WN278

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Arrival · Raleigh/Durham (RDU)

Gate A7 · Baggage belt 01

Scheduled 19:50 · Estimated 19:36 · early

Board status: Scheduled

In the air, ~15m to go (79% of the route flown)

Board data from rdu, updated 10 min ago; times local to each airport.

Flight

Status

In progress

Departure

St Louis Lambert International Airport (STL) — St Louis, United States

Departed

2026-10-03 21:57 UTC

Arrival

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

Scheduled arrival

2026-10-03 23:50 UTC

Estimated arrival

2026-10-03 23:36 UTC

Progress

79% · ~15m remaining

Distance flown

885 km

Straight-line distance

1072 km

Aircraft

Registration

N8581Z

Type

Boeing 737-800

Seats

175 total (175 Economy)

CO2 (EMEP est., total)

29.9 t (171 kg/pax Economy)

Altitude & speed

Max altitude

41,000 ft

Max ground speed

552 kt

Tracked

1h 5m · 885 km

Note

still in progress - the track so far

Altitude (ft, max 41,000)

Ground speed (kt, max 552)

Altitude (ft, max 41,000)

Ground speed (kt, max 552)

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
2026-10-03 21:57 UTC	SWA278	STL → RDU St Louis → Raleigh/Durham	N8581Z	Boeing 737-800	In progress	~1072 km est.
2026-10-03 01:41 UTC	SWA278	STL → RDU St Louis → Raleigh/Durham	N8937Q	Boeing 737 MAX 8	Completed (landing confirmed by airport data)	1157 km
2026-10-02 03:07 UTC	SWA278	STL → RDU St Louis → Raleigh/Durham	N8843S	Boeing 737 MAX 8	Completed (landing confirmed by airport data)	1155 km
2026-09-30 11:16 UTC	SWA278	TUL → LAS Tulsa → Las Vegas	N8899H	Boeing 737 MAX 8	Completed	1773 km
2026-09-29 11:22 UTC	SWA278	TUL → LAS Tulsa → Las Vegas	N8944Q	Boeing 737 MAX 8	Completed	1782 km
2026-09-26 22:08 UTC	SWA278	MCO → PIT Orlando → Pittsburgh	N7887A	Boeing 737-700	Completed	1377 km
2026-09-19 22:18 UTC	SWA278	MCO → PIT Orlando → Pittsburgh	N7713A	Boeing 737-700	Completed	1551 km
2026-09-12 21:58 UTC	SWA278	MCO → PIT Orlando → Pittsburgh	N567WN	Boeing 737-700	Completed	1573 km
2026-09-06 20:04 UTC	SWA278	STL → MCO St Louis → Orlando	N8660A	Boeing 737-800	Completed	1758 km
2026-09-05 22:18 UTC	SWA278	MCO → PIT Orlando → Pittsburgh	N281WN	Boeing 737-700	Completed	1534 km
2026-08-29 23:03 UTC	SWA278	MCO → PIT Orlando → Pittsburgh	N255WN	Boeing 737-700	Completed	1601 km
2026-08-23 18:13 UTC	SWA278	MSP → MCO Minneapolis → Orlando	N7821L	Boeing 737-700	Completed	2434 km
2026-08-22 18:14 UTC	SWA278	STT → PIT Charlotte Amalie, Harry S. Truman Airport → Pittsburgh	N444WN	Boeing 737-700	Completed	4676 km