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WN 980 · Southwest Airlines

This number covered several routes in this period.

One number, several routes.

Airlines reuse flight numbers, and WN 980 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

75%
Arrive within 15 minutes
14 min
Average arrival delay
1.6%
Cancelled
2 min early
Median arrival delay

Based on 383 historical flights. Data through May 2026.

The breakdown

On-time by weekday
  • Mon72%(65 flights)
  • Tue78%(50 flights)
  • Wed80%(51 flights)
  • Thu74%(69 flights)
  • Fri70%(66 flights)
  • Sat76%(42 flights)
  • Sun73%(33 flights)
On-time by departure window
  • 6–9 AM93%(40 flights)
  • 9 AM–12 PM93%(73 flights)
  • 12–3 PM71%(65 flights)
  • 3–6 PM55%(67 flights)
  • 6–9 PM73%(104 flights)
  • 9 PM–12 AM59%(27 flights)
On-time trend by month
85%
May

Jun 66% → May 85% on time

On-time arrival percentage by month
MonthOn-time percentageFlights
June 202566%41
July 202558%40
August 202578%40
September 202597%37
October 202544%50
November 202588%25
December 202580%20
February 202693%14
March 202686%28
April 202675%36
May 202685%39
Departures on time
68%
Diverted
0.3%
Flights flown
376
Months covered
12

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Based on 383 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.