SWA1078

For travellers

Arrival · Washington (DCA)

Terminal 1 · Gate A8

Scheduled 11:00 · Estimated 10:43 · early

Board status: InAir

In the air, ~22m to go (100% of the route flown)

Board data from mwaa, updated 47 min ago; times local to each airport.

Flight

Status

In progress

Departure

Kansas City International Airport (MCI) — Kansas City, United States

Departed

2026-10-02 12:47 UTC

Arrival

Ronald Reagan Washington National Airport (DCA) — Washington, United States (scheduled)

Scheduled arrival

2026-10-02 15:00 UTC

Estimated arrival

2026-10-02 14:43 UTC

Progress

100% · ~22m remaining

Also flies as

WN1078

Distance flown

1581 km

Straight-line distance

1524 km

Aircraft

Registration

N8868L

Type

Boeing 737 MAX 8

Seats

175 total (175 Economy)

CO2 (EMEP est., total)

34.3 t (196 kg/pax Economy)

Altitude & speed

Max altitude

41,025 ft

Max ground speed

559 kt

Tracked

1h 52m · 1,581 km

Note

still in progress - the track so far

Altitude (ft, max 41,025)

Ground speed (kt, max 559)

Altitude (ft, max 41,025)

Ground speed (kt, max 559)

From the ADS-B positions we received; time since the first fix. A dashed stretch is a gap in reception, bridged by a straight line.

Route map

Airline

Southwest Airlines (SWA)

