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Flight Reliability

WN 3579 · Southwest Airlines

This number covered several routes in this period.

One number, several routes.

Airlines reuse flight numbers, and WN 3579 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

62%
Arrive within 15 minutes
23 min
Average arrival delay
3.5%
Cancelled
5 min
Median arrival delay

Based on 344 historical flights. Data through May 2026.

The breakdown

On-time by weekday
  • Mon54%(50 flights)
  • Tue50%(36 flights)
  • Wed79%(33 flights)
  • Thu68%(50 flights)
  • Fri64%(58 flights)
  • Sat73%(56 flights)
  • Sun43%(47 flights)
On-time by departure window
  • 6–9 AM100%(16 flights)
  • 9 AM–12 PM91%(58 flights)
  • 12–3 PM79%(29 flights)
  • 3–6 PM67%(24 flights)
  • 6–9 PM49%(125 flights)
  • 9 PM–12 AM44%(78 flights)
On-time trend by month
55%
May

Jun 59% → May 55% on time

On-time arrival percentage by month
MonthOn-time percentageFlights
June 202559%39
July 202561%41
August 202532%25
September 202552%21
October 202577%30
November 202574%19
December 202559%17
January 202660%10
February 2026100%32
March 202650%22
April 202653%36
May 202655%38
Departures on time
57%
Diverted
0.6%
Flights flown
330
Months covered
12

Based on 344 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.