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Flight Reliability

WN 3553 · Southwest Airlines

This number covered several routes in this period.

One number, several routes.

Airlines reuse flight numbers, and WN 3553 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
14 min
Average arrival delay
4.0%
Cancelled
4 min
Median arrival delay

Based on 278 historical flights. Data through May 2026.

The breakdown

On-time by weekday
  • Mon56%(39 flights)
  • Tue69%(32 flights)
  • Wed79%(33 flights)
  • Thu53%(40 flights)
  • Fri72%(39 flights)
  • Sat68%(47 flights)
  • Sun57%(35 flights)
On-time by departure window
  • 6–9 AM91%(23 flights)
  • 9 AM–12 PM71%(28 flights)
  • 12–3 PM88%(40 flights)
  • 3–6 PM65%(68 flights)
  • 6–9 PM55%(65 flights)
  • 9 PM–12 AM37%(41 flights)
On-time trend by month
77%
May

Jun 44% → May 77% on time

On-time arrival percentage by month
MonthOn-time percentageFlights
June 202544%27
July 202544%23
August 202571%41
September 202549%41
October 202584%31
March 202656%27
April 202687%30
May 202677%31
Departures on time
58%
Diverted
0.7%
Flights flown
265
Months covered
12

Based on 278 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.