WN249

WN249 (Southwest Airlines) is a multi-stop service on 36 routes, busiest Sacramento to Seattle. Of 764 departures recorded from October 2024 to July 2026, 76.8% 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
January8436▼ 57.1%
February6849▼ 27.9%
March3934▼ 12.8%
April3028▼ 6.7%
May3126▼ 16.1%
June1431▲ 121.4%
July1431▲ 121.4%
August29––
September30––
October30–in progress
November31––
December31––
Year to date (Jan–Jul)280235▼ 16.1%

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
January83.3%77.1%▼ 7.4%
February67.7%63.3%▼ 6.5%
March87.2%64.7%▼ 25.8%
April96.7%64.3%▼ 33.5%
May90.3%50.0%▼ 44.6%
June85.7%73.3%▼ 14.4%
July57.1%67.7%▲ 18.6%
August82.8%––
September100.0%––
October86.7%–in progress
November93.3%––
December63.3%––
Year-to-date average (Jan–Jul)81.1%65.8%▼ 18.9%

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–
June01–
July00–
August0––
September0––
October0–in progress
November1––
December1––
Year to date (Jan–Jul)02

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% 760
  • 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. SMF–SEA92 84.8%
  2. SEA–DEN68 73.5%
  3. LAS–BNA58 94.8%
  4. BWI–SRQ58 93.1%
  5. SMF–LAS50 70.0%
  6. ALB–BWI45 95.2%
  7. LAS–SAT34 47.1%
  8. MSY–FLL33 69.7%

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 43 43 81.4% 0
December 2024 35 35 60.0% 0
January 2025 84 84 83.3% 0
February 2025 68 68 67.7% 0
March 2025 39 39 87.2% 0
April 2025 30 30 96.7% 0
May 2025 31 31 90.3% 0
June 2025 14 14 85.7% 0
July 2025 14 14 57.1% 0
August 2025 29 29 82.8% 0
September 2025 30 30 100.0% 0
October 2025 30 30 86.7% 0
November 2025 31 30 93.3% 1
December 2025 31 30 63.3% 1
January 2026 36 35 77.1% 1
February 2026 49 49 63.3% 0
March 2026 34 34 64.7% 0
April 2026 28 28 64.3% 0
May 2026 26 26 50.0% 0
June 2026 31 30 73.3% 1
July 2026 31 31 67.7% 0

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