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Flight Reliability

WN 4509 · Southwest Airlines

This number covered several routes in this period.

One number, several routes.

Airlines reuse flight numbers, and WN 4509 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

78%
Arrive within 15 minutes
10 min
Average arrival delay
0.6%
Cancelled
1 min early
Median arrival delay

Based on 167 historical flights. Data through May 2026.

The breakdown

On-time by weekday
  • Mon70%(30 flights)
  • Tue87%(15 flights)
  • Wed100%(16 flights)
  • Thu64%(33 flights)
  • Fri74%(31 flights)
  • Sat92%(13 flights)
  • Sun82%(27 flights)
On-time by departure window
  • 3–6 AM(1 flights)
  • 6–9 AM100%(34 flights)
  • 9 AM–12 PM87%(45 flights)
  • 12–3 PM73%(30 flights)
  • 3–6 PM71%(24 flights)
  • 6–9 PM48%(31 flights)
On-time trend by month
39%
May

Aug 81% → May 39% on time

On-time arrival percentage by month
MonthOn-time percentageFlights
August 202581%26
September 202593%30
October 202584%19
November 202596%25
December 202579%19
April 202663%16
May 202639%18
Departures on time
70%
Diverted
0.6%
Flights flown
165
Months covered
10

Based on 167 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.