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Flight Reliability

WN 1686 · Southwest Airlines

This number covered several routes in this period.

One number, several routes.

Airlines reuse flight numbers, and WN 1686 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

71%
Arrive within 15 minutes
16 min
Average arrival delay
0.5%
Cancelled
4 min
Median arrival delay

Based on 427 historical flights. Data through May 2026.

The breakdown

On-time by weekday
  • Mon67%(61 flights)
  • Tue81%(68 flights)
  • Wed75%(63 flights)
  • Thu61%(59 flights)
  • Fri66%(62 flights)
  • Sat76%(29 flights)
  • Sun72%(82 flights)
On-time by departure window
  • 6–9 AM89%(139 flights)
  • 9 AM–12 PM80%(10 flights)
  • 12–3 PM70%(99 flights)
  • 3–6 PM56%(153 flights)
  • 6–9 PM65%(23 flights)
On-time trend by month
90%
May

Jun 60% → May 90% on time

On-time arrival percentage by month
MonthOn-time percentageFlights
June 202560%53
July 202547%60
August 202571%41
September 202590%39
October 202567%27
November 202573%41
December 202560%40
January 202684%32
February 202682%28
April 202688%25
May 202690%30
Departures on time
65%
Diverted
0.2%
Flights flown
424
Months covered
12

Based on 427 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.