WN2846Southwest Airlines · SMF → LGB
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Route confirmed Southwest Airlines

WN2846 SacramentoSMF · 17:50 Long BeachLGB · 19:20

WN2846 by Southwest Airlines flies from Sacramento (SMF) to Long Beach (LGB).

Right nowNext departure tomorrow Operates daily
16:45

scheduled from SMF

Typical gate push+10 minmedian posted departure
Typical arrival−12 minmedian over 6 operations
Wins back in air~22 minmedian gate push vs arrival · how planes make up time →

Where the minutes go

last 6 operations · gate push → arrival
0+30+60+90 min
08-19
+3 gate · −23 arrival
08-18
+5 gate · −21 arrival
08-16
+42 gate · +20 arrival
08-12
+8 gate · −16 arrival
08-11
+16 gate · −10 arrival
08-09
+10 gate · −12 arrival

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

median arrival −12 min · 0 cancelled · 6 operations tracked

The route today

live boards
SMFSacramentoOn-time likelySMF delay board →
LGBLong BeachOn-time likelyLGB delay board →
SMF→LGBevery carrier, schedules and on-time historyRoute intelligence →

Weather lens

Delay & cancellation outlook for this flight

Measured, 90-day sample
39%Chance of 15+ min delay
0.0%Chance of cancellation
+5 minAvg hub delay right now

Conditions at SMF and LGB 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
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Each mark is a scheduled departure at its origin-local time. Today is highlighted.

Other Sacramento to Long Beach flights today

same route · Southwest Airlines
WN2688departs 06:10
WN4181departs 07:05
WN142departs 08:40
WN3002departs 08:50
WN3724departs 09:30
WN2892departs 11:45

If WN2846 is cancelled, these are the other Southwest Airlines nonstop flights from Sacramento to Long Beach on the same day, with scheduled departure times in SMF local time. Most flights posting a delay still operate — rebooking usually only beats a very large posted delay. Every airline on this route →

How WN2846 actually runs

Pro Flight Search has tracked every published board update for WN2846 across the SMF and LGB boards: schedule changes, gate pushes and actual clocks. Usually lands ~9 min early. Based on 6 confirmed landings · 5/6 within 15 min of schedule. Pushes back late but makes up time in the air.

The verdict above is that record speaking, so it reflects how WN2846 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
08-19SMF 17:50 17:53 (+3)LGB 19:20 18:57 (−23)
08-18SMF 17:50 17:55 (+5)LGB 19:20 18:59 (−21)
08-16SMF 19:45 20:27 (+42)LGB 21:10 21:30 (+20)
08-12SMF 17:50 17:58 (+8)LGB 19:20 19:04 (−16)
08-11SMF 17:50 18:06 (+16)LGB 19:20 19:10 (−10)
08-09SMF 19:45 19:55 (+10)LGB 21:10 20:58 (−12)

Aircraft

Recent tails: N281WN, N438WN, N8699A, N928WN.

Board clocks recorded as SMF and LGB published them.

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