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Flight Reliability

WN 2980 · Southwest Airlines

This number covered several routes in this period.

One number, several routes.

Airlines reuse flight numbers, and WN 2980 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

87%
Arrive within 15 minutes
0 min
Average arrival delay
1.6%
Cancelled
8 min early
Median arrival delay

Based on 316 historical flights. Data through May 2026.

The breakdown

On-time by weekday
  • Mon87%(39 flights)
  • Tue85%(54 flights)
  • Wed86%(55 flights)
  • Thu86%(43 flights)
  • Fri88%(41 flights)
  • Sat93%(30 flights)
  • Sun85%(47 flights)
On-time by departure window
  • 3–6 AM90%(60 flights)
  • 6–9 AM97%(62 flights)
  • 9 AM–12 PM85%(136 flights)
  • 12–3 PM79%(42 flights)
  • 6–9 PM(9 flights)
On-time trend by month
94%
May

Jun 92% → May 94% on time

On-time arrival percentage by month
MonthOn-time percentageFlights
June 202592%38
July 202596%49
October 202580%30
November 202591%22
December 202572%18
January 202682%22
February 202673%26
March 202681%31
April 202693%30
May 202694%31
Departures on time
87%
Diverted
0.6%
Flights flown
309
Months covered
12

Based on 316 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.