WN3716Southwest Airlines · SMF → MDW
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Route confirmed Southwest Airlines

WN3716 SacramentoSMF · 23:50 ChicagoMDW · 05:45

WN3716 by Southwest Airlines flies from Sacramento (SMF) to Chicago (MDW) for the Sun, Sep 20 departure.

Right nowLanded in Chicago · today
06:54

arrived at MDW · 69 min late

⚖ WN3716 typically leaves +13 and lands −6. The air wins minutes back.
Typical gate push+13 minmedian posted departure
Typical arrival−6 minmedian over 16 operations
Wins back in air~19 minmedian gate push vs arrival · how planes make up time → Cancellation0 in 16tracked operations · cancellation odds calculator →

Where the minutes go

last 7 operations · gate push → arrival
0+31+63+94 min
09-20
+12 gate · +69 arrival
09-19
+94 gate · +69 arrival
09-18
+21 gate · +10 arrival
09-17
+30 gate · +7 arrival
09-16
+7 gate · −19 arrival
09-15
+8 gate · −29 arrival
09-14
+8 gate · −25 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 −6 min · 0 cancelled · 16 operations tracked

The route today

live boards
SMFSacramentoOn-time likelySMF delay board →
MDWChicagoOn-time likelyMDW delay board →
SMF→MDWevery carrier, schedules and on-time historyRoute intelligence →

Weather lens

Weather-conditioned outlook for this flight right now

Measured, 90-day sample
53%Chance of 15+ min delay
3.9%Chance of cancellation
+48 minAvg hub delay right now

Driven mainly by MDW (Chicago), currently flying IFR (instrument). 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 Chicago flights today

same route · Southwest Airlines
WN2728departs 05:15
WN3715departs 05:25
WN4564departs 06:20
WN3670departs 07:25
WN153departs 11:20

If WN3716 is cancelled, these are the other Southwest Airlines nonstop flights from Sacramento to Chicago 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 WN3716 actually runs

Pro Flight Search has tracked every published board update for WN3716 across the SMF and MDW boards: schedule changes, gate pushes and actual clocks. Usually lands on time. Based on 14 confirmed landings · 12/14 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 WN3716 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
09-20SMF 23:50 00:02 (+12)MDW 05:45 06:54 (+69)
09-19SMF 23:50 01:24 (+94)MDW 05:45 06:54 (+69)
09-18SMF 23:50 00:11 (+21)MDW 05:45 05:55 (+10)
09-17SMF 23:50 00:20 (+30)MDW 05:45 05:52 (+7)
09-16SMF 23:50 23:57 (+7)MDW 05:45 05:26 (−19)
09-15SMF 23:50 23:58 (+8)MDW 05:45 05:16 (−29)
09-14SMF 23:50 23:58 (+8)MDW 05:45 05:20 (−25)
09-13SMF 23:50 00:02 (+12)MDW 05:45 05:39 (−6)
09-12SMF 23:50 00:02 (+12)MDW 05:45 05:22 (−23)
09-11SMF 23:50 00:03 (+13)MDW 05:45 05:27 (−18)
09-10SMF 23:50 00:07 (+17)MDW 05:45 05:34 (−11)
09-09SMF 23:50 00:19 (+29)MDW 05:45 (+0)
09-08SMF 23:50 00:27 (+37)MDW 05:45 05:59 (+14)
09-07SMF 23:50 00:16 (+26)MDW 05:50 05:46 (−4)
09-06SMF 23:50 23:58 (+8)MDW 05:45 05:27 (−18)
09-05SMF MDW 05:45 05:27 (−18)

Aircraft

Recent tails: N8947Q, N9021F, N8840Q, N8952Q.

Board clocks recorded as SMF and MDW published them.

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