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Flight Reliability

WN 4038 · Southwest Airlines

This number covered several routes in this period.

One number, several routes.

Airlines reuse flight numbers, and WN 4038 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

75%
Arrive within 15 minutes
9 min
Average arrival delay
0.4%
Cancelled
2 min early
Median arrival delay

Based on 270 historical flights. Data through May 2026.

The breakdown

On-time by weekday
  • Mon73%(45 flights)
  • Tue77%(26 flights)
  • Wed93%(28 flights)
  • Thu72%(53 flights)
  • Fri70%(54 flights)
  • Sat67%(27 flights)
  • Sun81%(36 flights)
On-time by departure window
  • 3–6 AM88%(51 flights)
  • 6–9 AM82%(22 flights)
  • 9 AM–12 PM79%(53 flights)
  • 12–3 PM74%(46 flights)
  • 3–6 PM64%(90 flights)
  • 6–9 PM(7 flights)
On-time trend by month
36%
May

Jun 100% → May 36% on time

On-time arrival percentage by month
MonthOn-time percentageFlights
June 2025100%23
July 202585%27
August 202544%18
September 202553%17
October 202578%18
November 202584%25
December 202565%23
February 202676%21
March 202680%56
April 202683%24
May 202636%14
Departures on time
75%
Diverted
0%
Flights flown
269
Months covered
12

Based on 270 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.