WN3227Southwest Airlines · LGB → SMF
live · 4m ago
Route confirmed Southwest Airlines

WN3227 Long BeachLGB · 13:55 SacramentoSMF · 15:15

WN3227 by Southwest Airlines flies from Long Beach (LGB) to Sacramento (SMF) for the Mon, Sep 21 departure.

Right nowIn the air to Sacramento
15:17

estimated arrival at SMF · local time · ~64 min from now

LivePosition · updated 4m ago
SMF363 mi · ~64 min leftLGB
15,300 ftAltitudeclimbing
364 mphSpeed316 kt
338°Direction

Live position · flown path, last 8 min

Typical gate push+20 minmedian posted departure
Typical arrival−5 minmedian over 7 operations
Wins back in air~25 minmedian gate push vs arrival · how planes make up time →

Where the minutes go

last 7 operations · gate push → arrival
0+30+60+90 min
09-21
−17 arrival
09-18
+23 gate · +2 arrival
09-17
+40 gate · +21 arrival
09-14
+7 gate · −17 arrival
09-11
+20 gate · +0 arrival
09-10
+5 gate · −13 arrival
09-07
+17 gate · −5 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 −5 min · 0 cancelled · 7 operations tracked

The route today

live boards
LGBLong BeachOn-time likelyLGB delay board →
SMFSacramentoOn-time likelySMF delay board →
LGB→SMFevery 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
0.2%Chance of cancellation
+5 minAvg hub delay right now

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

Other Long Beach to Sacramento flights today

same route · Southwest Airlines
WN3088departs 06:50
WN2595departs 07:20
WN4482departs 07:25
WN1323departs 10:00
WN2345departs 10:05
WN2720departs 13:30

If WN3227 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 WN3227 actually runs

Pro Flight Search has tracked every published board update for WN3227 across the LGB and SMF boards: schedule changes, gate pushes and actual clocks. Usually lands ~5 min early. Based on 7 confirmed landings · 6/7 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 WN3227 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
09-21LGB 13:55SMF 15:15 14:58 (−17)
09-18LGB 13:55 14:18 (+23)SMF 15:15 15:17 (+2)
09-17LGB 13:55 14:35 (+40)SMF 15:15 15:36 (+21)
09-14LGB 13:55 14:02 (+7)SMF 15:15 14:58 (−17)
09-11LGB 13:55 14:15 (+20)SMF 15:15 (+0)
09-10LGB 13:55 14:00 (+5)SMF 15:15 15:02 (−13)
09-07LGB 13:55 14:12 (+17)SMF 15:15 15:10 (−5)

Aircraft

Recent tails: N8573Z, N8835Q, N8787K, N8959Q.

Board clocks recorded as LGB and SMF published them.

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