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Flight Reliability

WN 2256 · Southwest Airlines

This number covered several routes in this period.

One number, several routes.

Airlines reuse flight numbers, and WN 2256 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

73%
Arrive within 15 minutes
12 min
Average arrival delay
0.3%
Cancelled
0 min
Median arrival delay

Based on 387 historical flights. Data through May 2026.

The breakdown

On-time by weekday
  • Mon78%(81 flights)
  • Tue66%(41 flights)
  • Wed76%(37 flights)
  • Thu78%(76 flights)
  • Fri72%(82 flights)
  • Sat76%(21 flights)
  • Sun64%(47 flights)
On-time by departure window
  • 6–9 AM100%(24 flights)
  • 9 AM–12 PM92%(75 flights)
  • 12–3 PM81%(79 flights)
  • 3–6 PM61%(98 flights)
  • 6–9 PM67%(85 flights)
  • 9 PM–12 AM33%(24 flights)
On-time trend by month
75%
Mar

Jun 52% → Mar 75% on time

On-time arrival percentage by month
MonthOn-time percentageFlights
June 202552%29
July 202548%31
August 202588%66
September 202589%74
October 202583%23
November 202569%32
December 202549%47
January 202686%29
February 202678%27
March 202675%16
Departures on time
68%
Diverted
0.3%
Flights flown
385
Months covered
12

Based on 387 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.