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Flight Reliability

WN 1472 · Southwest Airlines

This number covered several routes in this period.

One number, several routes.

Airlines reuse flight numbers, and WN 1472 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

76%
Arrive within 15 minutes
10 min
Average arrival delay
0.9%
Cancelled
2 min early
Median arrival delay

Based on 425 historical flights. Data through May 2026.

The breakdown

On-time by weekday
  • Mon72%(74 flights)
  • Tue88%(50 flights)
  • Wed94%(48 flights)
  • Thu68%(76 flights)
  • Fri74%(74 flights)
  • Sat72%(46 flights)
  • Sun74%(53 flights)
On-time by departure window
  • 3–6 AM95%(39 flights)
  • 6–9 AM88%(116 flights)
  • 9 AM–12 PM79%(67 flights)
  • 12–3 PM76%(45 flights)
  • 3–6 PM67%(33 flights)
  • 6–9 PM62%(104 flights)
  • 9 PM–12 AM53%(17 flights)
On-time trend by month
57%
May

Jun 94% → May 57% on time

On-time arrival percentage by month
MonthOn-time percentageFlights
June 202594%32
July 202584%31
August 202577%31
September 202570%30
October 202550%18
November 202593%29
December 202581%31
January 202694%16
February 202692%26
March 202667%30
April 202681%68
May 202657%79
Departures on time
69%
Diverted
0%
Flights flown
421
Months covered
12

Based on 425 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.