WN2281

WN2281 (Southwest Airlines) is a multi-stop service on 35 routes, busiest Sacramento to Santa Ana. Of 779 departures recorded from October 2024 to July 2026, 65.3% 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
January2835▲ 25.0%
February1845▲ 150.0%
March2933▲ 13.8%
April6430▼ 53.1%
May7131▼ 56.3%
June5327▼ 49.1%
July4729▼ 38.3%
August45––
September43––
October1–in progress
November60––
December51––
Year to date (Jan–Jul)310230▼ 25.8%

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
January92.9%78.8%▼ 15.2%
February94.4%88.9%▼ 5.9%
March86.2%56.3%▼ 34.8%
April78.1%72.4%▼ 7.3%
May73.2%80.7%▲ 10.1%
June52.8%19.2%▼ 63.6%
July53.2%31.0%▼ 41.7%
August55.8%––
September55.8%––
October100.0%–in progress
November36.2%––
December56.9%––
Year-to-date average (Jan–Jul)75.8%61.0%▼ 19.5%

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–
March01–
April01–
May00–
June01–
July00–
August2––
September0––
October0–in progress
November2––
December0––
Year to date (Jan–Jul)05

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 98.7% 769
  • Cancelled 1.3% 10

Share of all recorded flights in the period, all legs. · Oct 13, 2024 → Jul 31, 2026

On time, leg by leg

  1. SMF–SNA74 96.0%
  2. DAL–MCO61 41.7%
  3. SAN–PHX57 80.7%
  4. DAL–ORD57 55.4%
  5. SAN–SJC42 81.0%
  6. BNA–DCA42 90.2%
  7. DAL–PHX41 40.0%
  8. PHX–SMF36 41.7%

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 4 4 100.0% 0
November 2024 13 13 100.0% 0
December 2024 22 21 90.5% 1
January 2025 28 28 92.9% 0
February 2025 18 18 94.4% 0
March 2025 29 29 86.2% 0
April 2025 64 64 78.1% 0
May 2025 71 71 73.2% 0
June 2025 53 53 52.8% 0
July 2025 47 47 53.2% 0
August 2025 45 43 55.8% 2
September 2025 43 43 55.8% 0
October 2025 1 1 100.0% 0
November 2025 60 58 36.2% 2
December 2025 51 51 56.9% 0
January 2026 35 33 78.8% 2
February 2026 45 45 88.9% 0
March 2026 33 32 56.3% 1
April 2026 30 29 72.4% 1
May 2026 31 31 80.7% 0
June 2026 27 26 19.2% 1
July 2026 29 29 31.0% 0

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