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Flight Reliability

WN 1187 · Southwest Airlines

This number covered several routes in this period.

One number, several routes.

Airlines reuse flight numbers, and WN 1187 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

77%
Arrive within 15 minutes
6 min
Average arrival delay
1.0%
Cancelled
4 min early
Median arrival delay

Based on 405 historical flights. Data through May 2026.

The breakdown

On-time by weekday
  • Mon75%(64 flights)
  • Tue85%(59 flights)
  • Wed86%(64 flights)
  • Thu67%(67 flights)
  • Fri79%(58 flights)
  • Sat89%(35 flights)
  • Sun63%(54 flights)
On-time by departure window
  • 3–6 AM100%(13 flights)
  • 6–9 AM96%(113 flights)
  • 9 AM–12 PM87%(76 flights)
  • 12–3 PM85%(81 flights)
  • 3–6 PM51%(83 flights)
  • 6–9 PM31%(35 flights)
On-time trend by month
91%
May

Jun 46% → May 91% on time

On-time arrival percentage by month
MonthOn-time percentageFlights
June 202546%46
July 202536%47
August 202571%34
September 202580%30
November 202592%48
December 202590%59
January 202687%30
February 202696%25
March 2026100%30
April 202696%24
May 202691%22
Departures on time
75%
Diverted
0%
Flights flown
401
Months covered
12

Based on 405 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.