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Flight Reliability

WN 3540 · Southwest Airlines

This number covered several routes in this period.

One number, several routes.

Airlines reuse flight numbers, and WN 3540 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

65%
Arrive within 15 minutes
24 min
Average arrival delay
2.1%
Cancelled
4 min
Median arrival delay

Based on 235 historical flights. Data through May 2026.

The breakdown

On-time by weekday
  • Mon65%(34 flights)
  • Tue71%(21 flights)
  • Wed57%(21 flights)
  • Thu55%(33 flights)
  • Fri61%(36 flights)
  • Sat82%(38 flights)
  • Sun61%(46 flights)
On-time by departure window
  • 9 AM–12 PM79%(14 flights)
  • 12–3 PM66%(35 flights)
  • 3–6 PM72%(105 flights)
  • 6–9 PM49%(67 flights)
  • 9 PM–12 AM(8 flights)
On-time trend by month
62%
Apr

Jun 91% → Apr 62% on time

On-time arrival percentage by month
MonthOn-time percentageFlights
June 202591%23
July 202565%20
August 202575%12
October 202559%29
November 202563%27
December 202552%31
February 202670%10
March 202659%46
April 202662%13
Departures on time
61%
Diverted
0.4%
Flights flown
229
Months covered
12

Based on 235 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.