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Flight Reliability

WN 3843 · Southwest Airlines

This number covered several routes in this period.

One number, several routes.

Airlines reuse flight numbers, and WN 3843 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

69%
Arrive within 15 minutes
12 min
Average arrival delay
0.9%
Cancelled
1 min
Median arrival delay

Based on 332 historical flights. Data through May 2026.

The breakdown

On-time by weekday
  • Mon69%(51 flights)
  • Tue76%(37 flights)
  • Wed54%(35 flights)
  • Thu60%(53 flights)
  • Fri71%(56 flights)
  • Sat81%(47 flights)
  • Sun73%(48 flights)
On-time by departure window
  • 3–6 AM94%(18 flights)
  • 9 AM–12 PM79%(80 flights)
  • 12–3 PM79%(58 flights)
  • 3–6 PM66%(47 flights)
  • 6–9 PM57%(124 flights)
On-time trend by month
43%
May

Jun 57% → May 43% on time

On-time arrival percentage by month
MonthOn-time percentageFlights
June 202557%30
July 202571%28
August 202596%24
September 202595%21
October 202573%30
December 202591%11
January 202689%28
February 202660%35
March 202687%31
April 202645%40
May 202643%44
Departures on time
68%
Diverted
0.6%
Flights flown
327
Months covered
12

Based on 332 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.