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Flight Reliability

WN 976 · Southwest Airlines

This number covered several routes in this period.

One number, several routes.

Airlines reuse flight numbers, and WN 976 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

72%
Arrive within 15 minutes
14 min
Average arrival delay
1.6%
Cancelled
2 min
Median arrival delay

Based on 364 historical flights. Data through May 2026.

The breakdown

On-time by weekday
  • Mon70%(53 flights)
  • Tue80%(49 flights)
  • Wed83%(46 flights)
  • Thu72%(50 flights)
  • Fri66%(58 flights)
  • Sat77%(43 flights)
  • Sun60%(58 flights)
On-time by departure window
  • 6–9 AM96%(26 flights)
  • 9 AM–12 PM82%(27 flights)
  • 12–3 PM81%(43 flights)
  • 3–6 PM67%(116 flights)
  • 6–9 PM72%(89 flights)
  • 9 PM–12 AM57%(56 flights)
On-time trend by month
57%
May

Jun 47% → May 57% on time

On-time arrival percentage by month
MonthOn-time percentageFlights
June 202547%30
July 202573%30
August 202584%32
September 202593%30
October 202561%23
November 202586%44
December 202567%42
January 202677%22
February 202663%16
March 202657%28
April 202683%30
May 202657%30
Departures on time
64%
Diverted
0.3%
Flights flown
357
Months covered
12

Based on 364 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.