WN1581

WN1581 (Southwest Airlines) is a multi-stop service on 28 routes, busiest Chicago to Jacksonville. Of 589 departures recorded from October 2024 to July 2026, 74.8% left on time, according to the US BTS.

Recorded departures by month

All legs under this number combined; see the leg table.

The most recent periods19 periods
PeriodDepartures 2025Departures 2026Change vs last year
January1331▲ 138.5%
February1728▲ 64.7%
March3727▼ 27.0%
April3227▼ 15.6%
May31310.0%
June3018▼ 40.0%
July3117▼ 45.2%
August30––
September30––
October31–in progress
November27––
December29––
Year to date (Jan–Jul)191179▼ 6.3%

according to the US BTS · October 2024 → July 2026

On-time departures by month

All legs combined

On time = departure within 15 minutes of schedule. Non-cancelled flights with a recorded delay only.

The most recent periods19 periods
PeriodOn time 2025On time 2026Change vs last year
January61.5%79.3%▲ 28.9%
February100.0%67.9%▼ 32.1%
March86.5%59.3%▼ 31.5%
April58.6%81.5%▲ 39.0%
May56.7%87.1%▲ 53.7%
June100.0%83.3%▼ 16.7%
July96.8%88.2%▼ 8.8%
August53.3%––
September73.3%––
October71.0%–in progress
November44.4%––
December58.6%––
Year-to-date average (Jan–Jul)80.0%78.1%▼ 2.4%

according to the US BTS · October 2024 → July 2026

Average departure delay by month

All legs combined

according to the US BTS · October 2024 → July 2026

Cancelled departures by month

All legs combined
The most recent periods19 periods
PeriodCancelled 2025Cancelled 2026Change vs last year
January02–
February00–
March00–
April30▼ 100.0%
May10▼ 100.0%
June00–
July00–
August0––
September0––
October0–in progress
November0––
December0––
Year to date (Jan–Jul)42▼ 50.0%

according to the US BTS · October 2024 → July 2026

This is not a forecast

This is a historical record of departures already flown, not a forecast for your flight.

This number flies several legs

Several legs: the headline figure averages all of them. See the leg table.

Cancellation share

  • Not cancelled 99.0% 583
  • Cancelled 1.0% 6

Share of all recorded flights in the period, all legs. · Oct 15, 2024 → Jul 29, 2026

On time, leg by leg

  1. MDW–JAX69 89.9%
  2. SJC–LGB61 98.4%
  3. PHX–HNL58 86.2%
  4. LAS–DAL57 67.3%
  5. DEN–GRR57 59.7%
  6. AUS–DEN48 58.3%
  7. MCO–PIT47 73.3%

Departures within 15 minutes of schedule; small figure = departures recorded.

Legs flown under this number

7
Monthly figures
PeriodDepartures With departure delay recordedOn time Cancelled
October 2024 8 8 100.0% 0
November 2024 27 27 92.6% 0
December 2024 37 37 70.3% 0
January 2025 13 13 61.5% 0
February 2025 17 17 100.0% 0
March 2025 37 37 86.5% 0
April 2025 32 29 58.6% 3
May 2025 31 30 56.7% 1
June 2025 30 30 100.0% 0
July 2025 31 31 96.8% 0
August 2025 30 30 53.3% 0
September 2025 30 30 73.3% 0
October 2025 31 31 71.0% 0
November 2025 27 27 44.4% 0
December 2025 29 29 58.6% 0
January 2026 31 29 79.3% 2
February 2026 28 28 67.9% 0
March 2026 27 27 59.3% 0
April 2026 27 27 81.5% 0
May 2026 31 31 87.1% 0
June 2026 18 18 83.3% 0
July 2026 17 17 88.2% 0

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