WN1601Southwest Airlines · DEN → SMF
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Route confirmed Southwest Airlines

WN1601 DenverDEN · 09:15 SacramentoSMF · 10:50

WN1601 by Southwest Airlines flies from Denver (DEN) to Sacramento (SMF) for the Wed, Sep 9 departure.

Same number through DEN → PDX → SMF

Right nowLanded in Sacramento · today
10:50

arrived at SMF · on schedule

Typical gate push+8 minmedian posted departure

Where the minutes go

last 7 operations · gate push → arrival
0+30+60+90 min
09-09
+2 gate
09-08
+2 gate
09-07
+38 gate
09-04
+43 gate
09-03
+41 gate
09-02
−3 gate
09-01
+1 gate

The bar is how late it left the gate; the ring is where it actually arrived. Board clocks, not estimates.

The last 30 days

arrival outcome per operation

0 cancelled · 9 operations tracked

The route today

live boards
DENDenverOn-time likelyDEN delay board →
SMFSacramentoOn-time likelySMF delay board →
DEN→SMFevery carrier, schedules and on-time historyRoute intelligence →

Weather lens

Delay & cancellation outlook for this flight

Measured, 90-day sample
42%Chance of 15+ min delay
1.8%Chance of cancellation
+9 minAvg hub delay right now

Conditions at DEN and SMF are near their clear-air norm right now, so this reflects the route's recent baseline rather than a weather penalty. For this route and airline, under conditions like today's, over the last 90 days.

Pro Flight Search tracking, 90 days · the weather × delay correlation study → · live weather risk by airport →

When it flies

scheduled departures
061422
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T
W
T
F
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Each mark is a scheduled departure at its origin-local time. Today is highlighted.

Other Denver to Sacramento flights today

same route · Southwest Airlines
WN668departs 08:45
WN449departs 09:20
WN874departs 09:20
WN1161departs 10:25
WN1603departs 12:25
WN3142departs 16:30

If WN1601 is cancelled, these are the other Southwest Airlines nonstop flights from Denver to Sacramento on the same day, with scheduled departure times in DEN local time. Most flights posting a delay still operate — rebooking usually only beats a very large posted delay. Every airline on this route →

How WN1601 actually runs

Pro Flight Search has tracked every published board update for WN1601 across the DEN and SMF boards: schedule changes, gate pushes and actual clocks. Usually lands on time. Based on 8 confirmed landings · 5/8 within 15 min of schedule.

The verdict above is that record speaking, so it reflects how WN1601 operates rather than what the timetable promises. Numbers refresh as new flights operate.

Technical record

How this operation is measured

board clocksaircraft

Board log

scheduled → actual, per operation
09-09DEN 09:15 09:17 (+2)SMF
09-08DEN 09:15 09:17 (+2)SMF
09-07DEN 15:00 15:38 (+38)SMF
09-04DEN 15:00 15:43 (+43)SMF
09-03DEN 15:00 15:41 (+41)SMF
09-02DEN 09:15 09:12 (−3)SMF
09-01DEN 09:15 09:16 (+1)SMF
08-31DEN 15:00 15:08 (+8)SMF
08-30DEN 08:55 09:29 (+34)SMF

Aircraft

Recent tails: N8529Z, N8804L, N8681M, N8733M.

Board clocks recorded as DEN and SMF published them.

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