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WN 2471 · Southwest Airlines

This number covered several routes in this period.

One number, several routes.

Airlines reuse flight numbers, and WN 2471 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
11 min
Average arrival delay
1.0%
Cancelled
0 min
Median arrival delay

Based on 386 historical flights. Data through May 2026.

The breakdown

On-time by weekday
  • Mon76%(76 flights)
  • Tue89%(44 flights)
  • Wed81%(43 flights)
  • Thu77%(73 flights)
  • Fri68%(74 flights)
  • Sat71%(35 flights)
  • Sun81%(36 flights)
On-time by departure window
  • 6–9 AM—(1 flights)
  • 9 AM–12 PM89%(56 flights)
  • 12–3 PM77%(144 flights)
  • 3–6 PM78%(131 flights)
  • 6–9 PM35%(17 flights)
  • 9 PM–12 AM69%(32 flights)
On-time trend by month
56%
May

Jun 87% → May 56% on time

On-time arrival percentage by month
MonthOn-time percentageFlights
June 202587%30
July 202584%31
August 202573%63
September 202571%68
October 202589%35
November 202569%26
December 202572%29
January 2026100%10
March 202689%27
April 202682%27
May 202656%27
Departures on time
68%
Diverted
0.3%
Flights flown
381
Months covered
12

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Based on 386 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.