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Flight Reliability

WN 1717 · Southwest Airlines

This number covered several routes in this period.

One number, several routes.

Airlines reuse flight numbers, and WN 1717 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
9 min
Average arrival delay
2.6%
Cancelled
4 min early
Median arrival delay

Based on 310 historical flights. Data through May 2026.

The breakdown

On-time by weekday
  • Mon64%(44 flights)
  • Tue80%(44 flights)
  • Wed70%(43 flights)
  • Thu74%(43 flights)
  • Fri73%(41 flights)
  • Sat72%(43 flights)
  • Sun67%(43 flights)
On-time by departure window
  • 3–6 AM94%(34 flights)
  • 6–9 AM88%(77 flights)
  • 9 AM–12 PM81%(41 flights)
  • 12–3 PM(2 flights)
  • 3–6 PM68%(28 flights)
  • 6–9 PM59%(66 flights)
  • 9 PM–12 AM43%(53 flights)
On-time trend by month
90%
Mar

Jun 40% → Mar 90% on time

On-time arrival percentage by month
MonthOn-time percentageFlights
June 202540%25
July 202543%30
August 202581%37
September 202589%36
October 202556%18
November 202581%31
December 202546%35
January 202674%31
February 2026100%25
March 202690%20
Departures on time
67%
Diverted
0.3%
Flights flown
301
Months covered
12

Based on 310 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.