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Flight Reliability

WN 4251 · Southwest Airlines

This number covered several routes in this period.

One number, several routes.

Airlines reuse flight numbers, and WN 4251 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

70%
Arrive within 15 minutes
15 min
Average arrival delay
0.9%
Cancelled
1 min
Median arrival delay

Based on 217 historical flights. Data through May 2026.

The breakdown

On-time by weekday
  • Mon71%(31 flights)
  • Tue87%(31 flights)
  • Wed94%(31 flights)
  • Thu59%(29 flights)
  • Fri47%(30 flights)
  • Sat72%(25 flights)
  • Sun63%(38 flights)
On-time by departure window
  • 6–9 AM79%(24 flights)
  • 9 AM–12 PM84%(76 flights)
  • 12–3 PM69%(42 flights)
  • 3–6 PM38%(40 flights)
  • 6–9 PM79%(28 flights)
  • 9 PM–12 AM(5 flights)
On-time trend by month
77%
Mar

Aug 63% → Mar 77% on time

On-time arrival percentage by month
MonthOn-time percentageFlights
August 202563%27
September 202570%30
November 202546%26
December 202562%29
January 202672%29
February 202693%28
March 202677%31
Departures on time
62%
Diverted
0%
Flights flown
215
Months covered
11

Based on 217 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.