Southwest Airlines Co. (WN) on-time performance

Of 79,935 sampled WN departures, 67.8% left 15 minutes or more behind schedule. Average lateness was 36.1 minutes. Sample window: Oct 17, 2025 to Oct 15, 2026.

These are historical aggregates, not live status. A departure is late at 15 minutes past schedule.

On-time performance by month

Month Departures sampled Late Average lateness
Nov 2025 759 70.4% 41.4 min
Dec 2025 916 77.3% 37.7 min
Jan 2026 13,350 50.6% 21.7 min
Feb 2026 405 66.9% 38.5 min
Mar 2026 45,694 69.1% 38.0 min
Apr 2026 358 88.0% 39.5 min
May 2026 12,105 72.8% 38.9 min
Jun 2026 995 89.9% 50.6 min
Jul 2026 1,539 80.9% 42.8 min
Aug 2026 1,407 78.3% 47.8 min
Sep 2026 1,421 79.7% 44.2 min
Oct 2026 750 85.3% 46.5 min

On-time performance by airport

Departure airport Departures sampled Late Average lateness
Los Angeles International (LAX) 6,616 74.2% 39.7 min
Denver International (DEN) 5,121 78.2% 44.7 min
Las Vegas (LAS) 5,075 69.0% 34.1 min
Love Field (DAL) 4,027 69.0% 35.8 min
Baltimore/Washington International Thurgood Marshall (BWI) 3,976 65.7% 34.5 min
Midway (MDW) 3,736 72.0% 41.5 min
Phoenix (PHX) 3,662 63.4% 31.8 min
Nashville International (BNA) 3,511 72.3% 35.1 min
Orlando International (MCO) 3,266 82.1% 46.0 min
New York (LGA) 2,968 86.9% 45.8 min

Fleet by aircraft type

15 active registered aircraft.

Aircraft type Aircraft
Boeing 737 Classic 10
Boeing 737 NG 5

The WN flights that are late right now

GET /flight_delays filtered by airline_iata=WN returns the flights delayed at this moment: flight number, scheduled and actual times and minutes of delay.

https://www.goflightlabs.com/flight_delays?access_key=YOUR_ACCESS_KEY&delay=15&type=departures&airline_iata=WN

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