WN1738 SEA → SMF

Southwest Airlines · Seattle, WA to Sacramento, CA · 33 flights observed, 2026-03-05 to 2026-04-06 · 605 mi

This flight runs much more reliably at some times of day than others — 96% on-time departing 3–6am vs. 38% departing 9am–12pm.

WN1738 covers more than one route in the data window — the stats below are for SEA → SMF, the one it has flown most recently. The others are linked under “Other routes”.

On-time arrival
81%
Median delay
-9 min
90th percentile
+20 min
Cancellation rate
6%

How often is WN1738 on time?

Across 33 flights on SEA → SMF from 2026-03-05 to 2026-04-06, WN1738 arrived within 15 minutes of schedule 81% of the time. The median arrival delay was -9 min, and the worst 10% of flights arrived +20 min or later. 6% of flights were cancelled.

Delay distribution

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

ArrivalFlightsShare
Early / on-time2581%
16-30 min413%
31-60 min13%
61-120 min13%
2+ hrs00%

Performance by month

MonthFlightsOn-timeAvg delay
2026-032580%+0 min
2026-04683%-1 min

Performance by day of week

DayFlightsOn-time
Mon5100%
Tue450%
Wed425%
Thu5100%
Fri580%
Sat3100%
Sun5100%

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