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Flight Reliability

WN 3609 · Southwest Airlines

This number covered several routes in this period.

One number, several routes.

Airlines reuse flight numbers, and WN 3609 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

87%
Arrive within 15 minutes
1 min early
Average arrival delay
0.4%
Cancelled
6 min early
Median arrival delay

Based on 225 historical flights. Data through May 2026.

The breakdown

On-time by weekday
  • Mon96%(25 flights)
  • Tue85%(46 flights)
  • Wed76%(46 flights)
  • Thu96%(25 flights)
  • Fri100%(25 flights)
  • Sat88%(17 flights)
  • Sun83%(40 flights)
On-time by departure window
  • 6–9 AM98%(90 flights)
  • 9 AM–12 PM(8 flights)
  • 12–3 PM76%(21 flights)
  • 3–6 PM74%(53 flights)
  • 6–9 PM85%(52 flights)
On-time trend by month
97%
May

Jun 83% → May 97% on time

On-time arrival percentage by month
MonthOn-time percentageFlights
June 202583%35
July 202583%35
August 202586%28
September 202589%26
October 202581%37
April 202696%25
May 202697%31
Departures on time
78%
Diverted
0%
Flights flown
224
Months covered
8

Based on 225 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.