WN977 TampaTPA · 18:55 WashingtonDCA · 20:30
WN977 by Southwest Airlines flies from Tampa (TPA) to Washington (DCA).
Same number through TPA → ATL → DCA
scheduled from TPA
The route today
live boardsWeather lens
Delay & cancellation outlook for this flight
Measured, 90-day sampleConditions at TPA and DCA are near their clear-air norm right now, so this reflects the route's recent baseline rather than a weather penalty. 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 on this route
ForecastTampa to Atlanta with Southwest Airlines · Sun 1 Nov, local date
- Chance a departure is cancelled
- 0.3%1.1× usual
- Chance a departure leaves 60+ min late
- 17%1.9× usual
Forecast weather: 96% chance of rain at Tampa; 88% chance of rain at Atlanta
Forecast: WeatherTomorrow · incl. data from ECMWF (CC BY 4.0, modified) · About 2 departures a day on this route with this airline. · 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 Tampa to Washington flights today
same route · Southwest AirlinesIf WN977 is cancelled, these are the other Southwest Airlines nonstop flights from Tampa to Washington on the same day, with scheduled departure times in TPA 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 WN977 actually runs
Pro Flight Search has tracked every published board update for WN977 across the TPA and DCA boards: schedule changes, gate pushes and actual clocks. Usually lands on time. Based on 9 confirmed landings · 6/9 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 WN977 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: N8863Q, N8737L, N8838Q, N8981Q.
Board clocks recorded as TPA and DCA published them.
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Pro Flight Search: WN977 Tampa to Washington on-time performance, measured from the TPA and DCA airport boards.
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