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Flight Reliability

WN 2861 · Southwest Airlines

This number covered several routes in this period.

One number, several routes.

Airlines reuse flight numbers, and WN 2861 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

83%
Arrive within 15 minutes
0 min
Average arrival delay
1.6%
Cancelled
9 min early
Median arrival delay

Based on 378 historical flights. Data through May 2026.

The breakdown

On-time by weekday
  • Mon78%(54 flights)
  • Tue96%(47 flights)
  • Wed94%(47 flights)
  • Thu84%(55 flights)
  • Fri74%(58 flights)
  • Sat88%(56 flights)
  • Sun72%(54 flights)
On-time by departure window
  • 3–6 AM100%(15 flights)
  • 6–9 AM91%(135 flights)
  • 9 AM–12 PM61%(23 flights)
  • 12–3 PM(7 flights)
  • 3–6 PM88%(141 flights)
  • 6–9 PM52%(50 flights)
On-time trend by month
87%
May

Jun 50% → May 87% on time

On-time arrival percentage by month
MonthOn-time percentageFlights
June 202550%26
July 202556%27
August 202593%30
September 202597%30
November 202596%27
December 202587%30
January 202683%12
February 202680%40
March 202690%29
April 202687%53
May 202687%62
Departures on time
83%
Diverted
0.3%
Flights flown
371
Months covered
12

Based on 378 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.