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Flight Reliability

WN 3261 · Southwest Airlines

This number covered several routes in this period.

One number, several routes.

Airlines reuse flight numbers, and WN 3261 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
6 min
Average arrival delay
0.4%
Cancelled
5 min early
Median arrival delay

Based on 223 historical flights. Data through May 2026.

The breakdown

On-time by weekday
  • Mon56%(43 flights)
  • Tue91%(21 flights)
  • Wed91%(23 flights)
  • Thu66%(47 flights)
  • Fri62%(45 flights)
  • Sat96%(23 flights)
  • Sun90%(20 flights)
On-time by departure window
  • 3–6 AM94%(36 flights)
  • 6–9 AM97%(32 flights)
  • 9 AM–12 PM85%(58 flights)
  • 12–3 PM82%(39 flights)
  • 3–6 PM29%(55 flights)
  • 6–9 PM(2 flights)
On-time trend by month
19%
May

Aug 89% → May 19% on time

On-time arrival percentage by month
MonthOn-time percentageFlights
August 202589%27
September 202580%30
October 202590%31
November 202596%25
December 2025100%20
March 202682%28
April 202632%28
May 202619%26
Departures on time
71%
Diverted
0%
Flights flown
222
Months covered
10

Based on 223 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.