WN290

WN290 (Southwest Airlines) is a multi-stop service on 37 routes, busiest Phoenix to Chicago. Of 715 departures recorded from October 2024 to July 2026, 73.8% 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
January3128▼ 9.7%
February3040▲ 33.3%
March4421▼ 52.3%
April3319▼ 42.4%
May3123▼ 25.8%
June3036▲ 20.0%
July3137▲ 19.4%
August39––
September39––
October40–in progress
November37––
December43––
Year to date (Jan–Jul)230204▼ 11.3%

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
January83.9%100.0%▲ 19.2%
February93.3%84.2%▼ 9.8%
March72.1%66.7%▼ 7.5%
April81.8%84.2%▲ 2.9%
May100.0%95.7%▼ 4.3%
June41.4%36.1%▼ 12.7%
July48.4%21.6%▼ 55.3%
August60.5%––
September64.1%––
October87.5%–in progress
November94.6%––
December88.4%––
Year-to-date average (Jan–Jul)74.4%69.8%▼ 6.2%

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
January00–
February02–
March10▼ 100.0%
April00–
May00–
June10▼ 100.0%
July00–
August1––
September0––
October0–in progress
November0––
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 99.3% 710
  • Cancelled 0.7% 5

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

On time, leg by leg

  1. PHX–MDW60 40.7%
  2. FLL–HOU58 100.0%
  3. DEN–ICT58 56.1%
  4. AUS–DEN57 29.8%
  5. SMF–BOI51 90.2%
  6. SEA–DEN42 90.5%
  7. MSY–STL39 89.7%
  8. PHX–ONT31 83.9%

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 20 20 95.0% 0
November 2024 23 23 69.6% 0
December 2024 40 40 75.0% 0
January 2025 31 31 83.9% 0
February 2025 30 30 93.3% 0
March 2025 44 43 72.1% 1
April 2025 33 33 81.8% 0
May 2025 31 31 100.0% 0
June 2025 30 29 41.4% 1
July 2025 31 31 48.4% 0
August 2025 39 38 60.5% 1
September 2025 39 39 64.1% 0
October 2025 40 40 87.5% 0
November 2025 37 37 94.6% 0
December 2025 43 43 88.4% 0
January 2026 28 28 100.0% 0
February 2026 40 38 84.2% 2
March 2026 21 21 66.7% 0
April 2026 19 19 84.2% 0
May 2026 23 23 95.7% 0
June 2026 36 36 36.1% 0
July 2026 37 37 21.6% 0

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