Flight
SWA261 3 Sep 2026
SWA261, operated by Southwest Airlines, on 3 Sep 2026, 5 legs. Scheduled and actual times are local to each airport (hover for UTC).
Leg 1 of 5estimated
PlaneTrack receiver network| Route | Route not recorded |
| Status | Completed (receiver network) |
| First seen airborne | 00:00Z |
| Last seen | 01:36Z |
| Duration | 1h 36m |
| Aircraft | N8841L |
| Max altitude | 38,000 ft |
Leg 2 of 5estimated
PlaneTrack receiver network| Route | KCLT CHARLOTTE DOUGLAS INTERNATIONAL → KSMF SACRAMENTO INTERNATIONAL |
| Status | Completed (receiver network) |
| First seen airborne | 22:49 EDT 2 Sep |
| Last seen | 04:36 PDT |
| Duration | 8h 46m |
| Aircraft | N8841L |
| Max altitude | 30,000 ft |
| Distance tracked | 1,945 nm |
Leg 3 of 5
PlaneTrack receiver network| Route | KBNA NASHVILLE INTERNATIONAL → KLAS MC CARRAN INTERNATIONAL |
| Status | Completed (receiver network) |
| First seen airborne | 07:46 CDT |
| Last seen | 09:14 PDT |
| Duration | 3h 27m |
| Aircraft | N281WN |
| Max altitude | 38,000 ft |
| Distance tracked | 1,376 nm |
Leg 4 of 5estimated
PlaneTrack receiver network| Route | KLAS MC CARRAN INTERNATIONAL → KONT ONTARIO INTERNATIONAL |
| Status | Completed (receiver network) |
| First seen airborne | 10:21 PDT |
| Last seen | 11:18 PDT |
| Duration | 0h 56m |
| Aircraft | N281WN |
| Max altitude | 26,000 ft |
| Distance tracked | 171 nm |
Leg 5 of 5
PlaneTrack receiver network| Route | KONT ONTARIO INTERNATIONAL → KSMF SACRAMENTO INTERNATIONAL |
| Status | Completed (receiver network) |
| First seen airborne | 12:02 PDT |
| Last seen | 13:06 PDT |
| Duration | 1h 03m |
| Aircraft | N281WN |
| Max altitude | 36,000 ft |
| Distance tracked | 338 nm |
Punctuality, last 30 days
| Flights | 12 |
| On time | 7 (58%) |
| Average delay | +31 min |
| Worst delay | +136 min |
In the last 30 days SWA261 departed on time (within 15 minutes) on 7 of 12 flights (58%), with an average departure delay of +31 min and a worst delay of +136 min.
Schedule, departure and arrival times from the FAA SWIM feed; aircraft, altitude and distance from the PlaneTrack receiver network. On time means a departure within 15 minutes of schedule.