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Flight Reliability

WN 2617 · Southwest Airlines

This number covered several routes in this period.

One number, several routes.

Airlines reuse flight numbers, and WN 2617 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

71%
Arrive within 15 minutes
15 min
Average arrival delay
1.0%
Cancelled
3 min
Median arrival delay

Based on 390 historical flights. Data through May 2026.

The breakdown

On-time by weekday
  • Mon55%(67 flights)
  • Tue83%(48 flights)
  • Wed88%(48 flights)
  • Thu62%(65 flights)
  • Fri77%(64 flights)
  • Sat78%(51 flights)
  • Sun62%(39 flights)
On-time by departure window
  • 9 AM–12 PM86%(63 flights)
  • 12–3 PM76%(141 flights)
  • 3–6 PM76%(71 flights)
  • 6–9 PM53%(100 flights)
  • 9 PM–12 AM(7 flights)
On-time trend by month
87%
May

Jun 75% → May 87% on time

On-time arrival percentage by month
MonthOn-time percentageFlights
June 202575%36
July 202572%36
August 202564%50
September 202572%50
October 202541%17
November 202572%29
December 202542%31
January 202687%30
February 202683%18
March 202670%27
April 202686%28
May 202687%30
Departures on time
70%
Diverted
1.0%
Flights flown
382
Months covered
12

Based on 390 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.