WN996 OAK → LAX

Southwest Airlines · Oakland, CA to Los Angeles, CA · 50 flights observed, 2026-01-06 to 2026-03-04 · 337 mi

This flight has been getting less reliable recently — 2026-02's on-time rate (70%) is well below the 95% average from earlier months.

WN996 covers more than one route in the data window — the stats below are for OAK → LAX, the one it has flown most recently. The others are linked under “Other routes”.

On-time arrival
84%
Median delay
-7 min
90th percentile
+31 min
Cancellation rate
2%

How often is WN996 on time?

Across 50 flights on OAK → LAX from 2026-01-06 to 2026-03-04, WN996 arrived within 15 minutes of schedule 84% of the time. The median arrival delay was -7 min, and the worst 10% of flights arrived +31 min or later. 2% of flights were cancelled.

Delay distribution

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

ArrivalFlightsShare
Early / on-time4184%
16-30 min24%
31-60 min24%
61-120 min48%
2+ hrs00%

Performance by month

MonthFlightsOn-timeAvg delay
2026-012295%-7 min
2026-022370%+11 min
2026-034100%-13 min

Performance by day of week

DayFlightsOn-time
Mon875%
Tue888%
Wed978%
Thu875%
Fri888%
SatNo data—
Sun8100%

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