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Flight Reliability

WN 1486 · Southwest Airlines

This number covered several routes in this period.

One number, several routes.

Airlines reuse flight numbers, and WN 1486 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

78%
Arrive within 15 minutes
8 min
Average arrival delay
1.2%
Cancelled
7 min early
Median arrival delay

Based on 333 historical flights. Data through May 2026.

The breakdown

On-time by weekday
  • Mon77%(48 flights)
  • Tue83%(46 flights)
  • Wed85%(47 flights)
  • Thu74%(49 flights)
  • Fri73%(48 flights)
  • Sat84%(50 flights)
  • Sun73%(41 flights)
On-time by departure window
  • 3–6 AM90%(29 flights)
  • 6–9 AM95%(65 flights)
  • 9 AM–12 PM87%(67 flights)
  • 12–3 PM92%(47 flights)
  • 3–6 PM59%(104 flights)
  • 6–9 PM47%(17 flights)
On-time trend by month
97%
May

Jun 61% → May 97% on time

On-time arrival percentage by month
MonthOn-time percentageFlights
June 202561%28
July 202540%30
August 202590%30
September 202593%30
October 202564%22
November 202582%28
December 202577%30
January 202677%26
February 202696%23
March 202670%23
April 202693%28
May 202697%31
Departures on time
77%
Diverted
0%
Flights flown
329
Months covered
12

Based on 333 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.