WN438 AUS → SAN

Southwest Airlines · Austin, TX to San Diego, CA · 57 flights observed, 2026-04-07 to 2026-06-03 · 1,164 mi

This flight's reliability varies a lot by day of week — 100% on-time on Mondays vs. 14% on Sundays.

WN438 covers more than one route in the data window — the stats below are for AUS → SAN, the one it has flown most recently. The others are linked under “Other routes”.

On-time arrival
79%
Median delay
-2 min
90th percentile
+38 min
Cancellation rate
0%

How often is WN438 on time?

Across 57 flights on AUS → SAN from 2026-04-07 to 2026-06-03, WN438 arrived within 15 minutes of schedule 79% of the time. The median arrival delay was -2 min, and the worst 10% of flights arrived +38 min or later. 0% of flights were cancelled.

Delay distribution

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

ArrivalFlightsShare
Early / on-time4579%
16-30 min59%
31-60 min611%
61-120 min12%
2+ hrs00%

Performance by month

MonthFlightsOn-timeAvg delay
2026-042479%+5 min
2026-053077%+7 min
2026-063100%-9 min

Performance by day of week

DayFlightsOn-time
Mon8100%
Tue989%
Wed989%
Thu875%
Fri888%
Sat888%
Sun714%

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