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Flight Reliability

WN 2863 · Southwest Airlines

This number covered several routes in this period.

One number, several routes.

Airlines reuse flight numbers, and WN 2863 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

76%
Arrive within 15 minutes
10 min
Average arrival delay
0.4%
Cancelled
1 min early
Median arrival delay

Based on 284 historical flights. Data through May 2026.

The breakdown

On-time by weekday
  • Mon66%(44 flights)
  • Tue97%(29 flights)
  • Wed81%(31 flights)
  • Thu82%(45 flights)
  • Fri73%(44 flights)
  • Sat100%(31 flights)
  • Sun56%(59 flights)
On-time by departure window
  • 3–6 AM94%(63 flights)
  • 6–9 AM100%(18 flights)
  • 9 AM–12 PM88%(33 flights)
  • 12–3 PM79%(38 flights)
  • 3–6 PM69%(100 flights)
  • 6–9 PM35%(26 flights)
  • 9 PM–12 AM(5 flights)
On-time trend by month
71%
May

Oct 97% → May 71% on time

On-time arrival percentage by month
MonthOn-time percentageFlights
October 202597%30
November 202569%54
December 202577%52
January 202682%34
February 202693%28
April 202663%24
May 202671%31
Departures on time
70%
Diverted
0%
Flights flown
283
Months covered
12

Based on 284 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.