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SWA159

DCA → BNA · Boeing 737 MAX 8 · Southwest Airlines

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Departure · Washington (DCA)

Terminal 1 · Gate A6
Scheduled 03 Oct 14:40 · Departed 03 Oct 14:31 · early
Board status: InAir
Airborne since 03 Oct 14:33 (ADS-B)

Arrival · Nashville (BNA)

Gate C22
Scheduled 03 Oct 15:35
Board status: Arrived
Landed 03 Oct 16:38 (ADS-B)

Board data from bna, mwaa, updated 648 min ago; times local to each airport.

Flight

Status
Completed
Arrival confirmed via
ADS-B (ground reading)
Departure
Ronald Reagan Washington National Airport (DCA) — Washington, United States
Scheduled departure
2026-10-03 18:40 UTC
Departed
2026-10-03 18:33 UTC
Arrival
Nashville International Airport (BNA) — Nashville, United States
Scheduled arrival
2026-10-03 20:35 UTC
Also flies as
WN1869
Distance flown
979 km
Straight-line distance
902 km
Approach distance
73 km

Aircraft

Registration
N8878L
Type
Boeing 737 MAX 8
Seats
175 total (175 Economy)
CO2 (EMEP est., total)
21.9 t (125 kg/pax Economy)

Altitude & speed

Max altitude
38,000 ft
Max ground speed
427 kt
Tracked
3h 5m · 974 km
Altitude (ft, max 38,000)
020,52041,0400m30m1h 0m1h 30m2h 0m2h 30m3h 0m
Ground speed (kt, max 427)
02314610m30m1h 0m1h 30m2h 0m2h 30m3h 0m
Altitude (ft, max 38,000)
020,52041,0400m1h 0m2h 0m3h 0m
Ground speed (kt, max 427)
02314610m1h 0m2h 0m3h 0m

