pro Flight Search has tracked every published board update for WN972 across the DEN and SLC boards: schedule changes, gate pushes and actual clocks. Usually lands ~55 min late. Based on 6 confirmed landings · 2/6 within 15 min of schedule.
The verdict above is that record speaking, so it reflects how WN972 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: N8697C, N8608N, N8566Z, N8571Z.
Board clocks recorded as DEN and SLC published them.
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