WN4040Southwest Airlines · SNA → OAK
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WN4040 Santa AnaSNA · 07:15 OaklandOAK · 08:40

WN4040 by Southwest Airlines flies from Santa Ana (SNA) to Oakland (OAK).

Right nowNext departure tomorrow Operates daily
19:35

scheduled from SNA

Typical gate push+9 minmedian posted departure
Typical arrival−18 minmedian over 5 operations
Wins back in air~27 minmedian gate push vs arrival · how planes make up time →

Where the minutes go

last 5 operations · gate push → arrival
0+30+60+90 min
10-22
+1 gate · −27 arrival
10-19
+9 gate · −18 arrival
10-15
+11 gate · −12 arrival
10-12
+4 gate · −22 arrival
10-09
+9 gate · −18 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 −18 min · 0 cancelled · 5 operations tracked

The route today

live boards
SNASanta AnaModerate riskSNA delay board →
OAKOaklandOn-time likelyOAK delay board →
SNA→OAKevery carrier, schedules and on-time historyRoute intelligence →

Weather lens

Delay & cancellation outlook for this flight

Measured, 90-day sample
41%Chance of 15+ min delay
0.6%Chance of cancellation
+9 minAvg hub delay right now

Conditions at SNA and OAK 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
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Each mark is a scheduled departure at its origin-local time. Today is highlighted.

Other Santa Ana to Oakland flights today

same route · Southwest Airlines
WN1389departs 06:45
WN1102departs 08:00
WN3462departs 08:30
WN3996departs 08:40
WN3587departs 09:50
WN1151departs 10:30

If WN4040 is cancelled, these are the other Southwest Airlines nonstop flights from Santa Ana to Oakland on the same day, with scheduled departure times in SNA local time. Most flights posting a delay still operate — rebooking usually only beats a very large posted delay. Every airline on this route →

How WN4040 actually runs

Pro Flight Search has tracked every published board update for WN4040 across the SNA and OAK boards: schedule changes, gate pushes and actual clocks. Usually lands ~16 min early. Based on 5 confirmed landings · 5/5 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 WN4040 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
10-22SNA 07:15 07:16 (+1)OAK 08:40 08:13 (−27)
10-19SNA 07:15 07:24 (+9)OAK 08:40 08:22 (−18)
10-15SNA 07:15 07:26 (+11)OAK 08:40 08:28 (−12)
10-12SNA 07:15 07:19 (+4)OAK 08:40 08:18 (−22)
10-09SNA 07:15 07:24 (+9)OAK 08:40 08:22 (−18)

Aircraft

Recent tails: N7885A, N225WN, N482WN, N944WN.

Board clocks recorded as SNA and OAK published them.

Planning around WN4040? Will a delayed flight be cancelled? · Do planes make up time in the air? · How we measure

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