WN4171Southwest Airlines · LAX → SMF
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Route confirmed Southwest Airlines

WN4171 Los AngelesLAX · 16:10 SacramentoSMF · 17:35

WN4171 by Southwest Airlines flies from Los Angeles (LAX) to Sacramento (SMF) for the Wed, Sep 23 departure.

Right nowLanded in Sacramento · today
17:29

arrived at SMF · 6 min early

Typical gate push+26 minmedian posted departure
Typical arrival−6 minmedian over 7 operations
Wins back in air~32 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
09-23
+68 gate · −6 arrival
09-22
+6 gate · −14 arrival
09-21
+41 gate · +19 arrival
09-20
+36 gate · +8 arrival
09-16
+26 gate · −1 arrival
09-15
+2 gate · −25 arrival
09-13
+6 gate · −23 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 · 7 operations tracked

The route today

live boards
LAXLos AngelesOn-time likelyLAX delay board →
SMFSacramentoOn-time likelySMF delay board →
LAX→SMFevery carrier, schedules and on-time historyRoute intelligence →

Weather lens

Delay & cancellation outlook for this flight

Measured, 90-day sample
36%Chance of 15+ min delay
1.0%Chance of cancellation
+5 minAvg hub delay right now

Conditions at LAX 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 Los Angeles to Sacramento flights today

same route · Southwest Airlines
WN2381departs 07:15
WN2382departs 09:00
WN1270departs 09:15
WN2634departs 11:30
WN2384departs 11:50
WN2503departs 12:10

If WN4171 is cancelled, these are the other Southwest Airlines nonstop flights from Los Angeles to Sacramento on the same day, with scheduled departure times in LAX local time. Most flights posting a delay still operate — rebooking usually only beats a very large posted delay. Every airline on this route →

How WN4171 actually runs

Pro Flight Search has tracked every published board update for WN4171 across the LAX and SMF boards: schedule changes, gate pushes and actual clocks. Usually lands on time. Based on 7 confirmed landings · 5/7 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 WN4171 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
09-23LAX 16:10 17:18 (+68)SMF 17:35 17:29 (−6)
09-22LAX 16:10 16:16 (+6)SMF 17:35 17:21 (−14)
09-21LAX 16:45 17:26 (+41)SMF 18:10 18:29 (+19)
09-20LAX 15:05 15:41 (+36)SMF 16:30 16:38 (+8)
09-16LAX 16:10 16:36 (+26)SMF 17:35 17:34 (−1)
09-15LAX 16:10 16:12 (+2)SMF 17:35 17:10 (−25)
09-13LAX 15:05 15:11 (+6)SMF 16:30 16:07 (−23)

Aircraft

Recent tails: N8828L, N8327A, N8760L, N299WN.

Board clocks recorded as LAX and SMF published them.

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