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Flight Reliability

WN 4861 · Southwest Airlines

This number covered several routes in this period.

One number, several routes.

Airlines reuse flight numbers, and WN 4861 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

91%
Arrive within 15 minutes
1 min
Average arrival delay
2.0%
Cancelled
5 min early
Median arrival delay

Based on 152 historical flights. Data through May 2026.

The breakdown

On-time by weekday
  • Mon92%(24 flights)
  • Tue100%(26 flights)
  • Wed95%(20 flights)
  • Thu100%(17 flights)
  • Fri88%(25 flights)
  • Sat(5 flights)
  • Sun81%(31 flights)
On-time by departure window
  • 6–9 AM99%(78 flights)
  • 9 AM–12 PM92%(12 flights)
  • 12–3 PM93%(28 flights)
  • 3–6 PM67%(12 flights)
  • 6–9 PM67%(18 flights)
On-time trend by month
100%
Feb

Jun 100% → Feb 100% on time

On-time arrival percentage by month
MonthOn-time percentageFlights
June 2025100%22
July 2025100%27
November 2025100%10
December 202558%26
January 202693%28
February 2026100%24
Departures on time
87%
Diverted
0.7%
Flights flown
148
Months covered
9

Based on 152 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.