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Flight Reliability

WN 4491 · Southwest Airlines

This number covered several routes in this period.

One number, several routes.

Airlines reuse flight numbers, and WN 4491 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
1.8%
Cancelled
1 min
Median arrival delay

Based on 168 historical flights. Data through May 2026.

The breakdown

On-time by weekday
  • Mon86%(29 flights)
  • Tue44%(16 flights)
  • Wed56%(16 flights)
  • Thu63%(30 flights)
  • Fri69%(26 flights)
  • Sat89%(18 flights)
  • Sun73%(30 flights)
On-time by departure window
  • 6–9 AM89%(26 flights)
  • 9 AM–12 PM88%(41 flights)
  • 12–3 PM(1 flights)
  • 3–6 PM54%(56 flights)
  • 6–9 PM63%(32 flights)
  • 9 PM–12 AM(9 flights)
On-time trend by month
82%
Dec

Jun 80% → Dec 82% on time

On-time arrival percentage by month
MonthOn-time percentageFlights
June 202580%30
July 202570%30
August 202555%20
September 202571%21
October 202554%13
November 202577%26
December 202582%22
Departures on time
64%
Diverted
0%
Flights flown
165
Months covered
8

Based on 168 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.