WN278 · SWA278

Schedule for today and the next days

• 2026-10-27 18:00 · Baltimore/Washington International Thurgood Marshall Airport (BWI/KBWI) → Phoenix Sky Harbor International Airport (PHX/KPHX)

Scheduled times from airport boards, in local time. Actual departures and arrivals are measured by the map.flights network.

SWA278 over the last 30 days

As of 2026-10-27

SWA278 is operated by Southwest Airlines on the route St. Louis Lambert International Airport (STL/KSTL) → Raleigh-Durham International Airport (RDU/KRDU). It usually takes off around 02:15 UTC (21:15 local time, STL). It usually lands around 03:45 UTC (23:45 local time, RDU). Most frequent aircraft type: BOEING 737 MAX 8 (B38M).

Days with an observed flight (last 30 days)

22/30

Days of the week with an observed flight

Mon, Thu, Fri, Sat

Typical take-off

02:15 UTC · 21:15 local time (STL)

Typical landing

03:45 UTC · 23:45 local time (RDU)

Typical time airborne

91 min

Median departure deviation from the usual time on this route

+3 min

Departures within 15 minutes of the usual time

77 %

Departures measured

44

Our measurement against the usual departure time of the route, from our own observations over the last 28 days; the figures cover all flights of this airline on the route.

Aircraft types on this flight (last 30 days)

• BOEING 737 MAX 8 (B38M) — Number of flights: 22
• BOEING 737-800 (B738) — Number of flights: 9
• BOEING 737-700 (B737) — Number of flights: 6

Aircraft in the last 7 days

• N8965Q · BOEING 737 MAX 8 2026-10-27
• N566WN · BOEING 737-700 2026-10-25
• N8667D · BOEING 737-800 2026-10-24
• N8960L · BOEING 737 MAX 8 2026-10-24
• N8975K · BOEING 737 MAX 8 2026-10-23
• N8668A · BOEING 737-800 2026-10-21

Related flights on this route

• All flights KSTL – KRDU