Schedule: a typical Wednesday (the flights of Jul 29, 2026, re-dated). Real flights replace these once the FAA publishes them, usually about a day ahead.
SOUTHWEST · FLIGHT WN 53
SCHEDULED · TYPICAL SCHEDULE
Wednesday, September 30 Today
WN 53 · MAF → DAL
departs 5:35 PM CT · arrives 6:55 PM CT
Forecast issued Wed 7:00 AM ET · 12h before departure
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Other days
Today
Tue 10/6 15%
Odds over time
Arrive at DAL more than 15 minutes late?
41%
chance · ±4 pts
+15 pts · 24h
HOW SURE WE ARE
Good. The odds now lean mostly on firmed-up weather forecasts.
Arrive 15+ late
41%
Leave 15+ late
35%
Arrive 1h+ late
14%
Cancelled
5%
WEATHER FORECASTS
LIVE
IN THE AIR
0%
20%
40%
60%
80%
2.9d
2d
1d
Now
6h
Departs
Lands
Arrive at DAL more than 15 minutes late?
Calm-weather odds: 14% · changed +15 pts in 24h
+15 pts
41%
Yes 41%
No 59%
Leave MAF more than 15 minutes late?
Calm-weather odds: 14% · changed +7 pts in 24h
+7 pts
35%
Yes 35%
No 65%
Arrive at DAL more than an hour late?
Calm-weather odds: 3% · changed +5 pts in 24h
+5 pts
14%
Yes 14%
No 86%
Cancelled?
Calm-weather odds: <1% · changed +3 pts in 24h
+3 pts
5%
Yes 5%
No 95%
How late will it get to DAL?
On time or early
56%
15–30 min late
19%
30 min–1 hour late
6%
1–2 hours late
9%
Over 2 hours late
5%
Cancelled
5%
Gate arrival compared with the scheduled arrival. The ranges add up to 100%.
What’s moving the odds
↑
Gusts to 28 kt forecast at DAL that day
↑
Arrivals into DAL at that hour are often late
↑
Gusts to 25 kt forecast at MAF that day
↓
Wednesdays in September are usually quieter than average
↓
MAF usually runs smoothly
Weather at each end
MAF (origin)
Gusts 25 kt Ceiling 6,000 ft Visibility 10+ mi Precip 0.14 in
DAL (destination)
Gusts 28 kt Ceiling 2,500 ft Visibility 9 mi Precip 0.14 in
How this resolves
Yes if the gate arrival is more than 15 minutes after the scheduled arrival. Cancelled or diverted flights resolve N/A.
Every question here is display only — there is no betting or money involved. Gate times come from the airline; a cancellation resolves only the “Cancelled?” question, and a diversion voids the delay questions.