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Flight Reliability

WN 4242 · Southwest Airlines

This number covered several routes in this period.

One number, several routes.

Airlines reuse flight numbers, and WN 4242 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

66%
Arrive within 15 minutes
13 min
Average arrival delay
1.6%
Cancelled
2 min
Median arrival delay

Based on 255 historical flights. Data through May 2026.

The breakdown

On-time by weekday
  • Mon68%(28 flights)
  • Tue71%(48 flights)
  • Wed73%(48 flights)
  • Thu52%(25 flights)
  • Fri66%(29 flights)
  • Sat61%(28 flights)
  • Sun64%(45 flights)
On-time by departure window
  • 6–9 AM100%(19 flights)
  • 9 AM–12 PM89%(55 flights)
  • 12–3 PM55%(33 flights)
  • 3–6 PM53%(83 flights)
  • 6–9 PM69%(35 flights)
  • 9 PM–12 AM46%(26 flights)
On-time trend by month
25%
May

Jun 47% → May 25% on time

On-time arrival percentage by month
MonthOn-time percentageFlights
June 202547%36
July 202548%40
August 202577%39
September 202592%39
November 202577%17
December 202593%15
March 202646%26
April 202688%16
May 202625%12
Departures on time
59%
Diverted
0%
Flights flown
251
Months covered
12

Based on 255 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.