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Flight Reliability

WN 4538 · Southwest Airlines

This number covered several routes in this period.

One number, several routes.

Airlines reuse flight numbers, and WN 4538 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

74%
Arrive within 15 minutes
10 min
Average arrival delay
0%
Cancelled
3 min early
Median arrival delay

Based on 180 historical flights. Data through May 2026.

The breakdown

On-time by weekday
  • Mon80%(25 flights)
  • Tue50%(16 flights)
  • Wed56%(16 flights)
  • Thu74%(27 flights)
  • Fri71%(28 flights)
  • Sat75%(32 flights)
  • Sun92%(36 flights)
On-time by departure window
  • 3–6 AM100%(26 flights)
  • 6–9 AM90%(41 flights)
  • 9 AM–12 PM92%(13 flights)
  • 12–3 PM71%(17 flights)
  • 3–6 PM74%(27 flights)
  • 6–9 PM48%(56 flights)
On-time trend by month
63%
May

Jun 77% → May 63% on time

On-time arrival percentage by month
MonthOn-time percentageFlights
June 202577%26
July 202583%30
August 202595%20
September 202588%17
April 202664%28
May 202663%35
Departures on time
72%
Diverted
0%
Flights flown
180
Months covered
11

Based on 180 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.