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WN 516 · Southwest Airlines

This number covered several routes in this period.

One number, several routes.

Airlines reuse flight numbers, and WN 516 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
11 min
Average arrival delay
0.5%
Cancelled
3 min early
Median arrival delay

Based on 403 historical flights. Data through May 2026.

The breakdown

On-time by weekday
  • Mon85%(53 flights)
  • Tue78%(59 flights)
  • Wed63%(54 flights)
  • Thu76%(55 flights)
  • Fri76%(59 flights)
  • Sat75%(51 flights)
  • Sun68%(69 flights)
On-time by departure window
  • 6–9 AM97%(121 flights)
  • 9 AM–12 PM84%(19 flights)
  • 12–3 PM69%(94 flights)
  • 3–6 PM62%(128 flights)
  • 6–9 PM53%(34 flights)
  • 9 PM–12 AM—(4 flights)
On-time trend by month
97%
May

Jun 55% → May 97% on time

On-time arrival percentage by month
MonthOn-time percentageFlights
June 202555%40
July 202550%44
August 202578%32
September 202590%30
October 202568%41
November 202596%26
December 202580%39
January 202681%32
February 202668%34
March 202657%23
April 202689%28
May 202697%31
Departures on time
69%
Diverted
0.2%
Flights flown
400
Months covered
12

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Based on 403 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.