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WN 1498 · Southwest Airlines

This number covered several routes in this period.

One number, several routes.

Airlines reuse flight numbers, and WN 1498 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

86%
Arrive within 15 minutes
1 min
Average arrival delay
1.8%
Cancelled
6 min early
Median arrival delay

Based on 497 historical flights. Data through May 2026.

The breakdown

On-time by weekday
  • Mon83%(70 flights)
  • Tue91%(64 flights)
  • Wed88%(65 flights)
  • Thu83%(72 flights)
  • Fri90%(77 flights)
  • Sat89%(66 flights)
  • Sun81%(73 flights)
On-time by departure window
  • 3–6 AM89%(53 flights)
  • 6–9 AM95%(119 flights)
  • 9 AM–12 PM90%(133 flights)
  • 12–3 PM82%(85 flights)
  • 3–6 PM63%(62 flights)
  • 6–9 PM91%(35 flights)
On-time trend by month
95%
May

Jun 93% → May 95% on time

On-time arrival percentage by month
MonthOn-time percentageFlights
June 202593%30
July 2025100%31
August 202594%31
September 202590%30
October 202570%27
November 202568%68
December 202578%68
January 202679%33
February 202689%26
March 202696%26
April 202698%54
May 202695%63
Departures on time
84%
Diverted
0.2%
Flights flown
487
Months covered
12

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Based on 497 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.