WN1287 MDW → SMF

Southwest Airlines · Chicago, IL to Sacramento, CA · 46 flights observed, 2025-11-02 to 2026-01-05 · 1,790 mi

This flight has been getting less reliable recently — 2025-12's on-time rate (70%) is well below the 96% average from earlier months.

WN1287 covers more than one route in the data window — the stats below are for MDW → SMF, the one it has flown most recently. The others are linked under “Other routes”.

On-time arrival
82%
Median delay
-1 min
90th percentile
+23 min
Cancellation rate
2%

How often is WN1287 on time?

Across 46 flights on MDW → SMF from 2025-11-02 to 2026-01-05, WN1287 arrived within 15 minutes of schedule 82% of the time. The median arrival delay was -1 min, and the worst 10% of flights arrived +23 min or later. 2% of flights were cancelled.

Delay distribution

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

ArrivalFlightsShare
Early / on-time3782%
16-30 min511%
31-60 min24%
61-120 min12%
2+ hrs00%

Performance by month

MonthFlightsOn-timeAvg delay
2025-112396%-1 min
2025-122070%+8 min
2026-01250%+10 min

Performance by day of week

DayFlightsOn-time
Mon683%
Tue6100%
Wed875%
Thu8100%
Fri683%
Sat450%
Sun771%

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