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Flight Reliability

WN 2049 · Southwest Airlines

This number covered several routes in this period.

One number, several routes.

Airlines reuse flight numbers, and WN 2049 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
6 min
Average arrival delay
1.6%
Cancelled
4 min early
Median arrival delay

Based on 373 historical flights. Data through May 2026.

The breakdown

On-time by weekday
  • Mon73%(55 flights)
  • Tue91%(42 flights)
  • Wed88%(43 flights)
  • Thu75%(60 flights)
  • Fri75%(61 flights)
  • Sat79%(43 flights)
  • Sun65%(63 flights)
On-time by departure window
  • 3–6 AM100%(31 flights)
  • 6–9 AM90%(148 flights)
  • 9 AM–12 PM75%(71 flights)
  • 12–3 PM84%(43 flights)
  • 3–6 PM60%(25 flights)
  • 6–9 PM29%(49 flights)
On-time trend by month
84%
May

Jun 40% → May 84% on time

On-time arrival percentage by month
MonthOn-time percentageFlights
June 202540%30
July 202552%31
August 202583%23
September 2025100%21
October 202572%43
November 202589%37
December 202558%33
January 202697%31
February 202696%26
March 202677%31
April 202687%30
May 202684%31
Departures on time
79%
Diverted
0%
Flights flown
367
Months covered
12

Based on 373 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.