WN1601

WN1601 (Southwest Airlines) is a multi-stop service on 30 routes, busiest Chicago to Orlando. Of 682 departures recorded from October 2024 to July 2026, 78.8% 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
January2930▲ 3.4%
February2635▲ 34.6%
March3531▼ 11.4%
April3130▼ 3.2%
May3126▼ 16.1%
June3023▼ 23.3%
July3122▼ 29.0%
August35––
September38––
October30–in progress
November25––
December27––
Year to date (Jan–Jul)213197▼ 7.5%

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
January100.0%86.2%▼ 13.8%
February96.2%45.7%▼ 52.5%
March62.9%83.9%▲ 33.4%
April87.1%70.0%▼ 19.6%
May96.8%65.4%▼ 32.4%
June90.0%43.5%▼ 51.7%
July83.9%54.6%▼ 35.0%
August69.7%––
September73.7%––
October62.1%–in progress
November90.9%––
December92.6%––
Year-to-date average (Jan–Jul)88.1%64.2%▼ 27.2%

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–
April00–
May00–
June00–
July00–
August2––
September0––
October1–in progress
November3––
December0––
Year to date (Jan–Jul)01

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 98.8% 674
  • Cancelled 1.2% 8

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

On time, leg by leg

  1. MDW–MCO74 98.7%
  2. DAL–FLL61 86.7%
  3. BUR–OAK58 98.3%
  4. RDU–BWI55 92.2%
  5. SEA–SMF53 66.0%
  6. MDW–PHX53 66.0%
  7. MDW–BDL42 78.1%
  8. MDW–DAL36 80.0%

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 39 39 92.3% 0
November 2024 43 43 86.1% 0
December 2024 35 34 91.2% 1
January 2025 29 29 100.0% 0
February 2025 26 26 96.2% 0
March 2025 35 35 62.9% 0
April 2025 31 31 87.1% 0
May 2025 31 31 96.8% 0
June 2025 30 30 90.0% 0
July 2025 31 31 83.9% 0
August 2025 35 33 69.7% 2
September 2025 38 38 73.7% 0
October 2025 30 29 62.1% 1
November 2025 25 22 90.9% 3
December 2025 27 27 92.6% 0
January 2026 30 29 86.2% 1
February 2026 35 35 45.7% 0
March 2026 31 31 83.9% 0
April 2026 30 30 70.0% 0
May 2026 26 26 65.4% 0
June 2026 23 23 43.5% 0
July 2026 22 22 54.6% 0

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