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Flight Reliability

WN 3851 · Southwest Airlines

This number covered several routes in this period.

One number, several routes.

Airlines reuse flight numbers, and WN 3851 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

76%
Arrive within 15 minutes
6 min
Average arrival delay
1.3%
Cancelled
3 min early
Median arrival delay

Based on 387 historical flights. Data through May 2026.

The breakdown

On-time by weekday
  • Mon77%(56 flights)
  • Tue86%(56 flights)
  • Wed71%(58 flights)
  • Thu68%(57 flights)
  • Fri73%(56 flights)
  • Sat80%(39 flights)
  • Sun80%(60 flights)
On-time by departure window
  • 3–6 AM96%(44 flights)
  • 6–9 AM93%(126 flights)
  • 9 AM–12 PM80%(64 flights)
  • 12–3 PM67%(60 flights)
  • 3–6 PM54%(52 flights)
  • 6–9 PM36%(36 flights)
On-time trend by month
32%
May

Jun 78% → May 32% on time

On-time arrival percentage by month
MonthOn-time percentageFlights
June 202578%49
July 202572%53
October 202593%30
November 202577%35
December 202584%45
January 202689%28
February 202692%26
March 202693%45
April 202650%32
May 202632%31
Departures on time
76%
Diverted
0%
Flights flown
382
Months covered
11

Based on 387 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.