WN2589

WN2589 (Southwest Airlines) is a multi-stop service on 30 routes, busiest Chicago to Minneapolis. Of 565 departures recorded from October 2024 to July 2026, 69.7% 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
January733▲ 371.4%
February1229▲ 141.7%
March2931▲ 6.9%
April1922▲ 15.8%
May1823▲ 27.8%
June2716▼ 40.7%
July3317▼ 48.5%
August20––
September21––
October56–in progress
November40––
December52––
Year to date (Jan–Jul)145171▲ 17.9%

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
January100.0%57.6%▼ 42.4%
February91.7%72.4%▼ 21.0%
March74.1%38.7%▼ 47.7%
April72.2%36.4%▼ 49.7%
May88.9%34.8%▼ 60.9%
June92.0%50.0%▼ 45.7%
July84.9%75.0%▼ 11.6%
August80.0%––
September100.0%––
October51.8%–in progress
November76.9%––
December69.2%––
Year-to-date average (Jan–Jul)86.2%52.1%▼ 39.6%

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–
March20▼ 100.0%
April10▼ 100.0%
May00–
June20▼ 100.0%
July01–
August0––
September0––
October0–in progress
November1––
December0––
Year to date (Jan–Jul)61▼ 83.3%

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 98.6% 557
  • Cancelled 1.4% 8

Share of all recorded flights in the period, all legs. · Oct 14, 2024 → Jul 29, 2026

On time, leg by leg

  1. MDW–MSP60 89.8%
  2. MCO–MSY58 69.0%
  3. DEN–PHX48 89.4%
  4. DEN–LGB43 88.1%
  5. DEN–SFO40 35.0%
  6. BWI–BNA39 89.7%
  7. OAK–DEN33 36.4%

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 9 9 66.7% 0
November 2024 27 27 92.6% 0
December 2024 24 24 83.3% 0
January 2025 7 6 100.0% 1
February 2025 12 12 91.7% 0
March 2025 29 27 74.1% 2
April 2025 19 18 72.2% 1
May 2025 18 18 88.9% 0
June 2025 27 25 92.0% 2
July 2025 33 33 84.9% 0
August 2025 20 20 80.0% 0
September 2025 21 21 100.0% 0
October 2025 56 56 51.8% 0
November 2025 40 39 76.9% 1
December 2025 52 52 69.2% 0
January 2026 33 33 57.6% 0
February 2026 29 29 72.4% 0
March 2026 31 31 38.7% 0
April 2026 22 22 36.4% 0
May 2026 23 23 34.8% 0
June 2026 16 16 50.0% 0
July 2026 17 16 75.0% 1

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