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SWA2579

MCO → DCA · Boeing 737 MAX 8 · Southwest Airlines

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Departure · Orlando (MCO)

Terminal A · Gate 122
Scheduled 30 Sep 19:40 · Departed 30 Sep 19:42
Board status: Departed
Airborne since 30 Sep 19:52 (ADS-B)

Arrival · Washington (DCA)

Terminal 1 · Gate A4
Scheduled 30 Sep 22:00 · Landed 30 Sep 21:50 · early
Board status: InGate
Landed 30 Sep 21:50 (airport data)

Board data from mco, mwaa, updated 4694 min ago; times local to each airport.

Flight

Status
Completed (landing confirmed by airport data)
Arrival confirmed via
Airport data (confirmed)
Departure
Orlando International Airport (MCO) — Orlando, United States
Scheduled departure
2026-09-30 23:40 UTC
Departed
2026-09-30 23:52 UTC
Arrival
Ronald Reagan Washington National Airport (DCA) — Washington, United States
Scheduled arrival
2026-10-01 02:00 UTC
Estimated arrival
2026-10-01 01:54 UTC
Also flies as
WN2579
Distance flown
1339 km
Straight-line distance
1224 km

Aircraft

Registration
N8947Q
Type
Boeing 737 MAX 8
Seats
175 total (175 Economy) (typical for type, not this tail)
CO2 (EMEP est., total)
28.4 t (162 kg/pax Economy)

