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Flight Reliability

WN 3974 · Southwest Airlines

This number covered several routes in this period.

One number, several routes.

Airlines reuse flight numbers, and WN 3974 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
1.5%
Cancelled
2 min early
Median arrival delay

Based on 202 historical flights. Data through May 2026.

The breakdown

On-time by weekday
  • Mon70%(27 flights)
  • Tue85%(34 flights)
  • Wed65%(34 flights)
  • Thu75%(28 flights)
  • Fri90%(29 flights)
  • Sat86%(22 flights)
  • Sun60%(25 flights)
On-time by departure window
  • 6–9 AM91%(64 flights)
  • 9 AM–12 PM(9 flights)
  • 12–3 PM78%(27 flights)
  • 3–6 PM69%(36 flights)
  • 6–9 PM64%(63 flights)
On-time trend by month
63%
May

Oct 90% → May 63% on time

On-time arrival percentage by month
MonthOn-time percentageFlights
October 202590%30
November 202578%27
December 202571%28
February 202673%11
March 202667%42
April 202684%25
May 202663%24
Departures on time
69%
Diverted
0%
Flights flown
199
Months covered
9

Based on 202 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.