WN297

WN297 (Southwest Airlines) is a multi-stop service on 41 routes, busiest Seattle to Phoenix. Of 798 departures recorded from October 2024 to July 2026, 77.4% 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%
March31310.0%
April2724▼ 11.1%
May2622▼ 15.4%
June6662▼ 6.1%
July6869▲ 1.5%
August34––
September26––
October57–in progress
November29––
December29––
Year to date (Jan–Jul)276267▼ 3.3%

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
January93.3%62.1%▼ 33.5%
February92.9%57.1%▼ 38.5%
March93.6%74.2%▼ 20.7%
April73.1%91.7%▲ 25.4%
May23.1%90.9%▲ 293.9%
June65.2%67.7%▲ 4.0%
July72.1%75.0%▲ 4.1%
August88.2%––
September92.3%––
October94.7%–in progress
November69.0%––
December78.6%––
Year-to-date average (Jan–Jul)73.3%74.1%▲ 1.1%

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–
February00–
March00–
April10▼ 100.0%
May00–
June00–
July01–
August0––
September0––
October0–in progress
November0––
December1––
Year to date (Jan–Jul)13▲ 200.0%

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 99.4% 793
  • Cancelled 0.6% 5

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

On time, leg by leg

  1. SEA–PHX92 97.8%
  2. LAX–DEN60 85.0%
  3. MDW–LAX57 57.1%
  4. ATL–AUS50 94.0%
  5. SAN–STL42 63.4%
  6. BWI–CHS42 92.9%
  7. BNA–DEN42 39.0%
  8. PHX–DEN40 95.0%

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 90.0% 0
November 2024 30 30 90.0% 0
December 2024 30 30 90.0% 0
January 2025 30 30 93.3% 0
February 2025 28 28 92.9% 0
March 2025 31 31 93.6% 0
April 2025 27 26 73.1% 1
May 2025 26 26 23.1% 0
June 2025 66 66 65.2% 0
July 2025 68 68 72.1% 0
August 2025 34 34 88.2% 0
September 2025 26 26 92.3% 0
October 2025 57 57 94.7% 0
November 2025 29 29 69.0% 0
December 2025 29 28 78.6% 1
January 2026 31 29 62.1% 2
February 2026 28 28 57.1% 0
March 2026 31 31 74.2% 0
April 2026 24 24 91.7% 0
May 2026 22 22 90.9% 0
June 2026 62 62 67.7% 0
July 2026 69 68 75.0% 1

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