Altitude & speed

Max altitude
37,000 ft
Max ground speed
486 kt
Tracked
1h 57m · 1,335 km
Altitude (ft, max 37,000)
019,98039,9600m30m1h 0m1h 30m
Ground speed (kt, max 486)
02625250m30m1h 0m1h 30m
Altitude (ft, max 37,000)
019,98039,9600m1h 0m
Ground speed (kt, max 486)
02625250m1h 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
2026-10-02 22:45 UTC SWA2579 FLL → MCO
Fort Lauderdale → Orlando
 N8607M Boeing 737-800 Completed 359 km
2026-10-01 23:17 UTC SWA2579 FLL → MCO
Fort Lauderdale → Orlando
 N871HK Boeing 737 MAX 8 Completed 367 km
2026-09-30 23:52 UTC SWA2579 MCO → DCA
Orlando → Washington
 N8947Q Boeing 737 MAX 8 Completed (landing confirmed by airport data) 1339 km
2026-09-29 23:54 UTC SWA2579 MCO → DCA
Orlando → Washington
 N8991S Boeing 737 MAX 8 Completed 1312 km
2026-09-29 00:56 UTC SWA2579 AUS → RDU
Austin → Raleigh/Durham
 N8664J Boeing 737-800 Completed 1959 km
2026-09-28 23:13 UTC SWA2579 HRL → AUS
Harlingen → Austin
 N8664J Boeing 737-800 Completed 517 km
2026-09-27 17:22 UTC SWA2579 MCO → OKC
Orlando → Oklahoma City
 N7825A Boeing 737-700 Completed 1823 km
2026-09-27 13:51 UTC SWA2579 AUS → MCO
Austin → Orlando
 N7825A Boeing 737-700 Completed 1687 km
2026-09-26 00:50 UTC SWA2579 AUS → RDU
Austin → Raleigh/Durham
 N8686A Boeing 737-800 Completed 1954 km
2026-09-25 02:02 UTC SWA2579 AUS → RDU
Austin → Raleigh/Durham
 N8316H Boeing 737-800 Completed 1925 km
2026-09-24 00:10 UTC SWA2579 MCO → DCA
Orlando → Washington
 N8879Q Boeing 737 MAX 8 Completed 1274 km
2026-09-23 02:46 UTC SWA2579 MCO → DCA
Orlando → Washington
 N224WN Boeing 737-700 Completed 1297 km
2026-09-22 01:22 UTC SWA2579 AUS → RDU
Austin → Raleigh/Durham
 N9017L Boeing 737 MAX 8 Completed 1954 km
2026-09-20 18:19 UTC SWA2579 MCO → OKC
Orlando → Oklahoma City
 N8964L Boeing 737 MAX 8 Completed 1880 km
2026-09-19 00:24 UTC SWA2579 AUS → RDU
Austin → Raleigh/Durham
 N8552Z Boeing 737-800 Completed 2143 km
2026-09-18 01:25 UTC SWA2579 AUS → RDU
Austin → Raleigh/Durham
 N8551Q Boeing 737-800 Completed 2038 km
2026-09-16 23:46 UTC SWA2579 MCO → DCA
Orlando → Washington
 N8729H Boeing 737 MAX 8 Completed 1372 km
2026-09-15 23:56 UTC SWA2579 MCO → DCA
Orlando → Washington
 N8811L Boeing 737 MAX 8 Completed 1392 km
2026-09-15 01:05 UTC SWA2579 AUS → RDU
Austin → Raleigh/Durham
 N8847Q Boeing 737 MAX 8 Completed 2051 km
2026-09-13 17:19 UTC SWA2579 MCO → OKC
Orlando → Oklahoma City
 N8802Q Boeing 737 MAX 8 Completed 2025 km
2026-09-12 01:23 UTC SWA2579 AUS → RDU
Austin → Raleigh/Durham
 N8934Q Boeing 737-800 Completed 2065 km
2026-09-11 01:00 UTC SWA2579 AUS → RDU
Austin → Raleigh/Durham
 N8613K Boeing 737-800 Completed 2111 km
2026-09-09 23:53 UTC SWA2579 MCO → DCA
Orlando → Washington
 N8994Q Boeing 737 MAX 8 Completed 1395 km
2026-09-08 23:43 UTC SWA2579 MCO → DCA
Orlando → Washington
 — — From schedule ~1224 km est.
2026-09-08 00:52 UTC SWA2579 AUS → RDU
Austin → Raleigh/Durham
 N8908Q Boeing 737 MAX 8 Completed 2034 km
2026-09-05 01:58 UTC SWA2579 AUS → RDU
Austin → Raleigh/Durham
 N8879Q Boeing 737 MAX 8 Completed 2139 km
2026-09-04 02:15 UTC SWA2579 AUS → RDU
Austin → Raleigh/Durham
 N8584Z Boeing 737-800 Completed 2024 km
2026-09-03 01:55 UTC SWA2579 MCO → DCA
Orlando → Washington
 N8832H Boeing 737 MAX 8 Completed 1297 km
2026-09-01 23:50 UTC SWA2579 MCO → DCA
Orlando → Washington
 N8894Q Boeing 737 MAX 8 Completed 1325 km
2026-09-01 00:24 UTC SWA2579 AUS → RDU
Austin → Raleigh/Durham
 N886GK Boeing 737 MAX 8 Completed 2039 km
2026-08-30 17:34 UTC SWA2579 MCO → OKC
Orlando → Oklahoma City
 N8670A Boeing 737-800 Completed 1933 km
2026-08-29 02:15 UTC SWA2579 AUS → RDU
Austin → Raleigh/Durham
 N8561Z Boeing 737-800 Completed 2035 km
2026-08-28 01:37 UTC SWA2579 AUS → RDU
Austin → Raleigh/Durham
 N8963Q Boeing 737 MAX 8 Completed 2089 km
2026-08-27 01:14 UTC SWA2579 MCO → DCA
Orlando → Washington
 N8954Q Boeing 737 MAX 8 Completed 1465 km
2026-08-26 00:54 UTC SWA2579 MCO → DCA
Orlando → Washington
 N8979L Boeing 737 MAX 8 Completed 1343 km
2026-08-25 00:48 UTC SWA2579 AUS → RDU
Austin → Raleigh/Durham
 N8984L Boeing 737-800 Completed 2075 km
2026-08-23 17:16 UTC SWA2579 MCO → OKC
Orlando → Oklahoma City
 N8820L Boeing 737 MAX 8 Completed 2060 km
2026-08-21 21:21 UTC SWA2579 HOU → RDU
Houston → Raleigh/Durham
 N8522P Boeing 737-800 Completed 4412 km
2026-08-20 23:12 UTC SWA2579 HRL → RDU
Harlingen → Raleigh/Durham
 N8988S Boeing 737 MAX 8 Completed 3286 km
2026-08-20 00:36 UTC SWA2579 MCO → DCA
Orlando → Washington
 N1803U Boeing 737 MAX 8 Completed 1650 km
2026-08-19 00:07 UTC SWA2579 MCO → DCA
Orlando → Washington
 N9002W Boeing 737 MAX 8 Completed 1767 km
2026-08-18 00:46 UTC SWA2579 AUS → RDU
Austin → Raleigh/Durham
 N8918Q Boeing 737 MAX 8 Completed 2561 km
2026-08-16 19:49 UTC SWA2579 MCO → OKC
Orlando → Oklahoma City
 N7827A Boeing 737-700 Completed 2546 km
2026-08-15 01:23 UTC SWA2579 AUS → RDU
Austin → Raleigh/Durham
 N8619F Boeing 737-800 Completed ~6716 km est. (2935 km recorded)
2026-08-13 02:12 UTC SWA2579 ? → DCA
? → Washington
 N8969S Boeing 737 MAX 8 Completed 1112 km
2026-08-11 23:56 UTC SWA2579 MCO → DCA
Orlando → Washington
 N8905Q Boeing 737 MAX 8 Completed 1973 km

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