Latest flights

Departed	Flight	Route	Reg	Aircraft	Status	Distance
2026-10-02 12:47 UTC	SWA1078	MCI → DCA Kansas City → Washington	N8868L	Boeing 737 MAX 8	In progress	~1524 km est.
2026-10-01 12:51 UTC	SWA1078	MCI → DCA Kansas City → Washington	N8933Q	Boeing 737 MAX 8	Completed (landing confirmed by airport data)	1579 km
2026-09-30 20:12 UTC	SWA1078	BWI → SAT Baltimore → San Antonio	N482WN	Boeing 737-700	Completed	2376 km
2026-09-29 19:45 UTC	SWA1078	BWI → SAT Baltimore → San Antonio	N8879Q	Boeing 737 MAX 8	Completed	2359 km
2026-09-28 20:05 UTC	SWA1078	BWI → SAT Baltimore → San Antonio	N8311Q	Boeing 737-800	Completed	2352 km
2026-09-27 13:15 UTC	SWA1078	PHX → MCI Phoenix → Kansas City	N8923Q	Boeing 737 MAX 8	Completed (landing presumed)	1751 km
2026-09-25 20:07 UTC	SWA1078	BWI → SAT Baltimore → San Antonio	N1807U	Boeing 737 MAX 8	Completed	2366 km
2026-09-25 16:57 UTC	SWA1078	MCO → BWI Orlando → Baltimore	N1807U	Boeing 737 MAX 8	Completed	1423 km
2026-09-24 20:35 UTC	SWA1078	BWI → SAT Baltimore → San Antonio	N8993Q	Boeing 737 MAX 8	Completed	2363 km
2026-09-23 19:53 UTC	SWA1078	BWI → SAT Baltimore → San Antonio	N435WN	Boeing 737-700	Completed	2371 km
2026-09-23 17:03 UTC	SWA1078	PWM → BWI Portland → Baltimore	N435WN	Boeing 737-700	Completed	909 km
2026-09-22 19:49 UTC	SWA1078	BWI → SAT Baltimore → San Antonio	N448WN	Boeing 737-700	Completed	2401 km
2026-09-21 20:05 UTC	SWA1078	BWI → SAT Baltimore → San Antonio	N8824Q	Boeing 737 MAX 8	Completed	2541 km
2026-09-21 17:08 UTC	SWA1078	MCO → BWI Orlando → Baltimore	N8824Q	Boeing 737 MAX 8	Completed	1319 km
2026-09-20 13:31 UTC	SWA1078	PHX → MCI Phoenix → Kansas City	N8540V	Boeing 737-800	Completed	1802 km
2026-09-18 19:59 UTC	SWA1078	BWI → SAT Baltimore → San Antonio	N8546V	Boeing 737-800	Completed	2519 km
2026-09-17 20:07 UTC	SWA1078	BWI → SAT Baltimore → San Antonio	N8905Q	Boeing 737 MAX 8	Completed	2614 km
2026-09-16 19:43 UTC	SWA1078	BWI → SAT Baltimore → San Antonio	N926WN	Boeing 737-700	Completed	2475 km
2026-09-15 19:43 UTC	SWA1078	BWI → SAT Baltimore → San Antonio	N440LV	Boeing 737-700	Completed	2538 km
2026-09-14 20:04 UTC	SWA1078	BWI → SAT Baltimore → San Antonio	N8572X	Boeing 737-800	Completed	2509 km
2026-09-13 13:14 UTC	SWA1078	PHX → MCI Phoenix → Kansas City	N8894Q	Boeing 737 MAX 8	Completed	1889 km
2026-09-11 20:09 UTC	SWA1078	BWI → SAT Baltimore → San Antonio	N8885Q	Boeing 737 MAX 8	Completed	2761 km
2026-09-10 19:52 UTC	SWA1078	BWI → SAT Baltimore → San Antonio	N8528Q	Boeing 737-800	Completed	2565 km
2026-09-09 19:34 UTC	SWA1078	BWI → SAT Baltimore → San Antonio	N923WN	Boeing 737-700	Completed	2485 km
2026-09-07 20:15 UTC	SWA1078	BWI → SAT Baltimore → San Antonio	N8579Z	Boeing 737-800	Completed	2538 km
2026-09-06 14:57 UTC	SWA1078	HOU → DEN Houston → Denver	N8537Z	Boeing 737-800	Completed	1976 km
2026-09-04 19:54 UTC	SWA1078	BWI → SAT Baltimore → San Antonio	N8564Z	Boeing 737-800	Completed	2610 km
2026-09-03 20:34 UTC	SWA1078	BWI → SAT Baltimore → San Antonio	N8806Q	Boeing 737 MAX 8	Completed	2465 km
2026-09-02 20:07 UTC	SWA1078	BWI → SAT Baltimore → San Antonio	N488WN	Boeing 737-700	Completed	2524 km
2026-09-01 19:43 UTC	SWA1078	BWI → SAT Baltimore → San Antonio	N284WN	Boeing 737-700	Completed	2498 km
2026-08-31 19:55 UTC	SWA1078	BWI → SAT Baltimore → San Antonio	N8614M	Boeing 737-800	Completed	2552 km
2026-08-28 21:05 UTC	SWA1078	BWI → SAT Baltimore → San Antonio	N8667D	Boeing 737-800	Completed	2636 km
2026-08-27 19:53 UTC	SWA1078	BWI → SAT Baltimore → San Antonio	N8740A	Boeing 737 MAX 8	Completed	2579 km
2026-08-26 19:37 UTC	SWA1078	BWI → SAT Baltimore → San Antonio	N491WN	Boeing 737-700	Completed	2542 km
2026-08-25 19:32 UTC	SWA1078	BWI → SAT Baltimore → San Antonio	N949WN	Boeing 737-700	Completed	2505 km
2026-08-24 20:07 UTC	SWA1078	BWI → SAT Baltimore → San Antonio	N8916Q	Boeing 737 MAX 8	Completed	2438 km
2026-08-23 13:11 UTC	SWA1078	PHX → MCI Phoenix → Kansas City	N8911Q	Boeing 737 MAX 8	Completed	2462 km
2026-08-21 19:23 UTC	SWA1078	BWI → SAT Baltimore → San Antonio	N8802Q	Boeing 737 MAX 8	Completed	3490 km
2026-08-20 20:57 UTC	SWA1078	BWI → SAT Baltimore → San Antonio	N8556Z	Boeing 737-800	Completed	3401 km
2026-08-19 19:39 UTC	SWA1078	BWI → SAT Baltimore → San Antonio	N482WN	Boeing 737-700	Completed	5595 km
2026-08-18 19:39 UTC	SWA1078	BWI → SAT Baltimore → San Antonio	N229WN	Boeing 737-700	Completed	5575 km
2026-08-17 20:23 UTC	SWA1078	BWI → SAT Baltimore → San Antonio	N9002W	Boeing 737 MAX 8	Completed	3519 km
2026-08-16 13:03 UTC	SWA1078	PHX → MCI Phoenix → Kansas City	N8509U	Boeing 737-800	Completed	~3703 km est. (2504 km recorded)
2026-08-14 19:54 UTC	SWA1078	BWI → SAT Baltimore → San Antonio	N8950L	Boeing 737 MAX 8	Completed	~5747 km est. (3441 km recorded)
2026-08-11 19:47 UTC	SWA1078	BWI → SAT Baltimore → San Antonio	N7821L	Boeing 737-700	Completed	3788 km