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Flight Reliability

WN 3518 · Southwest Airlines

This number covered several routes in this period.

One number, several routes.

Airlines reuse flight numbers, and WN 3518 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

74%
Arrive within 15 minutes
9 min
Average arrival delay
1.7%
Cancelled
5 min early
Median arrival delay

Based on 172 historical flights. Data through May 2026.

The breakdown

On-time by weekday
  • Mon77%(31 flights)
  • Tue83%(18 flights)
  • Wed90%(19 flights)
  • Thu67%(30 flights)
  • Fri63%(27 flights)
  • Sat78%(27 flights)
  • Sun65%(17 flights)
On-time by departure window
  • 3–6 AM97%(34 flights)
  • 6–9 AM87%(68 flights)
  • 9 AM–12 PM81%(16 flights)
  • 12–3 PM73%(15 flights)
  • 3–6 PM16%(32 flights)
  • 6–9 PM(4 flights)
On-time trend by month
25%
May

Jun 94% → May 25% on time

On-time arrival percentage by month
MonthOn-time percentageFlights
June 202594%32
July 202596%25
November 202592%26
December 202570%23
April 202642%19
May 202625%24
Departures on time
73%
Diverted
0%
Flights flown
169
Months covered
11

Based on 172 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.