WS6981WestJet · DTW → SDF
live · 8m ago
Route confirmed WestJet

WS6981 DetroitDTW · 15:48 LouisvilleSDF

WS6981 by WestJet flies from Detroit (DTW) to Louisville (SDF).

Right nowNext departure tomorrow Operates daily
08:21

scheduled from DTW

Typical gate push+0 minmedian posted departure

The route today

live boards
DTWDetroitOn-time likelyDTW delay board →
SDFLouisvilleOn-time likelySDF delay board →
DTW→SDFevery carrier, schedules and on-time historyRoute intelligence →

Weather lens

Delay & cancellation outlook for this flight

Measured, 90-day sample
36%Chance of 15+ min delay
3.1%Chance of cancellation
+9 minAvg hub delay right now

Conditions at DTW and SDF 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.

Pro Flight Search tracking, 90 days · the weather × delay correlation study → · live weather risk by airport →

When it flies

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

Other Detroit to Louisville flights today

same route · WestJet
WS7187departs 15:55

If WS6981 is cancelled, this is the other WestJet nonstop flight from Detroit to Louisville on the same day, with scheduled departure times in DTW local time. Most flights posting a delay still operate — rebooking usually only beats a very large posted delay. Every airline on this route →

How WS6981 actually runs

Pro Flight Search has tracked every published board update for WS6981 across the DTW and SDF boards: schedule changes, gate pushes and actual clocks. Early read — pattern not clear yet. Only 1 completed leg so far: departed +0 min. Not enough to call it.

The verdict above is that record speaking, so it reflects how WS6981 operates rather than what the timetable promises. Numbers refresh as new flights operate.

Technical record

How this operation is measured

board clocks

Board log

scheduled → actual, per operation
08-28DTW 15:48 (+0)SDF

Board clocks recorded as DTW and SDF published them.

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