WN981 BostonBOS · 21:45 BaltimoreBWI · 23:20
WN981 by Southwest Airlines flies from Boston (BOS) to Baltimore (BWI).
scheduled from BOS
Where the minutes go
last 5 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 −20 min · 0 cancelled · 5 operations tracked
The route today
live boardsWeather lens
Delay & cancellation outlook for this flight
Measured, 90-day sampleConditions at BOS and BWI 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 at Boston
ForecastTue 3 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 Baltimore
ForecastTue 3 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 Boston to Baltimore flights today
same route · Southwest AirlinesIf WN981 is cancelled, these are the other Southwest Airlines nonstop flights from Boston to Baltimore on the same day, with scheduled departure times in BOS 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 WN981 actually runs
Pro Flight Search has tracked every published board update for WN981 across the BOS and BWI boards: schedule changes, gate pushes and actual clocks. Usually lands ~17 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 WN981 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: N8520Q, N8501V, N8852Q.
Board clocks recorded as BOS and BWI published them.
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Pro Flight Search: WN981 Boston to Baltimore on-time performance, measured from the BOS and BWI airport boards.
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