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WN 1198 · Southwest Airlines

This number covered several routes in this period.

One number, several routes.

Airlines reuse flight numbers, and WN 1198 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

79%
Arrive within 15 minutes
5 min
Average arrival delay
0.5%
Cancelled
4 min early
Median arrival delay

Based on 436 historical flights. Data through May 2026.

The breakdown

On-time by weekday
  • Mon76%(45 flights)
  • Tue73%(94 flights)
  • Wed89%(93 flights)
  • Thu77%(44 flights)
  • Fri84%(44 flights)
  • Sat88%(58 flights)
  • Sun66%(55 flights)
On-time by departure window
  • 3–6 AM—(1 flights)
  • 6–9 AM95%(60 flights)
  • 9 AM–12 PM96%(117 flights)
  • 12–3 PM74%(121 flights)
  • 3–6 PM71%(91 flights)
  • 6–9 PM46%(35 flights)
  • 9 PM–12 AM—(8 flights)
On-time trend by month
82%
May

Jun 83% → May 82% on time

On-time arrival percentage by month
MonthOn-time percentageFlights
June 202583%36
July 202579%43
August 202589%36
September 202580%35
October 202564%33
November 202580%30
December 202561%31
January 202679%19
February 2026100%33
March 202669%29
April 202682%54
May 202682%54
Departures on time
74%
Diverted
0.2%
Flights flown
433
Months covered
12

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Based on 436 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.