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Flight Reliability

WN 1729 · Southwest Airlines

This number covered several routes in this period.

One number, several routes.

Airlines reuse flight numbers, and WN 1729 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

81%
Arrive within 15 minutes
5 min
Average arrival delay
0.7%
Cancelled
6 min early
Median arrival delay

Based on 288 historical flights. Data through May 2026.

The breakdown

On-time by weekday
  • Mon86%(42 flights)
  • Tue83%(42 flights)
  • Wed83%(40 flights)
  • Thu83%(42 flights)
  • Fri84%(45 flights)
  • Sat69%(35 flights)
  • Sun80%(39 flights)
On-time by departure window
  • 6–9 AM94%(87 flights)
  • 9 AM–12 PM97%(34 flights)
  • 12–3 PM72%(54 flights)
  • 3–6 PM75%(68 flights)
  • 6–9 PM72%(25 flights)
  • 9 PM–12 AM53%(17 flights)
On-time trend by month
87%
May

Jun 77% → May 87% on time

On-time arrival percentage by month
MonthOn-time percentageFlights
June 202577%22
July 202552%23
August 202580%10
October 202575%52
November 202581%21
December 202569%16
January 202691%23
February 202689%27
March 202691%23
April 202693%28
May 202687%31
Departures on time
79%
Diverted
0.3%
Flights flown
285
Months covered
12

Based on 288 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.