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Flight Reliability

WN 2024 · Southwest Airlines

This number covered several routes in this period.

One number, several routes.

Airlines reuse flight numbers, and WN 2024 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

77%
Arrive within 15 minutes
7 min
Average arrival delay
0.3%
Cancelled
2 min early
Median arrival delay

Based on 325 historical flights. Data through May 2026.

The breakdown

On-time by weekday
  • Mon67%(48 flights)
  • Tue83%(42 flights)
  • Wed95%(40 flights)
  • Thu87%(46 flights)
  • Fri64%(50 flights)
  • Sat64%(42 flights)
  • Sun80%(55 flights)
On-time by departure window
  • 3–6 AM96%(27 flights)
  • 6–9 AM91%(76 flights)
  • 9 AM–12 PM94%(36 flights)
  • 12–3 PM86%(55 flights)
  • 3–6 PM55%(105 flights)
  • 6–9 PM57%(23 flights)
  • 9 PM–12 AM(1 flights)
On-time trend by month
41%
May

Jun 77% → May 41% on time

On-time arrival percentage by month
MonthOn-time percentageFlights
June 202577%34
July 202577%34
August 202584%32
September 202593%30
October 202592%26
November 202577%22
December 202568%19
January 202683%29
February 202675%28
March 202671%24
April 202670%23
May 202641%22
Departures on time
80%
Diverted
0.3%
Flights flown
323
Months covered
12

Based on 325 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.