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Flight Reliability

WN 4138 · Southwest Airlines

This number covered several routes in this period.

One number, several routes.

Airlines reuse flight numbers, and WN 4138 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

86%
Arrive within 15 minutes
2 min
Average arrival delay
0.3%
Cancelled
7 min early
Median arrival delay

Based on 312 historical flights. Data through May 2026.

The breakdown

On-time by weekday
  • Mon85%(59 flights)
  • Tue94%(36 flights)
  • Wed97%(31 flights)
  • Thu71%(55 flights)
  • Fri85%(59 flights)
  • Sat91%(22 flights)
  • Sun90%(48 flights)
On-time by departure window
  • 3–6 AM88%(16 flights)
  • 6–9 AM95%(75 flights)
  • 9 AM–12 PM93%(57 flights)
  • 12–3 PM86%(72 flights)
  • 3–6 PM69%(74 flights)
  • 6–9 PM94%(16 flights)
On-time trend by month
100%
May

Jun 96% → May 100% on time

On-time arrival percentage by month
MonthOn-time percentageFlights
June 202596%26
July 202589%27
August 202555%20
September 202567%21
October 202569%39
December 202580%20
March 202693%73
April 202698%41
May 2026100%30
Departures on time
85%
Diverted
0.3%
Flights flown
310
Months covered
12

Based on 312 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.