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Flight Reliability

WN 1179 · Southwest Airlines

This number covered several routes in this period.

One number, several routes.

Airlines reuse flight numbers, and WN 1179 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

65%
Arrive within 15 minutes
18 min
Average arrival delay
1.5%
Cancelled
3 min
Median arrival delay

Based on 396 historical flights. Data through May 2026.

The breakdown

On-time by weekday
  • Mon64%(55 flights)
  • Tue81%(57 flights)
  • Wed72%(58 flights)
  • Thu68%(56 flights)
  • Fri54%(56 flights)
  • Sat66%(56 flights)
  • Sun52%(52 flights)
On-time by departure window
  • 6–9 AM76%(29 flights)
  • 9 AM–12 PM(3 flights)
  • 12–3 PM84%(93 flights)
  • 3–6 PM71%(44 flights)
  • 6–9 PM60%(143 flights)
  • 9 PM–12 AM45%(78 flights)
On-time trend by month
52%
May

Jun 53% → May 52% on time

On-time arrival percentage by month
MonthOn-time percentageFlights
June 202553%47
July 202536%39
August 202584%31
September 202590%30
October 202566%47
November 202574%31
December 202577%30
January 202671%24
February 202665%20
March 202663%30
April 202670%30
May 202652%31
Departures on time
61%
Diverted
0%
Flights flown
390
Months covered
12

Based on 396 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.