WN1521 DAL → SMF

Southwest Airlines · Dallas, TX to Sacramento, CA · 26 flights observed, 2026-04-07 to 2026-06-03 · 1,442 mi

This flight runs much more reliably at some times of day than others — 63% on-time departing 6–9pm vs. 17% departing 9pm–12am.

WN1521 covers more than one route in the data window — the stats below are for DAL → SMF, the one it has flown most recently. The others are linked under “Other routes”.

On-time arrival
52%
Median delay
+15 min
90th percentile
+77 min
Cancellation rate
4%

How often is WN1521 on time?

Across 26 flights on DAL → SMF from 2026-04-07 to 2026-06-03, WN1521 arrived within 15 minutes of schedule 52% of the time. The median arrival delay was +15 min, and the worst 10% of flights arrived +77 min or later. 4% of flights were cancelled.

Delay distribution

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

ArrivalFlightsShare
Early / on-time1352%
16-30 min14%
31-60 min728%
61-120 min28%
2+ hrs28%

Performance by month

MonthFlightsOn-timeAvg delay
2026-041182%+3 min
2026-051225%+49 min
2026-06250%+18 min

Performance by day of week

DayFlightsOn-time
MonNo data—
Tue944%
Wed989%
ThuNo data—
FriNo data—
SatNo data—
Sun714%

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