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Flight Reliability

WN 2897 · Southwest Airlines

This number covered several routes in this period.

One number, several routes.

Airlines reuse flight numbers, and WN 2897 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

65%
Arrive within 15 minutes
15 min
Average arrival delay
0.6%
Cancelled
3 min
Median arrival delay

Based on 353 historical flights. Data through May 2026.

The breakdown

On-time by weekday
  • Mon68%(38 flights)
  • Tue67%(55 flights)
  • Wed61%(56 flights)
  • Thu78%(40 flights)
  • Fri47%(36 flights)
  • Sat83%(40 flights)
  • Sun58%(83 flights)
On-time by departure window
  • 6–9 AM(4 flights)
  • 9 AM–12 PM(8 flights)
  • 12–3 PM71%(101 flights)
  • 3–6 PM62%(177 flights)
  • 6–9 PM59%(58 flights)
On-time trend by month
90%
Apr

Jun 58% → Apr 90% on time

On-time arrival percentage by month
MonthOn-time percentageFlights
June 202558%64
July 202549%75
August 202586%22
September 2025100%17
October 202557%28
November 202576%25
December 202572%18
January 202661%28
February 202671%21
March 202664%36
April 202690%10
Departures on time
59%
Diverted
0.8%
Flights flown
348
Months covered
12

Based on 353 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.