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WN278 Southwest Airlines - Flight Status

Below, you can find details about Southwest Airlines flight WN278, which currently operates between the airports of Oakland - San Francisco Bay Oakland International Airport (Airport Code OAK) and Phoenix - Phoenix Sky Harbor International Airport (Airport Code PHX).
This flight data pertains specifically to the flight's details for Friday, April 17, 2026.

WN278 On Time performance:
63
We have calculated the percentage of flights that arrived within 15 minutes of their scheduled time, or earlier, based on real flight data from the last 3 months. More about punctuality and delays

Flight Status

WN278 Southwest Airlines from Oakland

Landed - On-time
Flight Status for Friday April 17, 2026
This flight is also scheduled for Tomorrow (April 19, 2026). See it here

Airline information

Southwest Airlines
Southwest Airlines
Equipment: Boeing 737-700 (winglets) Passenger/BBJ1

Departure

Oakland (OAK)
April 17, 2026
San Francisco Bay Oakland International Airport
Departed at:
05:18 pm
Terminal:
2
Gate:
22
Scheduled Departure Time: 05:15 pm

Arrival

Phoenix (PHX)
April 17, 2026
Phoenix Sky Harbor International Airport
Arrived at:
07:05 pm
Terminal:
4
Gate:
D5
Scheduled Arrival Time: 07:15 pm
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Additional Information

Which is the frequency of flight WN278?
The flight WN278 is scheduled to flight on Monday, Tuesday, Wednesday, Thursday, Friday, Sunday on a weekly basis.

Which is the distance of flight WN278?
The distance between the two airports is 645 miles.

Which is the flight time of flight WN278?
The scheduled flight time gate to gate is: 02:00 hours.
The real flight time gate to gate on average is: 01:51 hours.

Are the departure airport and arrival airport at the same Time Zone?
Yes, both airports are in the same timezone.

Alternative Flights

The following airlines serves the same route between Oakland and Phoenix:

FedEx
- Flight Number: FX1865. (On Time performance: 80 - Average Delay: 6 minutes)

Southwest Airlines
- Flight Number: WN1056.
- Flight Number: WN1071. (On Time performance: 78 - Average Delay: 8 minutes)
- Flight Number: WN1262. (On Time performance: 85 - Average Delay: 7 minutes)
- Flight Number: WN1552.
- Flight Number: WN1802. (On Time performance: 89 - Average Delay: 3 minutes)
- Flight Number: WN186. (On Time performance: 83 - Average Delay: 7 minutes)
- Flight Number: WN1954. (On Time performance: 74 - Average Delay: 16 minutes)
- Flight Number: WN1980. (On Time performance: 78 - Average Delay: 8 minutes)
- Flight Number: WN2944. (On Time performance: 61 - Average Delay: 22 minutes)
- Flight Number: WN3168. (On Time performance: 88 - Average Delay: 7 minutes)
- Flight Number: WN3375. (On Time performance: 97 - Average Delay: 5 minutes)
- Flight Number: WN3560. (On Time performance: 100 - Average Delay: 0 minutes)
- Flight Number: WN738. (On Time performance: 88 - Average Delay: 10 minutes)
- Flight Number: WN786. (On Time performance: 95 - Average Delay: 3 minutes)

Punctuality and delays

We have gathered data from recent months and present below an analysis of how timely the flights have been.

In terms of On-Time Performance, by analyzing the flight data from the last three months, spanning from April 07, 2026 to April 15, 2026, we have obtained these figures.
Total number of flights: 8
On Time: 5 ( 63 % )
Moderate Delay: 0 ( 0 % )
Significant Delay: 3 ( 38 % )
Major Delay: 0 ( 0 % )
Canceled: 0 ( 0 % )
Diverted: 0 ( 0 % )

Average Delay: 20 minutes.
Delays analyzed by Week: It is not possible to calculate the On-Time Performance for this flight accurately by weekday due to insufficient or non-representative data, as doing so could lead to misleading conclusions
Delays analyzed by Month: We have gathered available data from last twelve closed months, spanning from April 08, 2025 to November 27, 2025. Next, you can observe the results broken down by month: number of flights analyzed, on-time performance per month, and average delay per month.

Note: We have excluded some months from the graph, since the quantity and quality of the data is not representative enough.

Last Past Flights WN278

Date
Departure
Arrival
Duration
Aircraft
Status
Friday
17 April
05:18 pm
Oakland (OAK)
07:05 pm
Phoenix (PHX)
01h 47min
Boeing 737-700
Boeing 737-700
Landed - On-time
Thursday
16 April
05:31 pm
Oakland (OAK)
07:26 pm
Phoenix (PHX)
01h 55min
Boeing 737-700
Boeing 737-700
Landed - On-time
Wednesday
15 April
06:30 pm
Oakland (OAK)
08:18 pm
Phoenix (PHX)
01h 48min
Boeing 737MAX
Boeing 737MAX
Landed - Delayed
Tuesday
14 April
06:03 pm
Oakland (OAK)
07:54 pm
Phoenix (PHX)
01h 51min
Boeing 737-800
Boeing 737-800
Landed - On-time
Monday
13 April
06:27 pm
Oakland (OAK)
08:13 pm
Phoenix (PHX)
01h 46min
Boeing 737MAX
Boeing 737MAX
Landed - Delayed
Sunday
12 April
06:10 pm
Oakland (OAK)
07:58 pm
Phoenix (PHX)
01h 48min
Boeing 737-800
Boeing 737-800
Landed - Delayed
Friday
10 April
05:25 pm
Oakland (OAK)
07:22 pm
Phoenix (PHX)
01h 57min
Boeing 737-700
Boeing 737-700
Landed - On-time
Thursday
09 April
05:12 pm
Oakland (OAK)
07:06 pm
Phoenix (PHX)
01h 54min
Boeing 737-700
Boeing 737-700
Landed - On-time
Wednesday
08 April
05:54 pm
Oakland (OAK)
07:50 pm
Phoenix (PHX)
01h 56min
Boeing 737MAX
Boeing 737MAX
Landed - On-time
Tuesday
07 April
05:46 pm
Oakland (OAK)
07:32 pm
Phoenix (PHX)
01h 46min
Boeing 737-800
Boeing 737-800
Landed - On-time