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Flight Reliability

WN 1557 · Southwest Airlines

This number covered several routes in this period.

One number, several routes.

Airlines reuse flight numbers, and WN 1557 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

72%
Arrive within 15 minutes
13 min
Average arrival delay
0.6%
Cancelled
1 min early
Median arrival delay

Based on 313 historical flights. Data through May 2026.

The breakdown

On-time by weekday
  • Mon58%(52 flights)
  • Tue79%(42 flights)
  • Wed90%(40 flights)
  • Thu71%(52 flights)
  • Fri67%(52 flights)
  • Sat58%(19 flights)
  • Sun79%(53 flights)
On-time by departure window
  • 6–9 AM94%(31 flights)
  • 9 AM–12 PM78%(81 flights)
  • 12–3 PM100%(11 flights)
  • 3–6 PM50%(16 flights)
  • 6–9 PM67%(163 flights)
  • 9 PM–12 AM(8 flights)
On-time trend by month
52%
May

Jun 67% → May 52% on time

On-time arrival percentage by month
MonthOn-time percentageFlights
June 202567%30
July 202581%31
August 202576%29
September 202579%29
October 202569%35
November 202578%18
December 202580%15
January 202663%30
February 202658%24
March 202685%20
April 202688%24
May 202652%25
Departures on time
65%
Diverted
0.3%
Flights flown
310
Months covered
12

Based on 313 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.