SWA3561

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Departure · Raleigh/Durham (RDU)

Gate A7

Scheduled 05:50 · Departed 05:49

Board status: Departed

Airborne since 06:01 (ADS-B)

Arrival · Denver (DEN)

Gate C40 · Baggage belt 1

Scheduled 07:40 · Estimated 07:12 · early

Board status: Early

In the air, ~1h 56m to go (37% of the route flown)

Board data from den, rdu, updated 4 min ago; times local to each airport.

Flight

Status

In progress

Departure

Raleigh Durham International Airport (RDU) — Raleigh/Durham, United States

Scheduled departure

2026-10-02 09:50 UTC

Departed

2026-10-02 10:01 UTC

Arrival

Denver International Airport (DEN) — Denver, United States (scheduled)

Scheduled arrival

2026-10-02 13:40 UTC

Estimated arrival

2026-10-02 13:12 UTC

Progress

37% · ~1h 56m remaining

Also flies as

WN3561

Distance flown

859 km

Straight-line distance

2306 km

Aircraft

Registration

N8951S

Type

Boeing 737 MAX 8

Seats

175 total (175 Economy) (typical for type, not this tail)

CO2 (EMEP est., total)

49.4 t (282 kg/pax Economy)

Altitude & speed

Max altitude

34,025 ft

Max ground speed

466 kt

Tracked

1h 7m · 859 km

Note

still in progress - the track so far

Altitude (ft, max 34,025)

Ground speed (kt, max 466)

Altitude (ft, max 34,025)

Ground speed (kt, max 466)

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 10:01 UTC	SWA3561	RDU → DEN Raleigh/Durham → Denver	N8951S	Boeing 737 MAX 8	In progress	~2306 km est.
2026-10-01 10:13 UTC	SWA3561	RDU → DEN Raleigh/Durham → Denver	N8795L	Boeing 737 MAX 8	Completed	2464 km
2026-09-29 04:41 UTC	SWA3561	LAS → SNA Las Vegas → Santa Ana	N216WR	Boeing 737-700	Completed	396 km
2026-09-26 02:43 UTC	SWA3561	LAS → SNA Las Vegas → Santa Ana	N489WN	Boeing 737-700	Completed	397 km
2026-09-25 03:17 UTC	SWA3561	LAS → SNA Las Vegas → Santa Ana	N7734H	Boeing 737-700	Completed	396 km
2026-09-22 02:23 UTC	SWA3561	LAS → SNA Las Vegas → Santa Ana	N925WN	Boeing 737-700	Completed	425 km
2026-09-19 03:33 UTC	SWA3561	LAS → SNA Las Vegas → Santa Ana	N929WN	Boeing 737-700	Completed	408 km
2026-09-18 03:17 UTC	SWA3561	LAS → SNA Las Vegas → Santa Ana	N950WN	Boeing 737-700	Completed	436 km
2026-09-15 02:53 UTC	SWA3561	LAS → SNA Las Vegas → Santa Ana	N481WN	Boeing 737-700	Completed	418 km
2026-09-12 02:52 UTC	SWA3561	LAS → SNA Las Vegas → Santa Ana	N926WN	Boeing 737-700	Completed	415 km
2026-09-11 02:21 UTC	SWA3561	LAS → SNA Las Vegas → Santa Ana	N969WN	Boeing 737-700	Completed	411 km
2026-09-08 02:24 UTC	SWA3561	LAS → SNA Las Vegas → Santa Ana	N438WN	Boeing 737-700	Completed	400 km
2026-09-05 02:29 UTC	SWA3561	LAS → SNA Las Vegas → Santa Ana	N457WN	Boeing 737-700	Completed	405 km
2026-09-04 04:23 UTC	SWA3561	LAS → SNA Las Vegas → Santa Ana	N7855A	Boeing 737-700	Completed	406 km
2026-09-01 02:23 UTC	SWA3561	LAS → SNA Las Vegas → Santa Ana	N940WN	Boeing 737-700	Completed	397 km
2026-08-29 02:49 UTC	SWA3561	LAS → SNA Las Vegas → Santa Ana	N906WN	Boeing 737-700	Completed	410 km
2026-08-28 03:16 UTC	SWA3561	LAS → SNA Las Vegas → Santa Ana	N495WN	Boeing 737-700	Completed	416 km
2026-08-25 02:27 UTC	SWA3561	LAS → SNA Las Vegas → Santa Ana	N448WN	Boeing 737-700	Completed	451 km
2026-08-22 02:51 UTC	SWA3561	LAS → SNA Las Vegas → Santa Ana	N901WN	Boeing 737-700	Completed	588 km
2026-08-21 02:20 UTC	SWA3561	LAS → SNA Las Vegas → Santa Ana	N7715E	Boeing 737-700	Completed	492 km
2026-08-18 02:31 UTC	SWA3561	LAS → SNA Las Vegas → Santa Ana	N273WN	Boeing 737-700	Completed	491 km
2026-08-14 04:31 UTC	SWA3561	LAS → SNA Las Vegas → Santa Ana	N936WN	Boeing 737-700	Completed	457 km
2026-08-14 02:19 UTC	SWA3561	TUS → LAS Tucson → Las Vegas	N936WN	Boeing 737-700	Completed	689 km
2026-08-13 23:06 UTC	SWA3561	DEN → TUS Denver → Tucson	N936WN	Boeing 737-700	Completed	1654 km
2026-08-13 17:41 UTC	SWA3561	PVD → DEN Providence → Denver	N936WN	Boeing 737-700	Completed	3242 km
2026-08-13 14:51 UTC	SWA3561	DCA → PVD Washington → Providence	N936WN	Boeing 737-700	Completed	~4922 km est. (747 km recorded)