WN281

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Departure · Austin (AUS)

Gate 18

Scheduled 05:40 · Departed 05:38

Board status: Departed 5:38A

Airborne since 05:50 (ADS-B)

Arrival · Baltimore (BWI)

Gate C9

Scheduled 09:45 · Estimated 09:34 · early

Board status: See Agent

Landed 09:26 (estimated)

Board data from aus, bwi, updated 312 min ago; times local to each airport.

Flight

Status

Completed (landing presumed)

Arrival confirmed via

Schedule (estimated time)

Departure

Austin Bergstrom International Airport (AUS) — Austin, United States

Scheduled departure

2026-10-03 10:40 UTC

Departed

2026-10-03 10:50 UTC

Arrival

Baltimore/Washington International Thurgood Marshall Airport (BWI) — Baltimore, United States

Scheduled arrival

2026-10-03 13:45 UTC

Estimated arrival

2026-10-03 13:34 UTC

Distance flown

2278 km

Straight-line distance

2157 km

Approach distance

88 km

Aircraft

Registration

N8742M

Type

Boeing 737 MAX 8

Seats

175 total (175 Economy)

CO2 (EMEP est., total)

46.5 t (266 kg/pax Economy)

Altitude & speed

Max altitude

39,025 ft

Max ground speed

536 kt

Tracked

2h 36m · 2,266 km

Altitude (ft, max 39,025)

Ground speed (kt, max 536)

Altitude (ft, max 39,025)

Ground speed (kt, max 536)

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 10:50 UTC	SWA281	AUS → BWI Austin → Baltimore	N8742M	Boeing 737 MAX 8	Completed (landing presumed)	2278 km
2026-10-01 10:51 UTC	SWA281	AUS → BWI Austin → Baltimore	N8904L	Boeing 737 MAX 8	Completed	2316 km
2026-09-30 16:11 UTC	SWA281	LAS → BUR Las Vegas → Burbank	N7721E	Boeing 737-700	Completed	462 km
2026-09-29 16:30 UTC	SWA281	LAS → BUR Las Vegas → Burbank	N495WN	Boeing 737-700	Completed	468 km
2026-09-28 15:18 UTC	SWA281	DEN → PHX Denver → Phoenix	N901WN	Boeing 737-700	Completed	1016 km
2026-09-25 14:49 UTC	SWA281	DEN → PHX Denver → Phoenix	N456WN	Boeing 737-700	Completed	1062 km
2026-09-24 15:04 UTC	SWA281	DEN → PHX Denver → Phoenix	N7873A	Boeing 737-700	Completed	1053 km
2026-09-21 14:45 UTC	SWA281	DEN → PHX Denver → Phoenix	N275WN	Boeing 737-700	Completed	1072 km
2026-09-18 14:38 UTC	SWA281	DEN → PHX Denver → Phoenix	N7880D	Boeing 737-700	Completed	1097 km
2026-09-17 15:02 UTC	SWA281	DEN → PHX Denver → Phoenix	N479WN	Boeing 737-700	Completed	1121 km