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WN 297 · Southwest Airlines

This number covered several routes in this period.

One number, several routes.

Airlines reuse flight numbers, and WN 297 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

80%
Arrive within 15 minutes
3 min
Average arrival delay
0.7%
Cancelled
6 min early
Median arrival delay

Based on 445 historical flights. Data through May 2026.

The breakdown

On-time by weekday
  • Mon83%(86 flights)
  • Tue90%(51 flights)
  • Wed83%(52 flights)
  • Thu78%(85 flights)
  • Fri73%(86 flights)
  • Sat90%(40 flights)
  • Sun70%(40 flights)
On-time by departure window
  • 6–9 AM92%(88 flights)
  • 9 AM–12 PM92%(158 flights)
  • 12–3 PM66%(94 flights)
  • 3–6 PM—(9 flights)
  • 6–9 PM67%(81 flights)
  • 9 PM–12 AM40%(10 flights)
On-time trend by month
86%
May

Jun 79% → May 86% on time

On-time arrival percentage by month
MonthOn-time percentageFlights
June 202579%66
July 202567%67
August 202591%34
September 2025100%26
October 202596%56
November 202576%29
December 202579%28
January 202672%29
February 202661%28
March 202674%31
April 202688%24
May 202686%22
Departures on time
77%
Diverted
0.4%
Flights flown
440
Months covered
12

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Based on 445 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.