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Flight Reliability

WN 551 · Southwest Airlines

This number covered several routes in this period.

One number, several routes.

Airlines reuse flight numbers, and WN 551 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

73%
Arrive within 15 minutes
11 min
Average arrival delay
0.2%
Cancelled
0 min
Median arrival delay

Based on 443 historical flights. Data through May 2026.

The breakdown

On-time by weekday
  • Mon71%(66 flights)
  • Tue77%(60 flights)
  • Wed72%(60 flights)
  • Thu69%(68 flights)
  • Fri75%(69 flights)
  • Sat81%(59 flights)
  • Sun65%(60 flights)
On-time by departure window
  • 3–6 AM91%(11 flights)
  • 6–9 AM98%(52 flights)
  • 9 AM–12 PM83%(58 flights)
  • 12–3 PM73%(96 flights)
  • 3–6 PM65%(46 flights)
  • 6–9 PM63%(104 flights)
  • 9 PM–12 AM64%(75 flights)
On-time trend by month
63%
May

Jun 61% → May 63% on time

On-time arrival percentage by month
MonthOn-time percentageFlights
June 202561%36
July 202564%42
August 202590%31
September 202590%30
October 202565%31
November 202572%29
December 202577%31
January 202690%31
February 202693%28
March 202687%30
April 202655%56
May 202663%67
Departures on time
62%
Diverted
0%
Flights flown
442
Months covered
12

Based on 443 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.