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WN 986 · Southwest Airlines

This number covered several routes in this period.

One number, several routes.

Airlines reuse flight numbers, and WN 986 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

64%
Arrive within 15 minutes
21 min
Average arrival delay
1.7%
Cancelled
4 min
Median arrival delay

Based on 416 historical flights. Data through May 2026.

The breakdown

On-time by weekday
  • Mon63%(68 flights)
  • Tue76%(49 flights)
  • Wed73%(51 flights)
  • Thu60%(70 flights)
  • Fri51%(71 flights)
  • Sat70%(30 flights)
  • Sun64%(69 flights)
On-time by departure window
  • 6–9 AM89%(65 flights)
  • 9 AM–12 PM77%(31 flights)
  • 12–3 PM50%(78 flights)
  • 3–6 PM56%(97 flights)
  • 6–9 PM66%(119 flights)
  • 9 PM–12 AM39%(18 flights)
On-time trend by month
45%
May

Jun 36% → May 45% on time

On-time arrival percentage by month
MonthOn-time percentageFlights
June 202536%28
July 202550%30
August 202570%27
September 202592%26
October 202577%31
November 202565%40
December 202558%33
January 202686%28
February 202683%24
March 202661%31
April 202665%52
May 202645%58
Departures on time
60%
Diverted
0.2%
Flights flown
408
Months covered
12

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Based on 416 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.