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Flight Reliability

WN 4296 · Southwest Airlines

This number covered several routes in this period.

One number, several routes.

Airlines reuse flight numbers, and WN 4296 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

91%
Arrive within 15 minutes
4 min early
Average arrival delay
0%
Cancelled
10 min early
Median arrival delay

Based on 170 historical flights. Data through May 2026.

The breakdown

On-time by weekday
  • Mon90%(20 flights)
  • Tue100%(27 flights)
  • Wed86%(29 flights)
  • Thu87%(23 flights)
  • Fri91%(22 flights)
  • Sat92%(12 flights)
  • Sun92%(37 flights)
On-time by departure window
  • 3–6 AM92%(65 flights)
  • 6–9 AM95%(38 flights)
  • 3–6 PM(1 flights)
  • 6–9 PM89%(66 flights)
On-time trend by month
100%
May

Aug 93% → May 100% on time

On-time arrival percentage by month
MonthOn-time percentageFlights
August 202593%28
September 202590%30
October 202582%27
November 202592%24
December 202590%20
April 2026100%11
May 2026100%12
Departures on time
90%
Diverted
0%
Flights flown
170
Months covered
12

Based on 170 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.