WN280

WN280 (Southwest Airlines) is a multi-stop service on 37 routes, busiest Los Angeles to Houston. Of 782 departures recorded from October 2024 to July 2026, 84.3% 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
January3031▲ 3.3%
February28280.0%
March3549▲ 40.0%
April3933▼ 15.4%
May3931▼ 20.5%
June5634▼ 39.3%
July5635▼ 37.5%
August35––
September30––
October39–in progress
November34––
December31––
Year to date (Jan–Jul)283241▼ 14.8%

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
January96.6%83.3%▼ 13.7%
February96.4%67.9%▼ 29.6%
March88.2%78.7%▼ 10.8%
April92.1%97.0%▲ 5.3%
May92.3%93.6%▲ 1.3%
June83.9%47.1%▼ 43.9%
July96.4%62.9%▼ 34.8%
August67.7%––
September93.3%––
October89.7%–in progress
November70.6%––
December87.1%––
Year-to-date average (Jan–Jul)92.3%75.8%▼ 17.9%

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
January110.0%
February00–
March12▲ 100.0%
April10▼ 100.0%
May00–
June00–
July00–
August1––
September0––
October0–in progress
November0––
December0––
Year to date (Jan–Jul)330.0%

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 99.1% 775
  • Cancelled 0.9% 7

Share of all recorded flights in the period, all legs. · Oct 12, 2024 → Jul 31, 2026

On time, leg by leg

  1. LAX–HOU121 94.2%
  2. AMA–DAL96 84.2%
  3. SDF–MCO58 93.1%
  4. PIT–BWI58 82.8%
  5. MSP–DEN58 96.6%
  6. AUS–DAL34 29.4%
  7. PDX–MDW33 83.9%
  8. MCI–HOU31 93.6%

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 29 29 82.8% 0
November 2024 30 30 90.0% 0
December 2024 30 30 93.3% 0
January 2025 30 29 96.6% 1
February 2025 28 28 96.4% 0
March 2025 35 34 88.2% 1
April 2025 39 38 92.1% 1
May 2025 39 39 92.3% 0
June 2025 56 56 83.9% 0
July 2025 56 56 96.4% 0
August 2025 35 34 67.7% 1
September 2025 30 30 93.3% 0
October 2025 39 39 89.7% 0
November 2025 34 34 70.6% 0
December 2025 31 31 87.1% 0
January 2026 31 30 83.3% 1
February 2026 28 28 67.9% 0
March 2026 49 47 78.7% 2
April 2026 33 33 97.0% 0
May 2026 31 31 93.6% 0
June 2026 34 34 47.1% 0
July 2026 35 35 62.9% 0

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