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Flight Reliability

WN 2272 · Southwest Airlines

This number covered several routes in this period.

One number, several routes.

Airlines reuse flight numbers, and WN 2272 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

81%
Arrive within 15 minutes
5 min
Average arrival delay
0.6%
Cancelled
7 min early
Median arrival delay

Based on 476 historical flights. Data through May 2026.

The breakdown

On-time by weekday
  • Mon82%(66 flights)
  • Tue86%(81 flights)
  • Wed93%(84 flights)
  • Thu69%(67 flights)
  • Fri80%(65 flights)
  • Sat77%(52 flights)
  • Sun75%(56 flights)
On-time by departure window
  • 3–6 AM(9 flights)
  • 6–9 AM94%(156 flights)
  • 9 AM–12 PM81%(52 flights)
  • 12–3 PM76%(79 flights)
  • 3–6 PM66%(68 flights)
  • 6–9 PM73%(100 flights)
  • 9 PM–12 AM(7 flights)
On-time trend by month
97%
May

Jun 92% → May 97% on time

On-time arrival percentage by month
MonthOn-time percentageFlights
June 202592%47
July 202595%60
August 202583%42
September 202588%42
October 202550%42
November 202574%39
December 202577%47
January 202687%23
February 202689%36
March 202656%32
April 202680%30
May 202697%31
Departures on time
80%
Diverted
0.4%
Flights flown
471
Months covered
12

Based on 476 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.