WN3983 SacramentoSMF · 20:56 Santa AnaSNA · 22:25
WN3983 by Southwest Airlines flies from Sacramento (SMF) to Santa Ana (SNA).
scheduled from SMF
Where the minutes go
last 5 operations · gate push → arrivalThe 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 operationmedian arrival −15 min · 0 cancelled · 5 operations tracked
The route today
live boardsWeather lens
Delay & cancellation outlook for this flight
Measured, 90-day sampleConditions at SMF and SNA 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 at Sacramento
ForecastWed 4 Nov, local date
- 43% chance of fog
Forecast: GateWeather · incl. data from ECMWF (CC BY 4.0, modified) · Expected values for tomorrow from a forecast model, kept apart from today's measured figures.
Tomorrow at Santa Ana
ForecastWed 4 Nov, local date
Forecast: GateWeather · incl. data from ECMWF (CC BY 4.0, modified) · 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 Santa Ana flights today
same route · Southwest AirlinesIf WN3983 is cancelled, these are the other Southwest Airlines nonstop flights from Sacramento to Santa Ana 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 WN3983 actually runs
Pro Flight Search has tracked every published board update for WN3983 across the SMF and SNA boards: schedule changes, gate pushes and actual clocks. Usually lands ~7 min late. Based on 5 confirmed landings · 5/5 within 15 min of schedule.
The verdict above is that record speaking, so it reflects how WN3983 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: N487WN, N7874B, N8972S, N949WN.
Board clocks recorded as SMF and SNA published them.
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Pro Flight Search: WN3983 Sacramento to Santa Ana on-time performance, measured from the SMF and SNA airport boards.
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