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Flight Reliability

WN 1453 · Southwest Airlines

This number covered several routes in this period.

One number, several routes.

Airlines reuse flight numbers, and WN 1453 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

84%
Arrive within 15 minutes
2 min
Average arrival delay
1.5%
Cancelled
7 min early
Median arrival delay

Based on 407 historical flights. Data through May 2026.

The breakdown

On-time by weekday
  • Mon89%(53 flights)
  • Tue84%(49 flights)
  • Wed87%(45 flights)
  • Thu82%(55 flights)
  • Fri88%(60 flights)
  • Sat80%(78 flights)
  • Sun84%(61 flights)
On-time by departure window
  • 6–9 AM94%(125 flights)
  • 9 AM–12 PM88%(128 flights)
  • 12–3 PM88%(16 flights)
  • 3–6 PM58%(31 flights)
  • 6–9 PM75%(101 flights)
On-time trend by month
65%
May

Jun 91% → May 65% on time

On-time arrival percentage by month
MonthOn-time percentageFlights
June 202591%44
July 202591%43
August 202572%29
September 202581%26
October 202571%38
November 202594%46
December 202589%44
January 202690%40
February 202689%46
April 202663%16
May 202665%23
Departures on time
82%
Diverted
0%
Flights flown
401
Months covered
12

Based on 407 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.