WN3973 SacramentoSMF · 18:10 SeattleSEA · 20:05
WN3973 by Southwest Airlines flies from Sacramento (SMF) to Seattle (SEA).
scheduled from SMF
Where the minutes go
last 4 operations · gate push → arrivalThe bar is how late it left the gate; the ring is where it actually arrived. Board clocks, not estimates.
The route today
live boardsWeather lens
Delay & cancellation outlook for this flight
Measured, 90-day sampleConditions at SMF and SEA are near their clear-air norm right now, so this reflects the route's recent baseline rather than a weather penalty. These figures come from both airports' records 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 →
Tomorrow on this route
ForecastSacramento to Seattle with Southwest Airlines · Sun 1 Nov, local date
- Chance a departure leaves 60+ min late
- 7.3%1.3× usual
Forecast weather: 35% chance of fog at Seattle
No cancellation outlook here: this airport's board does not publish cancellations reliably.
Forecast: WeatherTomorrow · incl. data from ECMWF (CC BY 4.0, modified) · About 3 departures a day on this route with this airline. · Expected values for tomorrow from a forecast model, kept apart from today's measured figures.
When it flies
scheduled departuresEach mark is a scheduled departure at its origin-local time. Today is highlighted.
Other Sacramento to Seattle flights today
same route · Southwest AirlinesIf WN3973 is cancelled, these are the other Southwest Airlines nonstop flights from Sacramento to Seattle on the same day, with scheduled departure times in SMF local time. Most flights that show a delay still operate. Rebooking usually helps only when that delay is very large. Every airline on this route →
How WN3973 actually runs
Pro Flight Search has tracked every published board update for WN3973 across the SMF and SEA boards: schedule changes, gate pushes and actual clocks. Usually departs ~34 min late. Based on 4 confirmed departures · 0/4 within 15 min of schedule.
The verdict above is that record speaking, so it reflects how WN3973 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: N214WN, N960WN, N488WN.
Board clocks recorded as SMF and SEA published them.
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Pro Flight Search: WN3973 Sacramento to Seattle on-time performance, measured from the SMF and SEA airport boards.
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