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Flight Reliability

WN 1896 · Southwest Airlines

This number covered several routes in this period.

One number, several routes.

Airlines reuse flight numbers, and WN 1896 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

79%
Arrive within 15 minutes
5 min
Average arrival delay
0.2%
Cancelled
5 min early
Median arrival delay

Based on 409 historical flights. Data through May 2026.

The breakdown

On-time by weekday
  • Mon90%(69 flights)
  • Tue83%(40 flights)
  • Wed86%(35 flights)
  • Thu69%(68 flights)
  • Fri70%(74 flights)
  • Sat85%(71 flights)
  • Sun78%(51 flights)
On-time by departure window
  • 6–9 AM88%(107 flights)
  • 9 AM–12 PM84%(68 flights)
  • 12–3 PM64%(78 flights)
  • 3–6 PM80%(50 flights)
  • 6–9 PM80%(81 flights)
  • 9 PM–12 AM75%(24 flights)
On-time trend by month
72%
May

Jun 67% → May 72% on time

On-time arrival percentage by month
MonthOn-time percentageFlights
June 202567%30
July 202596%27
August 202570%27
September 202585%26
October 202580%30
November 202577%44
December 202583%42
January 202683%12
February 2026100%18
March 202690%29
April 202675%56
May 202672%67
Departures on time
77%
Diverted
0%
Flights flown
408
Months covered
12

Based on 409 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.