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Flight Reliability

WN 3498 · Southwest Airlines

This number covered several routes in this period.

One number, several routes.

Airlines reuse flight numbers, and WN 3498 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

74%
Arrive within 15 minutes
9 min
Average arrival delay
0.3%
Cancelled
5 min early
Median arrival delay

Based on 305 historical flights. Data through May 2026.

The breakdown

On-time by weekday
  • Mon69%(45 flights)
  • Tue87%(39 flights)
  • Wed79%(38 flights)
  • Thu66%(44 flights)
  • Fri59%(44 flights)
  • Sat85%(39 flights)
  • Sun75%(55 flights)
On-time by departure window
  • 6–9 AM(1 flights)
  • 9 AM–12 PM70%(43 flights)
  • 12–3 PM91%(45 flights)
  • 3–6 PM66%(62 flights)
  • 6–9 PM75%(145 flights)
  • 9 PM–12 AM(8 flights)
On-time trend by month
83%
May

Jun 48% → May 83% on time

On-time arrival percentage by month
MonthOn-time percentageFlights
June 202548%46
July 202548%46
August 202588%34
September 202593%30
October 202592%13
November 202596%27
December 202594%31
April 202689%26
May 202683%30
Departures on time
71%
Diverted
0%
Flights flown
304
Months covered
12

Based on 305 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.