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Flight Reliability

WN 4494 · Southwest Airlines

This number covered several routes in this period.

One number, several routes.

Airlines reuse flight numbers, and WN 4494 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

83%
Arrive within 15 minutes
4 min
Average arrival delay
1.0%
Cancelled
3 min early
Median arrival delay

Based on 302 historical flights. Data through May 2026.

The breakdown

On-time by weekday
  • Mon85%(47 flights)
  • Tue90%(40 flights)
  • Wed92%(36 flights)
  • Thu76%(41 flights)
  • Fri80%(50 flights)
  • Sat96%(24 flights)
  • Sun75%(61 flights)
On-time by departure window
  • 6–9 AM(1 flights)
  • 9 AM–12 PM91%(117 flights)
  • 12–3 PM78%(40 flights)
  • 3–6 PM76%(49 flights)
  • 6–9 PM79%(87 flights)
  • 9 PM–12 AM(5 flights)
On-time trend by month
84%
Mar

Jun 85% → Mar 84% on time

On-time arrival percentage by month
MonthOn-time percentageFlights
June 202585%26
July 202584%31
October 202572%25
November 202589%54
December 202589%56
January 202697%34
February 202667%24
March 202684%31
Departures on time
76%
Diverted
0%
Flights flown
299
Months covered
11

Based on 302 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.