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

DepartedFlightRouteRegAircraftStatusDistance
2026-10-04 11:35 UTC SWA159 LGA → BNA
New York → Nashville
 N959WN Boeing 737-700 In progress ~1228 km est.
2026-10-03 21:39 UTC SWA159 BNA → CLT
Nashville → Charlotte
 N8878L Boeing 737 MAX 8 Completed (landing confirmed by airport data) 609 km
2026-10-03 18:33 UTC SWA159 DCA → BNA
Washington → Nashville
 N8878L Boeing 737 MAX 8 Completed 979 km
2026-10-02 22:30 UTC SWA159 BNA → CLT
Nashville → Charlotte
 N956WN Boeing 737-700 Completed 571 km
2026-10-02 01:36 UTC SWA159 CLT → BWI
Charlotte → Baltimore
 N203WN Boeing 737-700 Completed 709 km
2026-10-01 23:22 UTC SWA159 BNA → CLT
Nashville → Charlotte
 N203WN Boeing 737-700 Completed 577 km
2026-09-30 16:46 UTC SWA159 ORF → BWI
Norfolk → Baltimore
 N487WN Boeing 737-700 Completed 341 km
2026-09-30 13:53 UTC SWA159 MCO → BWI
Orlando → Baltimore
 N487WN Boeing 737-700 Incomplete (signal lost) ~1450 km est. (1148 km recorded)
2026-09-29 16:21 UTC SWA159 ORF → BWI
Norfolk → Baltimore
 N8920Q Boeing 737 MAX 8 Completed 338 km
2026-09-29 13:46 UTC SWA159 MCO → BWI
Orlando → Baltimore
 N8920Q Boeing 737 MAX 8 Incomplete (signal lost) ~1438 km est. (1136 km recorded)
2026-09-28 20:08 UTC SWA159 CMH → BWI
Columbus → Baltimore
 N7750A Boeing 737-700 Completed 671 km
2026-09-28 15:33 UTC SWA159 LAS → CMH
Las Vegas → Columbus
 N7750A Boeing 737-700 Completed 2988 km
2026-09-28 13:14 UTC SWA159 OAK → LAS
Oakland → Las Vegas
 N960WN Boeing 737-700 Completed 809 km
2026-09-27 15:29 UTC SWA159 LAS → ONT
Las Vegas → Ontario
 N8806Q Boeing 737 MAX 8 Completed 340 km
2026-09-27 13:05 UTC SWA159 OAK → LAS
Oakland → Las Vegas
 N8806Q Boeing 737 MAX 8 Completed 769 km
2026-09-27 01:16 UTC SWA159 SEA → SMF
Seattle → Sacramento
 N8842L Boeing 737 MAX 8 Completed 1030 km
2026-09-26 20:01 UTC SWA159 STL → SEA
St Louis → Seattle
 N8842L Boeing 737 MAX 8 Completed 2901 km
2026-09-25 21:12 UTC SWA159 CMH → BWI
Columbus → Baltimore
 N276WN Boeing 737-700 Completed 621 km
2026-09-25 16:20 UTC SWA159 LAS → CMH
Las Vegas → Columbus
 N276WN Boeing 737-700 Completed 2925 km
2026-09-25 13:13 UTC SWA159 OAK → LAS
Oakland → Las Vegas
 N229WN Boeing 737-700 Completed 776 km
2026-09-24 20:26 UTC SWA159 CMH → ANP
Columbus → Annapolis
 N965WN Boeing 737-700 Completed 680 km
2026-09-24 15:29 UTC SWA159 LAS → CMH
Las Vegas → Columbus
 N965WN Boeing 737-700 Completed 2932 km
2026-09-24 13:17 UTC SWA159 OAK → LAS
Oakland → Las Vegas
 N7860A Boeing 737-700 Completed 754 km
2026-09-23 16:40 UTC SWA159 ORF → BWI
Norfolk → Baltimore
 N8940Q Boeing 737 MAX 8 Completed 314 km
2026-09-23 14:17 UTC SWA159 MCO → BWI
Orlando → Baltimore
 N8940Q Boeing 737 MAX 8 Incomplete (signal lost) ~1428 km est. (1125 km recorded)
2026-09-22 17:14 UTC SWA159 ORF → BWI
Norfolk → Baltimore
 N8865L Boeing 737 MAX 8 Completed 402 km
2026-09-22 14:39 UTC SWA159 MCO → BWI
Orlando → Baltimore
 N8865L Boeing 737 MAX 8 Incomplete (signal lost) ~1429 km est. (1127 km recorded)
2026-09-21 20:16 UTC SWA159 CMH → BWI
Columbus → Baltimore
 N945WN Boeing 737-700 Completed 650 km
2026-09-21 14:47 UTC SWA159 LAS → CMH
Las Vegas → Columbus
 N945WN Boeing 737-700 Completed 2937 km
2026-09-21 13:07 UTC SWA159 OAK → LAS
Oakland → Las Vegas
 N278WN Boeing 737-700 Completed 778 km
2026-09-20 15:29 UTC SWA159 LAS → ONT
Las Vegas → Ontario
 N8875B Boeing 737 MAX 8 Completed 371 km
2026-09-20 13:13 UTC SWA159 OAK → LAS
Oakland → Las Vegas
 N8875B Boeing 737 MAX 8 Completed 849 km
2026-09-20 00:46 UTC SWA159 SEA → SMF
Seattle → Sacramento
 N8805L Boeing 737 MAX 8 Completed 1011 km
2026-09-19 18:58 UTC SWA159 STL → SEA
St Louis → Seattle
 N8805L Boeing 737 MAX 8 Completed 2918 km
2026-09-18 19:55 UTC SWA159 CMH → BWI
Columbus → Baltimore
 N7749B Boeing 737-700 Completed 635 km
2026-09-18 15:27 UTC SWA159 LAS → CMH
Las Vegas → Columbus
 N7749B Boeing 737-700 Completed 3132 km
2026-09-18 13:16 UTC SWA159 OAK → LAS
Oakland → Las Vegas
 N7749B Boeing 737-700 Completed 816 km
2026-09-17 20:29 UTC SWA159 CMH → BWI
Columbus → Baltimore
 N952WN Boeing 737-700 Completed 664 km
2026-09-17 15:47 UTC SWA159 LAS → CMH
Las Vegas → Columbus
 N952WN Boeing 737-700 Completed 3233 km
2026-09-17 13:15 UTC SWA159 OAK → LAS
Oakland → Las Vegas
 N952WN Boeing 737-700 Completed 832 km
2026-09-16 16:24 UTC SWA159 ORF → BWI
Norfolk → Baltimore
 N8699A Boeing 737-800 Completed 400 km
2026-09-16 13:49 UTC SWA159 MCO → ORF
Orlando → Norfolk
 N8699A Boeing 737-800 Completed (landing presumed) 1183 km
2026-09-15 16:18 UTC SWA159 ORF → BWI
Norfolk → Baltimore
 N8663A Boeing 737-800 Completed 397 km
2026-09-15 13:48 UTC SWA159 MCO → BWI
Orlando → Baltimore
 N8663A Boeing 737-800 Incomplete (signal lost) ~1499 km est. (1197 km recorded)
2026-09-14 20:00 UTC SWA159 CMH → BWI
Columbus → Baltimore
 N298WN Boeing 737-700 Completed (landing presumed) 669 km
2026-09-14 15:42 UTC SWA159 LAS → CMH
Las Vegas → Columbus
 N298WN Boeing 737-700 Completed 3198 km
2026-09-14 13:12 UTC SWA159 OAK → LAS
Oakland → Las Vegas
 N298WN Boeing 737-700 Completed 855 km
2026-09-13 15:42 UTC SWA159 LAS → ONT
Las Vegas → Ontario
 N8985Q Boeing 737 MAX 8 Completed 378 km
2026-09-13 13:11 UTC SWA159 OAK → LAS
Oakland → Las Vegas
 N8985Q Boeing 737 MAX 8 Completed 807 km
2026-09-12 23:35 UTC SWA159 SEA → SMF
Seattle → Sacramento
 N8863Q Boeing 737 MAX 8 Completed 1017 km

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