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Flight Reliability

WN 1649 · Southwest Airlines

This number covered several routes in this period.

One number, several routes.

Airlines reuse flight numbers, and WN 1649 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

73%
Arrive within 15 minutes
7 min
Average arrival delay
1.7%
Cancelled
4 min early
Median arrival delay

Based on 286 historical flights. Data through May 2026.

The breakdown

On-time by weekday
  • Mon71%(41 flights)
  • Tue74%(34 flights)
  • Wed74%(35 flights)
  • Thu71%(44 flights)
  • Fri69%(45 flights)
  • Sat84%(45 flights)
  • Sun69%(35 flights)
On-time by departure window
  • 6–9 AM91%(54 flights)
  • 9 AM–12 PM(6 flights)
  • 12–3 PM72%(36 flights)
  • 3–6 PM83%(84 flights)
  • 6–9 PM52%(84 flights)
  • 9 PM–12 AM73%(15 flights)
On-time trend by month
52%
May

Jun 47% → May 52% on time

On-time arrival percentage by month
MonthOn-time percentageFlights
June 202547%17
July 202531%13
August 202570%10
October 202590%40
November 202582%27
December 202562%29
January 202692%25
February 202670%20
March 202683%29
April 202680%30
May 202652%31
Departures on time
68%
Diverted
0.7%
Flights flown
279
Months covered
12

Based on 286 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.