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Flight Reliability

WN 205 · Southwest Airlines

This number covered several routes in this period.

One number, several routes.

Airlines reuse flight numbers, and WN 205 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
12 min
Average arrival delay
0.2%
Cancelled
2 min early
Median arrival delay

Based on 421 historical flights. Data through May 2026.

The breakdown

On-time by weekday
  • Mon72%(71 flights)
  • Tue76%(55 flights)
  • Wed83%(52 flights)
  • Thu66%(71 flights)
  • Fri77%(75 flights)
  • Sat86%(35 flights)
  • Sun68%(59 flights)
On-time by departure window
  • 3–6 AM97%(60 flights)
  • 6–9 AM(1 flights)
  • 9 AM–12 PM90%(31 flights)
  • 12–3 PM80%(46 flights)
  • 3–6 PM65%(147 flights)
  • 6–9 PM78%(86 flights)
  • 9 PM–12 AM51%(47 flights)
On-time trend by month
67%
May

Jun 52% → May 67% on time

On-time arrival percentage by month
MonthOn-time percentageFlights
June 202552%42
July 202552%44
August 202580%30
September 202573%26
October 202597%30
November 2025100%32
December 202588%40
January 202685%33
February 202673%33
March 202659%32
April 202681%37
May 202667%39
Departures on time
67%
Diverted
0.5%
Flights flown
418
Months covered
12

Based on 421 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.