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Flight Reliability

WN 3218 · Southwest Airlines

This number covered several routes in this period.

One number, several routes.

Airlines reuse flight numbers, and WN 3218 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

73%
Arrive within 15 minutes
11 min
Average arrival delay
1.3%
Cancelled
1 min early
Median arrival delay

Based on 224 historical flights. Data through May 2026.

The breakdown

On-time by weekday
  • Mon74%(35 flights)
  • Tue72%(18 flights)
  • Wed82%(17 flights)
  • Thu71%(35 flights)
  • Fri72%(36 flights)
  • Sat71%(44 flights)
  • Sun72%(36 flights)
On-time by departure window
  • 6–9 AM86%(14 flights)
  • 9 AM–12 PM63%(38 flights)
  • 12–3 PM76%(71 flights)
  • 3–6 PM71%(86 flights)
  • 6–9 PM83%(12 flights)
On-time trend by month
85%
May

Jun 63% → May 85% on time

On-time arrival percentage by month
MonthOn-time percentageFlights
June 202563%30
July 202555%29
November 202557%14
February 202687%15
March 202675%12
April 202679%43
May 202685%54
Departures on time
69%
Diverted
0%
Flights flown
221
Months covered
11

Based on 224 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.