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Flight Reliability

WN 3500 · Southwest Airlines

This number covered several routes in this period.

One number, several routes.

Airlines reuse flight numbers, and WN 3500 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

78%
Arrive within 15 minutes
7 min
Average arrival delay
0.7%
Cancelled
4 min early
Median arrival delay

Based on 287 historical flights. Data through May 2026.

The breakdown

On-time by weekday
  • Mon74%(35 flights)
  • Tue83%(48 flights)
  • Wed91%(44 flights)
  • Thu79%(29 flights)
  • Fri60%(37 flights)
  • Sat79%(43 flights)
  • Sun74%(49 flights)
On-time by departure window
  • 6–9 AM91%(32 flights)
  • 9 AM–12 PM94%(85 flights)
  • 12–3 PM97%(61 flights)
  • 3–6 PM55%(53 flights)
  • 6–9 PM42%(41 flights)
  • 9 PM–12 AM54%(13 flights)
On-time trend by month
55%
May

Jun 73% → May 55% on time

On-time arrival percentage by month
MonthOn-time percentageFlights
June 202573%11
July 202592%13
August 202596%28
September 202597%30
October 202594%18
November 202585%34
December 202577%51
January 202680%10
March 202642%26
April 202670%30
May 202655%31
Departures on time
74%
Diverted
0%
Flights flown
285
Months covered
12

Based on 287 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.