WN3998 OmahaOMA · 11:40 Santa AnaSNA · 12:30
WN3998 by Southwest Airlines flies from Omaha (OMA) to Santa Ana (SNA).
Same number through OMA → PHX → SNA
estimated arrival at SNA · local time · ~5h 50m from now
position updated 4m ago · checking again in 90s
Live position · flown path, last 2 min
Where the minutes go
last 3 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 OMA 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 Omaha
ForecastSun 8 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.
Tomorrow at Phoenix
ForecastSun 8 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 Omaha to Santa Ana flights today
same route · Southwest AirlinesIf WN3998 is cancelled, these are the other Southwest Airlines nonstop flights from Omaha to Santa Ana on the same day, with scheduled departure times in OMA 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 WN3998 actually runs
Pro Flight Search has tracked every published board update for WN3998 across the OMA and SNA boards: schedule changes, gate pushes and actual clocks. Early read: no clear pattern yet. Only 3 completed legs so far: left a little late (~11 min) but landed about 5 min early. Not enough to call it.
The verdict above is that record speaking, so it reflects how WN3998 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: N8885Q, N8957Q, N8900L.
Board clocks recorded as OMA and SNA published them.
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Pro Flight Search: WN3998 Omaha to Santa Ana on-time performance, measured from the OMA and SNA airport boards.
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