Tracked flight number

WN4872

SWA4872Southwest AirlinesAug 22 – Sep 24, 2026

Data through Sep 24, 2026 UTC

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Aug 22 – Sep 24, 2026

Every derived statistic, daily trend, route, tail number assignment, flight observation, and mapped path below uses this flight-date window.

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Tracked flights

#58,501of 163,734 · tied

Tracked distance

#35,944of 163,734

22,532 mi

Observed time

#36,765of 163,734

48.4 hr

Route breadth

#33,359of 163,734 · tied

Active aircraft

#30,887of 163,734 · tied

Active days

#55,872of 163,734 · tied

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Tracked flights19

19 active days

Tracked distance22,532 mi

1,186 mi avg per flight

Observed time48 hr 25 min

2 hr 33 min average

Tracking Confidence100.0%

Average across flights included in analytics

Named routes1

2 aircraft types

Average mid-flight altitude11,913 m

Average mid-flight speed829 km/h

Tracked activity

Aug 22 – Sep 24, 2026 · 19 active days

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Observed route footprint

Routes tracked as WN4872

Directional airport pairings in Aug 22 – Sep 24, 2026.

1 routes shown

Route	Flights	Active days	Tail numbers	Tracked distance	Observed	First observed	Last observed
RSW → MDW	19	19	0	22,532 mi	48 hr 25 min	Aug 22, 2026, 7:33 PM UTC	Sep 24, 2026, 1:00 AM UTC

Observed tail number assignments

Tail numbers tracked as WN4872

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18 tail numbers shown

Tail number	Type	Flights	Routes	Tracked distance	First observed	Last observed
N8717M	B38M	2	1	2,438 mi	Sep 13, 2026, 8:30 PM UTC	Sep 16, 2026, 1:04 AM UTC
N8804L	B38M	1	1	1,159 mi	Sep 23, 2026, 10:17 PM UTC	Sep 24, 2026, 1:00 AM UTC
N8857Q	B38M	1	1	1,202 mi	Sep 22, 2026, 9:59 PM UTC	Sep 23, 2026, 12:28 AM UTC
N8814K	B38M	1	1	1,153 mi	Sep 20, 2026, 8:56 PM UTC	Sep 20, 2026, 11:27 PM UTC
N274WN	B737	1	1	1,141 mi	Sep 19, 2026, 8:10 PM UTC	Sep 19, 2026, 10:31 PM UTC
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Observed aircraft types

Aircraft types tracked as WN4872

Observed flights grouped by aircraft designator and matched to the aircraft reference catalog.

2 aircraft types shown

Type	Aircraft name	Flights	Makeup	Tail numbers	Tracked distance	Routes	First observed	Last observed
B38M	Boeing 737 MAX 8	14	73.7%	13	16,632 mi	1	Aug 23, 2026, 9:01 PM UTC	Sep 24, 2026, 1:00 AM UTC
B737	Boeing 737-700	5	26.3%	5	5,900 mi	1	Aug 22, 2026, 7:33 PM UTC	Sep 19, 2026, 10:31 PM UTC

Observation log

Flight observations

Latest 100 flights for WN4872 within Aug 22 – Sep 24, 2026

19 observations shown

Confidence	Route	Tail number	Aircraft	First observed	Last observed	Observed	Tracked distance
High · 100	RSW → MDW	N8804L	B38M	Sep 23, 2026, 10:17 PM UTC	Sep 24, 2026, 1:00 AM UTC	2 hr 42 min	1,159 mi
High · 100	RSW → MDW	N8857Q	B38M	Sep 22, 2026, 9:59 PM UTC	Sep 23, 2026, 12:28 AM UTC	2 hr 28 min	1,202 mi
High · 100	RSW → MDW