WN2970

WN2970 (Southwest Airlines) is a multi-stop service on 23 routes, busiest New York to Chicago. Of 552 departures recorded from October 2024 to July 2026, 74.8% left on time, according to the US BTS.

Recorded departures by month

All legs under this number combined; see the leg table.

Months without data are left blank.

The most recent periods18 periods
PeriodDepartures 2025Departures 2026Change vs last year
January3127▼ 12.9%
February28280.0%
March3731▼ 16.2%
April3145▲ 45.2%
May3156▲ 80.6%
June2030▲ 50.0%
July1630▲ 87.5%
August7––
September4––
October––in progress
November15––
December7––
Year to date (Jan–Jul)194247▲ 27.3%

according to the US BTS · October 2024 → July 2026

On-time departures by month

All legs combined

Months without data are left blank.

On time = departure within 15 minutes of schedule. Non-cancelled flights with a recorded delay only.

The most recent periods18 periods
PeriodOn time 2025On time 2026Change vs last year
January86.7%96.3%▲ 11.1%
February88.9%96.4%▲ 8.5%
March67.6%66.7%▼ 1.3%
April90.0%66.7%▼ 25.9%
May83.9%67.9%▼ 19.1%
June50.0%90.0%▲ 80.0%
July18.8%83.3%▲ 344.4%
August71.4%––
September100.0%––
October––in progress
November86.7%––
December85.7%––
Year-to-date average (Jan–Jul)69.4%81.0%▲ 16.8%

according to the US BTS · October 2024 → July 2026

Average departure delay by month

All legs combined

Months without data are left blank.

according to the US BTS · October 2024 → July 2026

Cancelled departures by month

All legs combined

Months without data are left blank.

The most recent periods18 periods
PeriodCancelled 2025Cancelled 2026Change vs last year
January10▼ 100.0%
February10▼ 100.0%
March01–
April10▼ 100.0%
May00–
June00–
July00–
August0––
September0––
October––in progress
November0––
December0––
Year to date (Jan–Jul)31▼ 66.7%

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% 548
  • Cancelled 0.7% 4

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

On time, leg by leg

  1. LGA–MDW123 74.4%
  2. OGG–HNL58 94.8%
  3. TPA–CMH58 91.4%
  4. LGB–SJC58 65.5%
  5. SAN–LAS49 93.9%

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 17 17 64.7% 0
November 2024 30 30 73.3% 0
December 2024 31 31 48.4% 0
January 2025 31 30 86.7% 1
February 2025 28 27 88.9% 1
March 2025 37 37 67.6% 0
April 2025 31 30 90.0% 1
May 2025 31 31 83.9% 0
June 2025 20 20 50.0% 0
July 2025 16 16 18.8% 0
August 2025 7 7 71.4% 0
September 2025 4 4 100.0% 0
November 2025 15 15 86.7% 0
December 2025 7 7 85.7% 0
January 2026 27 27 96.3% 0
February 2026 28 28 96.4% 0
March 2026 31 30 66.7% 1
April 2026 45 45 66.7% 0
May 2026 56 56 67.9% 0
June 2026 30 30 90.0% 0
July 2026 30 30 83.3% 0

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