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WN

Southwest Airlines

Data coverage: 2020 — 2024

Total Flights

6,190,949

On-Time Rate

80.7%

Avg Delay

56.9 min

Delayed

1,192,566

Cancelled

170,099

Delay Causes

Top delay cause: Late Aircraft

Late Aircraft 49.5%
Carrier 32.2%
NAS (National Aviation System) 15.8%
Weather 2.2%
Security 0.3%

Monthly Performance

Recent 24 months of flight data.

Period Flights Delayed Cancelled Diverted Avg Distance
Dec 2024 116,276 22,464 574 285 757 mi
Nov 2024 112,591 14,240 386 137 757 mi
Oct 2024 119,251 15,707 1,546 135 757 mi
Sep 2024 112,561 16,242 493 143 755 mi
Aug 2024 118,338 23,794 1,006 315 759 mi
Jul 2024 127,642 36,225 849 502 779 mi
Jun 2024 123,817 31,746 406 363 776 mi
May 2024 122,496 33,832 828 431 749 mi
Apr 2024 120,579 23,674 482 194 753 mi
Mar 2024 125,272 27,976 1,170 197 760 mi
Feb 2024 105,207 17,204 466 138 739 mi
Jan 2024 115,389 26,310 3,566 210 736 mi
Dec 2023 127,773 21,839 806 178 735 mi
Nov 2023 122,501 17,007 244 54 734 mi
Oct 2023 128,588 25,296 287 132 733 mi
Sep 2023 117,870 23,230 660 245 726 mi
Aug 2023 125,664 28,374 2,064 290 729 mi
Jul 2023 126,469 39,050 1,191 438 735 mi
Jun 2023 119,251 35,058 708 468 723 mi
May 2023 122,521 25,058 623 252 717 mi
Apr 2023 115,946 29,278 1,249 284 723 mi
Mar 2023 117,997 28,113 1,116 215 717 mi
Feb 2023 101,455 15,830 2,143 149 702 mi
Jan 2023 112,430 21,830 3,234 197 701 mi
Data Source: Bureau of Transportation Statistics, On-Time Performance Data. Statistics reflect cumulative performance across all available reporting periods.