WN159

WN159 (Southwest Airlines) is a multi-stop service on 37 routes, busiest Raleigh to Denver. Of 761 departures recorded from October 2024 to July 2026, 79.7% 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
January3133▲ 6.5%
February2028▲ 40.0%
March4831▼ 35.4%
April3332▼ 3.0%
May2536▲ 44.0%
June3052▲ 73.3%
July3255▲ 71.9%
August35––
September34––
October37–in progress
November39––
December45––
Year to date (Jan–Jul)219267▲ 21.9%

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
January93.6%84.4%▼ 9.8%
February100.0%82.1%▼ 17.9%
March93.8%90.3%▼ 3.7%
April74.2%84.4%▲ 13.7%
May68.0%83.3%▲ 22.5%
June70.0%57.7%▼ 17.6%
July59.4%64.8%▲ 9.1%
August91.4%––
September88.2%––
October75.7%–in progress
November87.2%––
December71.1%––
Year-to-date average (Jan–Jul)79.8%78.1%▼ 2.1%

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
January01–
February00–
March00–
April20▼ 100.0%
May00–
June00–
July01–
August0––
September0––
October0–in progress
November0––
December0––
Year to date (Jan–Jul)220.0%

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 99.5% 757
  • Cancelled 0.5% 4

Share of all recorded flights in the period, all legs. · Oct 12, 2024 → Jul 31, 2026

On time, leg by leg

  1. RDU–DEN104 93.3%
  2. RDU–AUS61 65.6%
  3. FAT–SAN60 85.0%
  4. DEN–CMH53 82.7%
  5. HOU–PHX49 71.4%
  6. HOU–SDF39 87.2%
  7. ALB–BWI34 60.6%
  8. ONT–AUS33 93.9%

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

Legs flown under this number

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Monthly figures
PeriodDepartures With departure delay recordedOn time Cancelled
October 2024 27 27 74.1% 0
November 2024 29 29 93.1% 0
December 2024 29 29 89.7% 0
January 2025 31 31 93.6% 0
February 2025 20 20 100.0% 0
March 2025 48 48 93.8% 0
April 2025 33 31 74.2% 2
May 2025 25 25 68.0% 0
June 2025 30 30 70.0% 0
July 2025 32 32 59.4% 0
August 2025 35 35 91.4% 0
September 2025 34 34 88.2% 0
October 2025 37 37 75.7% 0
November 2025 39 39 87.2% 0
December 2025 45 45 71.1% 0
January 2026 33 32 84.4% 1
February 2026 28 28 82.1% 0
March 2026 31 31 90.3% 0
April 2026 32 32 84.4% 0
May 2026 36 36 83.3% 0
June 2026 52 52 57.7% 0
July 2026 55 54 64.8% 1

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