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WN 1697 · Southwest Airlines

This number covered several routes in this period.

One number, several routes.

Airlines reuse flight numbers, and WN 1697 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

75%
Arrive within 15 minutes
9 min
Average arrival delay
1.1%
Cancelled
2 min early
Median arrival delay

Based on 368 historical flights. Data through May 2026.

The breakdown

On-time by weekday
  • Mon81%(57 flights)
  • Tue59%(46 flights)
  • Wed75%(47 flights)
  • Thu79%(57 flights)
  • Fri77%(57 flights)
  • Sat83%(47 flights)
  • Sun69%(52 flights)
On-time by departure window
  • 3–6 AM—(2 flights)
  • 6–9 AM93%(74 flights)
  • 9 AM–12 PM82%(61 flights)
  • 12–3 PM80%(65 flights)
  • 3–6 PM—(7 flights)
  • 6–9 PM64%(129 flights)
  • 9 PM–12 AM44%(25 flights)
On-time trend by month
58%
May

Jun 43% → May 58% on time

On-time arrival percentage by month
MonthOn-time percentageFlights
June 202543%30
July 202566%29
August 202583%35
September 202594%34
October 202579%29
November 202594%17
December 202563%27
January 202681%31
February 202683%12
March 202685%52
April 202672%36
May 202658%31
Departures on time
68%
Diverted
0.3%
Flights flown
363
Months covered
12

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Based on 368 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.