WN356 SMF → LAX

Southwest Airlines · Sacramento, CA to Los Angeles, CA · 58 flights observed, 2026-01-06 to 2026-03-04 · 373 mi

This flight runs much more reliably at some times of day than others — 100% on-time departing 12–3pm vs. 63% departing 3–6pm.

WN356 covers more than one route in the data window — the stats below are for SMF → LAX, the one it has flown most recently. The others are linked under “Other routes”.

On-time arrival
81%
Median delay
-8 min
90th percentile
+46 min
Cancellation rate
0%

How often is WN356 on time?

Across 58 flights on SMF → LAX from 2026-01-06 to 2026-03-04, WN356 arrived within 15 minutes of schedule 81% of the time. The median arrival delay was -8 min, and the worst 10% of flights arrived +46 min or later. 0% of flights were cancelled.

Delay distribution

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

ArrivalFlightsShare
Early / on-time4781%
16-30 min12%
31-60 min610%
61-120 min35%
2+ hrs12%

Performance by month

MonthFlightsOn-timeAvg delay
2026-0126100%-9 min
2026-022864%+18 min
2026-03475%+16 min

Performance by day of week

DayFlightsOn-time
Mon888%
Tue989%
Wed9100%
Thu863%
Fri863%
Sat8100%
Sun863%

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