WN161

WN161 (Southwest Airlines) is a multi-stop service on 25 routes, busiest Phoenix to Portland. Of 663 departures recorded from October 2024 to July 2026, 77.2% 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
January3028▼ 6.7%
February2835▲ 25.0%
March31310.0%
April2230▲ 36.4%
May2230▲ 36.4%
June2830▲ 7.1%
July31310.0%
August31––
September30––
October27–in progress
November56––
December48––
Year to date (Jan–Jul)192215▲ 12.0%

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
January72.4%92.9%▲ 28.2%
February85.7%71.4%▼ 16.7%
March77.4%76.7%▼ 1.0%
April77.3%82.8%▲ 7.1%
May81.8%56.7%▼ 30.7%
June85.7%44.8%▼ 47.7%
July96.8%63.0%▼ 34.9%
August77.4%––
September73.3%––
October92.6%–in progress
November83.6%––
December70.2%––
Year-to-date average (Jan–Jul)82.4%69.7%▼ 15.4%

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
January10▼ 100.0%
February00–
March01–
April01–
May00–
June01–
July04–
August0––
September0––
October0–in progress
November1––
December1––
Year to date (Jan–Jul)17▲ 600.0%

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 98.5% 653
  • Cancelled 1.5% 10

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

On time, leg by leg

  1. PHX–PDX75 76.0%
  2. PHL–BNA61 90.2%
  3. OAK–SLC58 75.9%
  4. BWI–RDU58 54.7%
  5. STL–ECP57 64.3%
  6. DEN–SAT44 81.8%
  7. HOU–FLL39 82.1%
  8. LGA–HOU33 81.3%

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 20 20 90.0% 0
November 2024 17 17 82.4% 0
December 2024 27 27 70.4% 0
January 2025 30 29 72.4% 1
February 2025 28 28 85.7% 0
March 2025 31 31 77.4% 0
April 2025 22 22 77.3% 0
May 2025 22 22 81.8% 0
June 2025 28 28 85.7% 0
July 2025 31 31 96.8% 0
August 2025 31 31 77.4% 0
September 2025 30 30 73.3% 0
October 2025 27 27 92.6% 0
November 2025 56 55 83.6% 1
December 2025 48 47 70.2% 1
January 2026 28 28 92.9% 0
February 2026 35 35 71.4% 0
March 2026 31 30 76.7% 1
April 2026 30 29 82.8% 1
May 2026 30 30 56.7% 0
June 2026 30 29 44.8% 1
July 2026 31 27 63.0% 4

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