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Flight Reliability

WN 701 · Southwest Airlines

This number covered several routes in this period.

One number, several routes.

Airlines reuse flight numbers, and WN 701 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

70%
Arrive within 15 minutes
12 min
Average arrival delay
1.0%
Cancelled
2 min early
Median arrival delay

Based on 401 historical flights. Data through May 2026.

The breakdown

On-time by weekday
  • Mon55%(64 flights)
  • Tue88%(50 flights)
  • Wed87%(52 flights)
  • Thu59%(66 flights)
  • Fri66%(64 flights)
  • Sat75%(48 flights)
  • Sun72%(53 flights)
On-time by departure window
  • 3–6 AM97%(32 flights)
  • 6–9 AM90%(30 flights)
  • 9 AM–12 PM91%(56 flights)
  • 12–3 PM95%(65 flights)
  • 3–6 PM52%(106 flights)
  • 6–9 PM49%(59 flights)
  • 9 PM–12 AM49%(49 flights)
On-time trend by month
36%
May

Jun 67% → May 36% on time

On-time arrival percentage by month
MonthOn-time percentageFlights
June 202567%46
July 202566%47
August 202594%32
September 202592%26
October 202559%44
November 202589%26
December 202597%29
January 202683%30
February 202664%25
March 202642%31
April 202670%30
May 202636%31
Departures on time
69%
Diverted
0%
Flights flown
397
Months covered
12

Based on 401 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.