WN398

WN398 (Southwest Airlines) is a multi-stop service on 40 routes, busiest Oakland to Long Beach. Of 804 departures recorded from October 2024 to July 2026, 70.9% left on time, according to the US BTS.

Recorded departures by month

All legs under this number combined; see the leg table.

The most recent periods19 periods
PeriodDepartures 2025Departures 2026Change vs last year
January3631▼ 13.9%
February3528▼ 20.0%
March2631▲ 19.2%
April4430▼ 31.8%
May4631▼ 32.6%
June6430▼ 53.1%
July6632▼ 51.5%
August46––
September43––
October38–in progress
November30––
December31––
Year to date (Jan–Jul)317213▼ 32.8%

according to the US BTS · October 2024 → July 2026

On-time departures by month

All legs combined

On time = departure within 15 minutes of schedule. Non-cancelled flights with a recorded delay only.

The most recent periods19 periods
PeriodOn time 2025On time 2026Change vs last year
January77.8%83.9%▲ 7.8%
February77.1%78.6%▲ 1.9%
March80.8%46.7%▼ 42.2%
April83.7%90.0%▲ 7.5%
May82.6%90.3%▲ 9.3%
June49.2%83.3%▲ 69.3%
July41.5%96.9%▲ 133.2%
August60.0%––
September39.5%––
October89.5%–in progress
November66.7%––
December58.6%––
Year-to-date average (Jan–Jul)70.4%81.4%▲ 15.6%

according to the US BTS · October 2024 → July 2026

Average departure delay by month

All legs combined

according to the US BTS · October 2024 → July 2026

Cancelled departures by month

All legs combined
The most recent periods19 periods
PeriodCancelled 2025Cancelled 2026Change vs last year
January00–
February00–
March01–
April10▼ 100.0%
May00–
June10▼ 100.0%
July10▼ 100.0%
August1––
September0––
October0–in progress
November0––
December2––
Year to date (Jan–Jul)31▼ 66.7%

according to the US BTS · October 2024 → July 2026

This is not a forecast

This is a historical record of departures already flown, not a forecast for your flight.

This number flies several legs

Several legs: the headline figure averages all of them. See the leg table.

Cancellation share

  • Not cancelled 99.1% 797
  • Cancelled 0.9% 7

Share of all recorded flights in the period, all legs. · Oct 12, 2024 → Jul 31, 2026

On time, leg by leg

  1. OAK–LGB93 78.5%
  2. ATL–LGA64 61.3%
  3. DAL–CLT60 43.3%
  4. HOU–HRL58 82.8%
  5. AUS–MDW58 93.1%
  6. AUS–SJC57 89.5%
  7. ELP–PHX49 85.4%
  8. LAS–LAX42 45.2%

Departures within 15 minutes of schedule; small figure = departures recorded.

Legs flown under this number

9
Monthly figures
PeriodDepartures With departure delay recordedOn time Cancelled
October 2024 23 23 91.3% 0
November 2024 34 34 85.3% 0
December 2024 29 29 65.5% 0
January 2025 36 36 77.8% 0
February 2025 35 35 77.1% 0
March 2025 26 26 80.8% 0
April 2025 44 43 83.7% 1
May 2025 46 46 82.6% 0
June 2025 64 63 49.2% 1
July 2025 66 65 41.5% 1
August 2025 46 45 60.0% 1
September 2025 43 43 39.5% 0
October 2025 38 38 89.5% 0
November 2025 30 30 66.7% 0
December 2025 31 29 58.6% 2
January 2026 31 31 83.9% 0
February 2026 28 28 78.6% 0
March 2026 31 30 46.7% 1
April 2026 30 30 90.0% 0
May 2026 31 31 90.3% 0
June 2026 30 30 83.3% 0
July 2026 32 32 96.9% 0

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