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Flight Reliability

WN 3829 · Southwest Airlines

This number covered several routes in this period.

One number, several routes.

Airlines reuse flight numbers, and WN 3829 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

65%
Arrive within 15 minutes
14 min
Average arrival delay
1.2%
Cancelled
6 min
Median arrival delay

Based on 163 historical flights. Data through May 2026.

The breakdown

On-time by weekday
  • Mon62%(29 flights)
  • Tue59%(22 flights)
  • Wed68%(22 flights)
  • Thu63%(27 flights)
  • Fri67%(30 flights)
  • Sat50%(12 flights)
  • Sun83%(18 flights)
On-time by departure window
  • 6–9 AM94%(48 flights)
  • 9 AM–12 PM60%(30 flights)
  • 12–3 PM54%(52 flights)
  • 3–6 PM(2 flights)
  • 6–9 PM(3 flights)
  • 9 PM–12 AM36%(25 flights)
On-time trend by month
48%
May

Jun 52% → May 48% on time

On-time arrival percentage by month
MonthOn-time percentageFlights
June 202552%23
July 202548%23
October 202591%22
December 202555%11
March 2026100%16
April 202667%27
May 202648%29
Departures on time
60%
Diverted
0.6%
Flights flown
160
Months covered
10

Based on 163 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.