WN2588

WN2588 (Southwest Airlines) is a multi-stop service on 28 routes, busiest New York to Houston. Of 577 departures recorded from October 2024 to July 2026, 79.3% 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
January307▼ 76.7%
February2618▼ 30.8%
March303▼ 90.0%
April5130▼ 41.2%
May6335▼ 44.4%
June3224▼ 25.0%
July3122▼ 29.0%
August19––
September17––
October27–in progress
November27––
December19––
Year to date (Jan–Jul)263139▼ 47.1%

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
January79.3%85.7%▲ 8.1%
February72.0%77.8%▲ 8.0%
March70.0%66.7%▼ 4.8%
April68.6%70.0%▲ 2.0%
May66.7%88.6%▲ 32.8%
June90.6%87.5%▼ 3.5%
July83.9%66.7%▼ 20.5%
August89.5%––
September82.4%––
October92.6%–in progress
November96.3%––
December89.5%––
Year-to-date average (Jan–Jul)75.9%77.6%▲ 2.2%

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
January10▼ 100.0%
February10▼ 100.0%
March00–
April00–
May00–
June00–
July01–
August0––
September0––
October0–in progress
November0––
December0––
Year to date (Jan–Jul)21▼ 50.0%

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% 574
  • Cancelled 0.5% 3

Share of all recorded flights in the period, all legs. · Oct 13, 2024 → Jul 29, 2026

On time, leg by leg

  1. LGA–HOU104 78.4%
  2. ABQ–DEN60 86.7%
  3. SMF–LAS50 76.0%
  4. SMF–PHX42 73.8%
  5. PHX–ABQ39 66.7%
  6. DEN–PHX38 100.0%
  7. ABQ–LAS33 66.7%
  8. PHX–DEN32 84.4%

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 16 16 81.3% 0
November 2024 24 24 87.5% 0
December 2024 26 26 73.1% 0
January 2025 30 29 79.3% 1
February 2025 26 25 72.0% 1
March 2025 30 30 70.0% 0
April 2025 51 51 68.6% 0
May 2025 63 63 66.7% 0
June 2025 32 32 90.6% 0
July 2025 31 31 83.9% 0
August 2025 19 19 89.5% 0
September 2025 17 17 82.4% 0
October 2025 27 27 92.6% 0
November 2025 27 27 96.3% 0
December 2025 19 19 89.5% 0
January 2026 7 7 85.7% 0
February 2026 18 18 77.8% 0
March 2026 3 3 66.7% 0
April 2026 30 30 70.0% 0
May 2026 35 35 88.6% 0
June 2026 24 24 87.5% 0
July 2026 22 21 66.7% 1

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