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Flight Reliability

WN 3873 · Southwest Airlines

This number covered several routes in this period.

One number, several routes.

Airlines reuse flight numbers, and WN 3873 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
9 min
Average arrival delay
1.3%
Cancelled
2 min early
Median arrival delay

Based on 236 historical flights. Data through May 2026.

The breakdown

On-time by weekday
  • Mon75%(32 flights)
  • Tue75%(32 flights)
  • Wed80%(30 flights)
  • Thu72%(32 flights)
  • Fri80%(35 flights)
  • Sat78%(27 flights)
  • Sun72%(43 flights)
On-time by departure window
  • 6–9 AM100%(59 flights)
  • 9 AM–12 PM86%(49 flights)
  • 12–3 PM56%(45 flights)
  • 3–6 PM41%(22 flights)
  • 6–9 PM73%(33 flights)
  • 9 PM–12 AM70%(23 flights)
On-time trend by month
60%
May

Jun 58% → May 60% on time

On-time arrival percentage by month
MonthOn-time percentageFlights
June 202558%31
July 202570%30
August 202594%31
September 2025100%30
November 202585%13
February 202665%17
March 202646%13
April 202689%26
May 202660%30
Departures on time
73%
Diverted
0.8%
Flights flown
231
Months covered
12

Based on 236 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.