SWA2881

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Departure · Los Angeles (LAX)

Terminal 1 · Gate 17B

Scheduled 01 Oct 19:45 · Estimated 01 Oct 21:09 · +84 min

Board status: Delayed

Airborne since 01 Oct 21:10 (ADS-B)

Board data from lax, updated 1126 min ago; times local to each airport.

Flight

Status

Incomplete (signal lost)

Departure

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

Scheduled departure

2026-10-02 02:45 UTC

Departed

2026-10-02 04:10 UTC

Arrival

George Bush Intercontinental Houston Airport (IAH) — Houston, United States (scheduled)

Also flies as

WN2881

Distance flown

2400 km

Straight-line distance

2215 km

Approach distance

103 km

Aircraft

Registration

N7729A

Type

Boeing 737-700

Seats

143 total (143 Economy)

Altitude & speed

Max altitude

39,025 ft

Max ground speed

508 kt

Tracked

2h 55m · 2,394 km

Altitude (ft, max 39,025)

Ground speed (kt, max 508)

Altitude (ft, max 39,025)

Ground speed (kt, max 508)

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 04:10 UTC	SWA2881	LAX → IAH Los Angeles → Houston	N7729A	Boeing 737-700	Incomplete (signal lost)	2400 km
2026-10-02 02:09 UTC	SWA2881	SFO → LAX San Francisco → Los Angeles	N7729A	Boeing 737-700	Completed	629 km
2026-09-30 16:50 UTC	SWA2881	MKE → LAS Milwaukee → Las Vegas	N8661A	Boeing 737-800	Completed (landing confirmed by airport data)	2488 km
2026-09-29 19:17 UTC	SWA2881	MKE → LAS Milwaukee → Las Vegas	N8570W	Boeing 737-800	Completed	306 km
2026-09-29 16:48 UTC	SWA2881	MKE → LAS Milwaukee → Las Vegas	N8570W	Boeing 737-800	Incomplete (signal lost)	2055 km
2026-09-29 12:58 UTC	SWA2881	MCO → MKE Orlando → Milwaukee	N8570W	Boeing 737-800	Completed	1804 km
2026-09-27 10:38 UTC	SWA2881	MKE → LAS Milwaukee → Las Vegas	N8920Q	Boeing 737 MAX 8	Completed	2497 km
2026-09-23 16:49 UTC	SWA2881	MKE → LAS Milwaukee → Las Vegas	N8839Q	Boeing 737 MAX 8	Completed	2516 km
2026-09-22 16:35 UTC	SWA2881	MKE → LAS Milwaukee → Las Vegas	N8329B	Boeing 737-800	Completed	2506 km
2026-09-20 10:37 UTC	SWA2881	MKE → LAS Milwaukee → Las Vegas	N9004H	Boeing 737 MAX 8	Completed	2625 km
2026-09-16 16:45 UTC	SWA2881	MKE → LAS Milwaukee → Las Vegas	N8628A	Boeing 737-800	Completed	2645 km
2026-09-15 16:52 UTC	SWA2881	MKE → LAS Milwaukee → Las Vegas	N8965Q	Boeing 737 MAX 8	Completed	2639 km
2026-09-13 10:32 UTC	SWA2881	MKE → LAS Milwaukee → Las Vegas	N8988S	Boeing 737 MAX 8	Completed	2567 km
2026-09-09 16:43 UTC	SWA2881	MKE → LAS Milwaukee → Las Vegas	N8507C	Boeing 737-800	Completed	2583 km
2026-09-06 13:30 UTC	SWA2881	MKE → LAS Milwaukee → Las Vegas	N8959Q	Boeing 737 MAX 8	Completed	2689 km
2026-09-02 16:49 UTC	SWA2881	MKE → LAS Milwaukee → Las Vegas	N8547V	Boeing 737-800	Completed	2623 km
2026-09-01 16:49 UTC	SWA2881	MKE → LAS Milwaukee → Las Vegas	N8602F	Boeing 737-800	Completed	2590 km
2026-08-30 10:52 UTC	SWA2881	MKE → LAS Milwaukee → Las Vegas	N8980Q	Boeing 737 MAX 8	Completed	2495 km
2026-08-26 16:48 UTC	SWA2881	MKE → LAS Milwaukee → Las Vegas	N8538V	Boeing 737-800	Completed	2630 km
2026-08-25 16:59 UTC	SWA2881	MKE → LAS Milwaukee → Las Vegas	N8830Q	Boeing 737 MAX 8	Completed	2639 km
2026-08-23 10:29 UTC	SWA2881	MKE → LAS Milwaukee → Las Vegas	N8917Q	Boeing 737 MAX 8	Completed	3791 km
2026-08-19 16:57 UTC	SWA2881	MKE → LAS Milwaukee → Las Vegas	N8690A	Boeing 737-800	Completed	5923 km
2026-08-18 16:47 UTC	SWA2881	MKE → LAS Milwaukee → Las Vegas	N8970Q	Boeing 737 MAX 8	Completed	6707 km
2026-08-16 10:32 UTC	SWA2881	MKE → LAS Milwaukee → Las Vegas	N8988S	Boeing 737 MAX 8	Completed	3564 km
2026-08-12 17:08 UTC	SWA2881	MKE → LAS Milwaukee → Las Vegas	N8686A	Boeing 737-800	Completed	3748 km
2026-08-11 16:36 UTC	SWA2881	MKE → LAS Milwaukee → Las Vegas	N500WR	Boeing 737-800	Completed	3529 km