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Flight Reliability

WN 1289 · Southwest Airlines

This number covered several routes in this period.

One number, several routes.

Airlines reuse flight numbers, and WN 1289 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

75%
Arrive within 15 minutes
6 min
Average arrival delay
1.6%
Cancelled
6 min early
Median arrival delay

Based on 314 historical flights. Data through May 2026.

The breakdown

On-time by weekday
  • Mon61%(44 flights)
  • Tue90%(52 flights)
  • Wed79%(48 flights)
  • Thu65%(43 flights)
  • Fri67%(46 flights)
  • Sat74%(38 flights)
  • Sun87%(37 flights)
On-time by departure window
  • 3–6 AM96%(25 flights)
  • 6–9 AM90%(62 flights)
  • 9 AM–12 PM79%(19 flights)
  • 12–3 PM95%(21 flights)
  • 3–6 PM58%(31 flights)
  • 6–9 PM60%(89 flights)
  • 9 PM–12 AM74%(61 flights)
On-time trend by month
92%
Mar

Jun 56% → Mar 92% on time

On-time arrival percentage by month
MonthOn-time percentageFlights
June 202556%25
July 202548%25
August 202563%38
September 202590%39
October 202556%45
November 202591%21
December 202575%16
January 202689%26
February 202689%27
March 202692%38
Departures on time
69%
Diverted
0.3%
Flights flown
308
Months covered
12

Based on 314 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.