WN188

WN188 (Southwest Airlines) is a multi-stop service on 51 routes, busiest Los Angeles to Houston. Of 834 departures recorded from October 2024 to July 2026, 78.6% 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
January4036▼ 10.0%
February3928▼ 28.2%
March3319▼ 42.4%
April3947▲ 20.5%
May4057▲ 42.5%
June3947▲ 20.5%
July4146▲ 12.2%
August20––
September17––
October31–in progress
November56––
December62––
Year to date (Jan–Jul)271280▲ 3.3%

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
January89.7%80.0%▼ 10.9%
February86.8%78.6%▼ 9.5%
March57.6%83.3%▲ 44.7%
April89.7%80.9%▼ 9.9%
May85.0%68.4%▼ 19.5%
June92.3%51.1%▼ 44.7%
July97.6%37.0%▼ 62.1%
August85.0%––
September52.9%––
October83.9%–in progress
November83.9%––
December80.7%––
Year-to-date average (Jan–Jul)85.5%68.5%▼ 20.0%

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
January110.0%
February10▼ 100.0%
March01–
April00–
May00–
June00–
July00–
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% 830
  • 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. LAX–HOU61 98.4%
  2. SJC–LAX55 90.9%
  3. PHX–SLC50 98.0%
  4. MDW–LAX50 30.0%
  5. MCO–SJU47 78.3%
  6. LAS–AMA42 69.1%
  7. PHX–SAN39 94.9%
  8. BWI–ATL33 51.5%

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

Legs flown under this number

9
Monthly figures
PeriodDepartures With departure delay recordedOn time Cancelled
October 2024 20 20 100.0% 0
November 2024 34 34 97.1% 0
December 2024 43 43 81.4% 0
January 2025 40 39 89.7% 1
February 2025 39 38 86.8% 1
March 2025 33 33 57.6% 0
April 2025 39 39 89.7% 0
May 2025 40 40 85.0% 0
June 2025 39 39 92.3% 0
July 2025 41 41 97.6% 0
August 2025 20 20 85.0% 0
September 2025 17 17 52.9% 0
October 2025 31 31 83.9% 0
November 2025 56 56 83.9% 0
December 2025 62 62 80.7% 0
January 2026 36 35 80.0% 1
February 2026 28 28 78.6% 0
March 2026 19 18 83.3% 1
April 2026 47 47 80.9% 0
May 2026 57 57 68.4% 0
June 2026 47 47 51.1% 0
July 2026 46 46 37.0% 0

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