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Flight Reliability

WN 4478 · Southwest Airlines

This number covered several routes in this period.

One number, several routes.

Airlines reuse flight numbers, and WN 4478 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

65%
Arrive within 15 minutes
15 min
Average arrival delay
1.3%
Cancelled
4 min
Median arrival delay

Based on 233 historical flights. Data through May 2026.

The breakdown

On-time by weekday
  • Mon63%(46 flights)
  • Tue83%(23 flights)
  • Wed95%(21 flights)
  • Thu55%(47 flights)
  • Fri59%(46 flights)
  • Sat67%(18 flights)
  • Sun54%(28 flights)
On-time by departure window
  • 3–6 AM94%(16 flights)
  • 6–9 AM81%(16 flights)
  • 9 AM–12 PM77%(47 flights)
  • 12–3 PM63%(32 flights)
  • 3–6 PM44%(63 flights)
  • 6–9 PM66%(50 flights)
  • 9 PM–12 AM(5 flights)
On-time trend by month
80%
May

Jun 36% → May 80% on time

On-time arrival percentage by month
MonthOn-time percentageFlights
June 202536%22
July 202559%27
August 202588%25
September 202554%24
October 202552%29
December 202555%11
April 202669%35
May 202680%44
Departures on time
61%
Diverted
0.4%
Flights flown
229
Months covered
12

Based on 233 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.