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WN 801 · Southwest Airlines

This number covered several routes in this period.

One number, several routes.

Airlines reuse flight numbers, and WN 801 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

80%
Arrive within 15 minutes
6 min
Average arrival delay
0.6%
Cancelled
4 min early
Median arrival delay

Based on 474 historical flights. Data through May 2026.

The breakdown

On-time by weekday
  • Mon84%(73 flights)
  • Tue88%(57 flights)
  • Wed87%(55 flights)
  • Thu78%(71 flights)
  • Fri68%(68 flights)
  • Sat89%(56 flights)
  • Sun72%(89 flights)
On-time by departure window
  • 6–9 AM98%(56 flights)
  • 9 AM–12 PM86%(70 flights)
  • 12–3 PM81%(141 flights)
  • 3–6 PM74%(80 flights)
  • 6–9 PM68%(95 flights)
  • 9 PM–12 AM78%(27 flights)
On-time trend by month
48%
May

Jun 79% → May 48% on time

On-time arrival percentage by month
MonthOn-time percentageFlights
June 202579%66
July 202573%67
August 202580%40
September 202573%30
October 202597%31
November 202576%29
December 202577%31
January 202679%29
February 202683%35
March 2026100%47
April 202688%33
May 202648%31
Departures on time
73%
Diverted
0.4%
Flights flown
469
Months covered
12

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Based on 474 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.