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Flight Reliability

WN 3478 · Southwest Airlines

This number covered several routes in this period.

One number, several routes.

Airlines reuse flight numbers, and WN 3478 moved between routes during this period. Numbers below combine all of them, so treat them as background, not a verdict. For a cleaner answer, check the route you are actually flying.

Combined across all its routes

81%
Arrive within 15 minutes
4 min
Average arrival delay
0.7%
Cancelled
4 min early
Median arrival delay

Based on 274 historical flights. Data through May 2026.

The breakdown

On-time by weekday
  • Mon82%(44 flights)
  • Tue76%(37 flights)
  • Wed87%(39 flights)
  • Thu75%(44 flights)
  • Fri85%(39 flights)
  • Sat89%(35 flights)
  • Sun76%(33 flights)
On-time by departure window
  • 3–6 AM100%(28 flights)
  • 6–9 AM94%(34 flights)
  • 9 AM–12 PM79%(28 flights)
  • 12–3 PM85%(59 flights)
  • 3–6 PM77%(65 flights)
  • 6–9 PM91%(11 flights)
  • 9 PM–12 AM61%(46 flights)
On-time trend by month
84%
Mar

Jun 75% → Mar 84% on time

On-time arrival percentage by month
MonthOn-time percentageFlights
June 202575%36
July 202566%38
August 202575%12
November 202578%36
December 202581%43
January 202690%30
February 2026100%27
March 202684%31
Departures on time
73%
Diverted
0.4%
Flights flown
271
Months covered
11

Based on 274 historical flights, because apparently we checked. Historical flight data: U.S. Bureau of Transportation Statistics, June 2025 – May 2026. Data through May 2026. How we calculate this.