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WN 898 · Southwest Airlines

This number covered several routes in this period.

One number, several routes.

Airlines reuse flight numbers, and WN 898 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
11 min
Average arrival delay
0.5%
Cancelled
1 min
Median arrival delay

Based on 399 historical flights. Data through May 2026.

The breakdown

On-time by weekday
  • Mon53%(72 flights)
  • Tue92%(51 flights)
  • Wed82%(51 flights)
  • Thu51%(75 flights)
  • Fri67%(73 flights)
  • Sat90%(40 flights)
  • Sun79%(34 flights)
On-time by departure window
  • 3–6 AM100%(25 flights)
  • 6–9 AM100%(16 flights)
  • 9 AM–12 PM95%(60 flights)
  • 12–3 PM71%(119 flights)
  • 3–6 PM53%(109 flights)
  • 6–9 PM54%(67 flights)
On-time trend by month
59%
May

Jun 63% → May 59% on time

On-time arrival percentage by month
MonthOn-time percentageFlights
June 202563%51
July 202552%50
August 202537%30
September 202558%26
October 202597%31
November 202596%28
December 202586%29
January 202677%26
February 202680%20
March 202697%30
April 202664%36
May 202659%39
Departures on time
61%
Diverted
0.3%
Flights flown
396
Months covered
12

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Based on 399 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.