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WN 5 · Southwest Airlines

This number covered several routes in this period.

One number, several routes.

Airlines reuse flight numbers, and WN 5 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

89%
Arrive within 15 minutes
5 min early
Average arrival delay
0.9%
Cancelled
12 min early
Median arrival delay

Based on 214 historical flights. Data through May 2026.

The breakdown

On-time by weekday
  • Mon94%(33 flights)
  • Tue91%(11 flights)
  • Wed—(3 flights)
  • Thu81%(26 flights)
  • Fri97%(39 flights)
  • Sat78%(18 flights)
  • Sun88%(82 flights)
On-time by departure window
  • 3–6 AM100%(33 flights)
  • 6–9 AM85%(102 flights)
  • 9 AM–12 PM90%(77 flights)
On-time trend by month
92%
May

Oct 90% → May 92% on time

On-time arrival percentage by month
MonthOn-time percentageFlights
October 202590%40
November 202584%32
December 202594%35
January 202690%20
February 202695%40
March 202680%20
April 202677%13
May 202692%12
Departures on time
90%
Diverted
0%
Flights flown
212
Months covered
8

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Based on 214 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.