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Flight Reliability

WN 3173 · Southwest Airlines

This number covered several routes in this period.

One number, several routes.

Airlines reuse flight numbers, and WN 3173 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

85%
Arrive within 15 minutes
3 min
Average arrival delay
1.3%
Cancelled
8 min early
Median arrival delay

Based on 238 historical flights. Data through May 2026.

The breakdown

On-time by weekday
  • Mon85%(33 flights)
  • Tue87%(31 flights)
  • Wed88%(33 flights)
  • Thu78%(32 flights)
  • Fri87%(31 flights)
  • Sat78%(40 flights)
  • Sun94%(34 flights)
On-time by departure window
  • 3–6 AM100%(23 flights)
  • 6–9 AM96%(71 flights)
  • 9 AM–12 PM82%(38 flights)
  • 3–6 PM65%(49 flights)
  • 6–9 PM(5 flights)
  • 9 PM–12 AM83%(48 flights)
On-time trend by month
100%
May

Jun 85% → May 100% on time

On-time arrival percentage by month
MonthOn-time percentageFlights
June 202585%39
July 202592%36
October 2025100%26
November 202557%23
December 202575%20
January 202687%23
February 202692%13
March 202675%20
April 202693%15
May 2026100%12
Departures on time
83%
Diverted
0.4%
Flights flown
234
Months covered
11

Based on 238 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.