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Flight Reliability

WN 2261 · Southwest Airlines

This number covered several routes in this period.

One number, several routes.

Airlines reuse flight numbers, and WN 2261 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
0 min
Average arrival delay
0.3%
Cancelled
8 min early
Median arrival delay

Based on 330 historical flights. Data through May 2026.

The breakdown

On-time by weekday
  • Mon77%(51 flights)
  • Tue87%(38 flights)
  • Wed76%(38 flights)
  • Thu82%(56 flights)
  • Fri78%(54 flights)
  • Sat71%(48 flights)
  • Sun86%(43 flights)
On-time by departure window
  • 3–6 AM91%(22 flights)
  • 6–9 AM90%(50 flights)
  • 9 AM–12 PM97%(29 flights)
  • 12–3 PM84%(81 flights)
  • 3–6 PM65%(40 flights)
  • 6–9 PM62%(84 flights)
  • 9 PM–12 AM96%(22 flights)
On-time trend by month
91%
May

Aug 40% → May 91% on time

On-time arrival percentage by month
MonthOn-time percentageFlights
August 202540%15
September 202535%17
October 202577%79
January 202689%27
February 202694%35
March 202682%66
April 202685%40
May 202691%35
Departures on time
75%
Diverted
0.3%
Flights flown
328
Months covered
12

Based on 330 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.