SWA242

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Departure · Los Angeles (LAX)

Terminal 1 · Gate 11A

Scheduled 29 Sep 14:45 · Estimated 29 Sep 14:52 · +7 min

Board status: Estimated

Airborne since 29 Sep 15:29 (ADS-B)

Board data from lax, updated 5800 min ago; times local to each airport.

Flight

Status

Completed

Arrival confirmed via

ADS-B (callsign change)

Departure

Los Angeles International Airport (LAX) — Los Angeles, United States

Scheduled departure

2026-09-29 21:45 UTC

Departed

2026-09-29 22:29 UTC

Arrival

Albuquerque International Sunport (ABQ) — Albuquerque, United States

Also flies as

WN242

Distance flown

1170 km

Straight-line distance

1088 km

Approach distance

38 km

Aircraft

Registration

N944WN

Type

Boeing 737-700

Seats

143 total (143 Economy)

Altitude & speed

Max altitude

39,025 ft

Max ground speed

541 kt

Tracked

2h 29m · 1,166 km

Altitude (ft, max 39,025)

Ground speed (kt, max 541)

Altitude (ft, max 39,025)

Ground speed (kt, max 541)

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
2026-09-29 22:29 UTC	SWA242	LAX → ABQ Los Angeles → Albuquerque	N944WN	Boeing 737-700	Completed	1170 km
2026-09-28 23:17 UTC	SWA242	RDU → STL Raleigh/Durham → St Louis	N8835Q	Boeing 737 MAX 8	Completed	1241 km
2026-09-28 19:59 UTC	SWA242	HOU → RDU Houston → Raleigh/Durham	N8835Q	Boeing 737 MAX 8	Completed	1817 km
2026-09-28 02:03 UTC	SWA242	STL → TPA St Louis → Tampa	N8921Q	Boeing 737 MAX 8	Incomplete (signal lost)	~2467 km est. (1164 km recorded)
2026-09-25 12:01 UTC	SWA242	STL → TPA St Louis → Tampa	N7825A	Boeing 737-700	Completed	1571 km
2026-09-24 16:53 UTC	SWA242	MKE → DAL Milwaukee → Dallas	N9001F	Boeing 737 MAX 8	Completed	1449 km
2026-09-22 21:53 UTC	SWA242	LAX → ABQ Los Angeles → Albuquerque	N8810L	Boeing 737 MAX 8	Completed	1189 km
2026-09-21 02:40 UTC	SWA242	STL → TPA St Louis → Tampa	N8612K	Boeing 737-800	Incomplete (signal lost)	~2495 km est. (1193 km recorded)
2026-09-18 14:46 UTC	SWA242	CMH → BNA Columbus → Nashville	N8565Z	Boeing 737-800	Completed	710 km
2026-09-17 20:42 UTC	SWA242	CMH → BNA Columbus → Nashville	N8522P	Boeing 737-800	Completed	682 km
2026-09-15 21:39 UTC	SWA242	LAX → ABQ Los Angeles → Albuquerque	N8705Q	Boeing 737 MAX 8	Completed	1284 km
2026-09-14 23:36 UTC	SWA242	RDU → STL Raleigh/Durham → St Louis	N7854B	Boeing 737-700	Completed	1314 km
2026-09-14 02:53 UTC	SWA242	STL → TPA St Louis → Tampa	N8579Z	Boeing 737-800	Incomplete (signal lost)	~2518 km est. (1213 km recorded)
2026-09-11 12:01 UTC	SWA242	STL → TPA St Louis → Tampa	N8853Q	Boeing 737 MAX 8	Completed	1682 km
2026-09-10 16:52 UTC	SWA242	MKE → DAL Milwaukee → Dallas	N8502Z	Boeing 737-800	Completed	1564 km
2026-09-07 16:51 UTC	SWA242	MKE → DAL Milwaukee → Dallas	N8834L	Boeing 737 MAX 8	Completed	1571 km
2026-09-02 15:09 UTC	SWA242	HOU → SEA Houston → Seattle	N8771D	Boeing 737 MAX 8	Completed	3271 km
2026-09-01 14:58 UTC	SWA242	HOU → SEA Houston → Seattle	N8886C	Boeing 737 MAX 8	Completed	3337 km
2026-08-31 15:39 UTC	SWA242	HOU → SEA Houston → Seattle	N206WN	Boeing 737-700	Completed	3438 km
2026-08-30 23:14 UTC	SWA242	MDW → ? Chicago → ?	N283WN	Boeing 737-700	Incomplete (signal lost)	1691 km
2026-08-14 14:41 UTC	SWA242	HOU → SEA Houston → Seattle	N900WN	Boeing 737-700	Completed	~5988 km est. (4412 km recorded)
2026-08-13 14:41 UTC	SWA242	HOU → SEA Houston → Seattle	N249WN	Boeing 737-700	Completed	~7146 km est. (5407 km recorded)
2026-08-12 00:02 UTC	SWA242	HOU → SEA Houston → Seattle	N1776R	Boeing 737 MAX 8	Completed	7139 km
2026-08-11 12:43 UTC	SWA242	SAT → SEA San Antonio → Seattle	N8883Q	Boeing 737 MAX 8	Completed	3699 km
2026-08-10 23:06 UTC	SWA242	? → SAT ? → San Antonio	N8883Q	Boeing 737 MAX 8	Completed	2417 km