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Flight Reliability

WN 470 · Southwest Airlines

This number covered several routes in this period.

One number, several routes.

Airlines reuse flight numbers, and WN 470 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

82%
Arrive within 15 minutes
5 min
Average arrival delay
0.4%
Cancelled
5 min early
Median arrival delay

Based on 454 historical flights. Data through May 2026.

The breakdown

On-time by weekday
  • Mon84%(77 flights)
  • Tue91%(54 flights)
  • Wed73%(55 flights)
  • Thu81%(80 flights)
  • Fri78%(80 flights)
  • Sat89%(52 flights)
  • Sun80%(54 flights)
On-time by departure window
  • 6–9 AM92%(39 flights)
  • 9 AM–12 PM92%(118 flights)
  • 12–3 PM80%(111 flights)
  • 3–6 PM82%(100 flights)
  • 6–9 PM70%(69 flights)
  • 9 PM–12 AM47%(15 flights)
On-time trend by month
81%
May

Jun 72% → May 81% on time

On-time arrival percentage by month
MonthOn-time percentageFlights
June 202572%18
July 202582%17
August 202594%31
September 202593%30
October 202580%35
November 202591%32
December 202577%31
January 202689%26
February 202678%27
March 202669%49
April 202682%73
May 202681%83
Departures on time
76%
Diverted
0%
Flights flown
452
Months covered
12

Based on 454 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.