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WN 471 · Southwest Airlines

This number covered several routes in this period.

One number, several routes.

Airlines reuse flight numbers, and WN 471 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

80%
Arrive within 15 minutes
6 min
Average arrival delay
1.7%
Cancelled
6 min early
Median arrival delay

Based on 404 historical flights. Data through May 2026.

The breakdown

On-time by weekday
  • Mon90%(57 flights)
  • Tue89%(46 flights)
  • Wed87%(46 flights)
  • Thu86%(56 flights)
  • Fri79%(62 flights)
  • Sat82%(50 flights)
  • Sun56%(78 flights)
On-time by departure window
  • 3–6 AM—(1 flights)
  • 6–9 AM94%(115 flights)
  • 9 AM–12 PM79%(115 flights)
  • 12–3 PM83%(92 flights)
  • 3–6 PM45%(29 flights)
  • 6–9 PM—(9 flights)
  • 9 PM–12 AM65%(34 flights)
On-time trend by month
63%
May

Jun 90% → May 63% on time

On-time arrival percentage by month
MonthOn-time percentageFlights
June 202590%30
July 2025100%30
August 202584%32
September 2025100%29
October 202582%39
November 202571%52
December 202577%39
January 202679%14
February 202667%18
March 202680%25
April 202673%41
May 202663%46
Departures on time
74%
Diverted
0.5%
Flights flown
395
Months covered
12

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Based on 404 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.