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Flight Reliability

WN 261 · Southwest Airlines

This number covered several routes in this period.

One number, several routes.

Airlines reuse flight numbers, and WN 261 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

84%
Arrive within 15 minutes
2 min
Average arrival delay
0.3%
Cancelled
7 min early
Median arrival delay

Based on 371 historical flights. Data through May 2026.

The breakdown

On-time by weekday
  • Mon88%(50 flights)
  • Tue76%(72 flights)
  • Wed83%(77 flights)
  • Thu85%(52 flights)
  • Fri90%(39 flights)
  • Sat79%(29 flights)
  • Sun88%(51 flights)
On-time by departure window
  • 6–9 AM97%(114 flights)
  • 9 AM–12 PM85%(68 flights)
  • 12–3 PM87%(84 flights)
  • 3–6 PM75%(47 flights)
  • 6–9 PM59%(56 flights)
  • 9 PM–12 AM—(1 flights)
On-time trend by month
100%
May

Jun 73% → May 100% on time

On-time arrival percentage by month
MonthOn-time percentageFlights
June 202573%30
July 202558%36
August 202587%30
September 202587%30
October 202587%39
November 202598%43
December 202588%48
January 202666%29
February 202672%18
March 202697%29
April 202695%20
May 2026100%18
Departures on time
82%
Diverted
0%
Flights flown
370
Months covered
12

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Based on 371 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.