Southwest B738 at San Antonio on Jan 27th 2026, rejected takeoff due to runway incursion
Last Update: January 29, 2026 / 19:49:51 GMT/Zulu time
Incident Facts
Date of incident
Jan 27, 2026
Classification
Incident
Airline
Southwest Airlines
Flight number
WN-4996
Departure
San Antonio, United States
Destination
Dallas Love, United States
Aircraft Registration
N8563Z
Aircraft Type
Boeing 737-800
ICAO Type Designator
B738
The Southwest Boeing stopped on the runway, held position, vacated the runway and returned to the hold short line of runway 22. The aircraft, that had been delayed by about 80 minutes for first attempt of departure, departed about 40 minutes after the rejected takeoff and reached Dallas with a delay of 2 hours.
Aircraft Registration Data
Incident Facts
Date of incident
Jan 27, 2026
Classification
Incident
Airline
Southwest Airlines
Flight number
WN-4996
Departure
San Antonio, United States
Destination
Dallas Love, United States
Aircraft Registration
N8563Z
Aircraft Type
Boeing 737-800
ICAO Type Designator
B738
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