Is there a way to figure out where a SW flight originates from?

[Snoozan]

My DS is flying out of BDL(Hartford)on Monday on a non-stop to MCO at 11:20AM. I'd like to figure out where this flight is coming into BDL from, so I can figure out if I have to worry about trying to change their flight due to weather. With the planned nasty weather tomorrow in the South(but not as far down as MCO), I'm kind of worried about there being a plane at the gate for them on Monday. I know from experience it's not the always the airport you're leaving from that can screw up your flight!

 

[OKW Lover]

There's probably an easier way, but I usually go to the website of the airport I'm flying from and look there for a list of incoming flights. Look for one arriving about an hour before your flight leaves and parking at the same gate.

 

[lost*in*cyberspace]

The easiest way is to simply call SWA and ask.

 

[kackle]

Try flightaware.com it will tell you all about it. If you have the airline name and flight number then you can track it all day (even when it's in the air).

 

[joelkfla]

If you just Google the airline and flight number (e.g., SWA 418), it will usually bring up the flight on sites like flightaware.