WN2597

WN2597 (Southwest Airlines) is a multi-stop service on 22 routes, busiest Chicago to Pittsburgh. Of 534 departures recorded from October 2024 to July 2026, 70.5% 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
January2336▲ 56.5%
February2026▲ 30.0%
March2015▼ 25.0%
April2736▲ 33.3%
May3144▲ 41.9%
June2924▼ 17.2%
July3022▼ 26.7%
August16––
September13––
October1–in progress
November28––
December31––
Year to date (Jan–Jul)180203▲ 12.8%

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
January73.9%79.4%▲ 7.4%
February89.5%53.9%▼ 39.8%
March70.0%66.7%▼ 4.8%
April77.8%75.0%▼ 3.6%
May87.1%45.5%▼ 47.8%
June96.6%37.5%▼ 61.2%
July96.6%45.5%▼ 52.9%
August68.8%––
September92.3%––
October100.0%–in progress
November53.9%––
December48.4%––
Year-to-date average (Jan–Jul)84.5%57.6%▼ 31.8%

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–
February10▼ 100.0%
March00–
April00–
May00–
June00–
July10▼ 100.0%
August0––
September0––
October0–in progress
November2––
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 98.9% 528
  • Cancelled 1.1% 6

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

On time, leg by leg

  1. MDW–PIT88 78.2%
  2. DEN–PHX64 48.4%
  3. MCI–DAL58 62.1%
  4. SJC–SNA50 80.0%
  5. MCO–AUS42 97.6%
  6. DEN–BNA42 40.5%
  7. DAL–OAK42 76.2%

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 9 100.0% 0
November 2024 25 25 80.0% 0
December 2024 28 28 75.0% 0
January 2025 23 23 73.9% 0
February 2025 20 19 89.5% 1
March 2025 20 20 70.0% 0
April 2025 27 27 77.8% 0
May 2025 31 31 87.1% 0
June 2025 29 29 96.6% 0
July 2025 30 29 96.6% 1
August 2025 16 16 68.8% 0
September 2025 13 13 92.3% 0
October 2025 1 1 100.0% 0
November 2025 28 26 53.9% 2
December 2025 31 31 48.4% 0
January 2026 36 34 79.4% 2
February 2026 26 26 53.9% 0
March 2026 15 15 66.7% 0
April 2026 36 36 75.0% 0
May 2026 44 44 45.5% 0
June 2026 24 24 37.5% 0
July 2026 22 22 45.5% 0

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