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WN 185 · Southwest Airlines

This number covered several routes in this period.

One number, several routes.

Airlines reuse flight numbers, and WN 185 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

74%
Arrive within 15 minutes
10 min
Average arrival delay
1.3%
Cancelled
1 min early
Median arrival delay

Based on 617 historical flights. Data through May 2026.

The breakdown

On-time by weekday
  • Mon74%(100 flights)
  • Tue80%(89 flights)
  • Wed84%(82 flights)
  • Thu61%(87 flights)
  • Fri70%(98 flights)
  • Sat72%(67 flights)
  • Sun79%(84 flights)
On-time by departure window
  • 3–6 AM—(3 flights)
  • 6–9 AM88%(96 flights)
  • 9 AM–12 PM85%(113 flights)
  • 12–3 PM81%(89 flights)
  • 3–6 PM66%(102 flights)
  • 6–9 PM61%(173 flights)
  • 9 PM–12 AM74%(31 flights)
On-time trend by month
94%
May

Jun 47% → May 94% on time

On-time arrival percentage by month
MonthOn-time percentageFlights
June 202547%55
July 202548%50
August 202574%46
September 202571%42
October 202585%71
November 202577%105
December 202571%73
January 202690%41
February 202691%21
March 202674%42
April 202690%30
May 202694%31
Departures on time
67%
Diverted
0.3%
Flights flown
607
Months covered
12

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Based on 617 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.