WN1297 SFO → LAX

Southwest Airlines · San Francisco, CA to Los Angeles, CA · 38 flights observed, 2026-01-06 to 2026-03-03 · 337 mi

This flight runs much more reliably at some times of day than others — 87% on-time departing 3–6pm vs. 38% departing 6–9pm.

WN1297 covers more than one route in the data window — the stats below are for SFO → LAX, the one it has flown most recently. The others are linked under “Other routes”.

On-time arrival
76%
Median delay
-5 min
90th percentile
+39 min
Cancellation rate
0%

How often is WN1297 on time?

Across 38 flights on SFO → LAX from 2026-01-06 to 2026-03-03, WN1297 arrived within 15 minutes of schedule 76% of the time. The median arrival delay was -5 min, and the worst 10% of flights arrived +39 min or later. 0% of flights were cancelled.

Delay distribution

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

ArrivalFlightsShare
Early / on-time2976%
16-30 min411%
31-60 min513%
61-120 min00%
2+ hrs00%

Performance by month

MonthFlightsOn-timeAvg delay
2026-011794%-9 min
2026-021958%+15 min
2026-032100%-9 min

Performance by day of week

DayFlightsOn-time
Mon475%
Tue888%
Wed888%
Thu580%
Fri650%
Sat367%
Sun475%

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