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Flight Reliability

WN 4078 · Southwest Airlines

This number covered several routes in this period.

One number, several routes.

Airlines reuse flight numbers, and WN 4078 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

77%
Arrive within 15 minutes
10 min
Average arrival delay
1.2%
Cancelled
1 min early
Median arrival delay

Based on 170 historical flights. Data through May 2026.

The breakdown

On-time by weekday
  • Mon78%(23 flights)
  • Tue75%(24 flights)
  • Wed88%(24 flights)
  • Thu79%(24 flights)
  • Fri65%(26 flights)
  • Sat76%(21 flights)
  • Sun81%(26 flights)
On-time by departure window
  • 6–9 AM(1 flights)
  • 9 AM–12 PM78%(32 flights)
  • 12–3 PM85%(41 flights)
  • 3–6 PM83%(30 flights)
  • 6–9 PM70%(64 flights)
On-time trend by month
60%
May

Feb 76% → May 60% on time

On-time arrival percentage by month
MonthOn-time percentageFlights
February 202676%25
March 202687%69
April 202677%35
May 202660%25
Departures on time
65%
Diverted
0%
Flights flown
168
Months covered
8

Based on 170 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.