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Flight Reliability

WN 985 · Southwest Airlines

This number covered several routes in this period.

One number, several routes.

Airlines reuse flight numbers, and WN 985 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

82%
Arrive within 15 minutes
4 min
Average arrival delay
0.5%
Cancelled
5 min early
Median arrival delay

Based on 425 historical flights. Data through May 2026.

The breakdown

On-time by weekday
  • Mon86%(62 flights)
  • Tue89%(45 flights)
  • Wed89%(44 flights)
  • Thu80%(65 flights)
  • Fri78%(68 flights)
  • Sat77%(52 flights)
  • Sun78%(87 flights)
On-time by departure window
  • 6–9 AM90%(58 flights)
  • 9 AM–12 PM87%(132 flights)
  • 12–3 PM100%(18 flights)
  • 3–6 PM85%(98 flights)
  • 6–9 PM66%(113 flights)
  • 9 PM–12 AM(4 flights)
On-time trend by month
85%
May

Jun 77% → May 85% on time

On-time arrival percentage by month
MonthOn-time percentageFlights
June 202577%43
July 202582%38
August 202582%39
September 202587%38
October 202577%22
November 202582%27
December 202562%29
January 202683%30
February 2026100%42
March 202678%45
April 202678%36
May 202685%34
Departures on time
76%
Diverted
0%
Flights flown
423
Months covered
12

Based on 425 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.