WN2971 Long BeachLGB · 16:20 SacramentoSMF · 17:45
WN2971 by Southwest Airlines flies from Long Beach (LGB) to Sacramento (SMF).
scheduled from LGB
The route today
live boardsWeather lens
Delay & cancellation outlook for this flight
Measured, 90-day sampleConditions at LGB 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 departuresEach mark is a scheduled departure at its origin-local time. Today is highlighted.
Other Long Beach to Sacramento flights today
same route · Southwest AirlinesIf WN2971 is cancelled, these are the other Southwest Airlines nonstop flights from Long Beach to Sacramento on the same day, with scheduled departure times in LGB local time. Most flights posting a delay still operate — rebooking usually only beats a very large posted delay. Every airline on this route →
How WN2971 actually runs
Pro Flight Search has tracked every published board update for WN2971 across the LGB and SMF boards: schedule changes, gate pushes and actual clocks. Early read — pattern not clear yet. Only 2 completed legs so far: left heavily delayed (~60 min) but landed noticeably late (~37 min). Not enough to call it.
The verdict above is that record speaking, so it reflects how WN2971 operates rather than what the timetable promises. Numbers refresh as new flights operate.
How this operation is measured
Board log
scheduled → actual, per operationAircraft
Recent tails: N472WN, N7876A.
Board clocks recorded as LGB and SMF published them.
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Pro Flight Search — WN2971 Long Beach to Sacramento on-time performance, measured from the LGB and SMF airport boards.
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