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Flight Reliability

WN 4738 · Southwest Airlines

This number covered several routes in this period.

One number, several routes.

Airlines reuse flight numbers, and WN 4738 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

70%
Arrive within 15 minutes
16 min
Average arrival delay
1.7%
Cancelled
1 min
Median arrival delay

Based on 175 historical flights. Data through May 2026.

The breakdown

On-time by weekday
  • Mon71%(28 flights)
  • Tue74%(23 flights)
  • Wed72%(18 flights)
  • Thu68%(22 flights)
  • Fri86%(29 flights)
  • Sat55%(20 flights)
  • Sun59%(32 flights)
On-time by departure window
  • 3–6 AM100%(11 flights)
  • 6–9 AM(1 flights)
  • 9 AM–12 PM55%(11 flights)
  • 12–3 PM64%(25 flights)
  • 3–6 PM75%(73 flights)
  • 6–9 PM61%(51 flights)
On-time trend by month
80%
Feb

Jun 67% → Feb 80% on time

On-time arrival percentage by month
MonthOn-time percentageFlights
June 202567%52
July 202564%55
December 202575%20
February 202680%20
Departures on time
65%
Diverted
0%
Flights flown
172
Months covered
9

Based on 175 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.