WN1281 LAS → SMF

Southwest Airlines · Las Vegas, NV to Sacramento, CA · 20 flights observed, 2025-07-01 to 2025-08-03 · 397 mi

This flight runs much more reliably at some times of day than others — 100% on-time departing 6–9am vs. 22% departing 6–9pm.

WN1281 covers more than one route in the data window — the stats below are for LAS → SMF, the one it has flown most recently. The others are linked under “Other routes”.

On-time arrival
63%
Median delay
+4 min
90th percentile
+66 min
Cancellation rate
5%

How often is WN1281 on time?

Across 20 flights on LAS → SMF from 2025-07-01 to 2025-08-03, WN1281 arrived within 15 minutes of schedule 63% of the time. The median arrival delay was +4 min, and the worst 10% of flights arrived +66 min or later. 5% of flights were cancelled.

Delay distribution

Arrival delay for completed flights (excludes cancellations and diversions).

ArrivalFlightsShare
Early / on-time1263%
16-30 min211%
31-60 min316%
61-120 min00%
2+ hrs211%

Performance by month

MonthFlightsOn-timeAvg delay
2025-071759%+29 min
2025-082100%-8 min

Performance by day of week

DayFlightsOn-time
MonNo data—
Tue40%
Wed540%
ThuNo data—
FriNo data—
Sat5100%
Sun5100%

Based on US Department of Transportation Bureau of Transportation Statistics on-time data. Loading live conditions and full charts…