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WN 1079 · Southwest Airlines

This number covered several routes in this period.

One number, several routes.

Airlines reuse flight numbers, and WN 1079 moved between routes during this period. Numbers below combine all of them, so treat them as background, not a verdict. For a cleaner answer, check the route you are actually flying.

Combined across all its routes

83%
Arrive within 15 minutes
4 min
Average arrival delay
2.6%
Cancelled
3 min early
Median arrival delay

Based on 383 historical flights. Data through May 2026.

The breakdown

On-time by weekday
  • Mon83%(48 flights)
  • Tue89%(52 flights)
  • Wed83%(52 flights)
  • Thu84%(51 flights)
  • Fri73%(51 flights)
  • Sat88%(42 flights)
  • Sun82%(76 flights)
On-time by departure window
  • 6–9 AM96%(92 flights)
  • 9 AM–12 PM85%(61 flights)
  • 12–3 PM80%(60 flights)
  • 3–6 PM74%(132 flights)
  • 6–9 PM85%(27 flights)
On-time trend by month
90%
May

Jun 88% → May 90% on time

On-time arrival percentage by month
MonthOn-time percentageFlights
June 202588%34
July 202597%35
August 202567%30
September 202580%30
October 202587%31
November 202586%28
December 202573%30
January 202691%32
February 202692%48
March 202665%51
April 202692%13
May 202690%10
Departures on time
79%
Diverted
0.3%
Flights flown
372
Months covered
12

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Based on 383 historical flights, because apparently we checked. Historical flight data: U.S. Bureau of Transportation Statistics, June 2025 – May 2026. Data through May 2026. How we calculate this.