WN470

WN470 (Southwest Airlines) is a multi-stop service on 34 routes, busiest New Orleans to Houston. Of 801 departures recorded from October 2024 to July 2026, 71.5% 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
January2827▼ 3.6%
February2827▼ 3.6%
March3149▲ 58.1%
April2773▲ 170.4%
May2683▲ 219.2%
June1869▲ 283.3%
July1872▲ 300.0%
August31––
September30––
October35–in progress
November32––
December31––
Year to date (Jan–Jul)176400▲ 127.3%

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
January96.0%84.6%▼ 11.9%
February96.4%63.0%▼ 34.7%
March77.4%73.5%▼ 5.1%
April77.8%72.6%▼ 6.7%
May69.2%73.5%▲ 6.2%
June61.1%40.6%▼ 33.6%
July76.5%32.4%▼ 57.6%
August93.6%––
September86.7%––
October71.4%–in progress
November84.4%––
December74.2%––
Year-to-date average (Jan–Jul)79.2%62.9%▼ 20.6%

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
January31▼ 66.7%
February00–
March00–
April00–
May00–
June00–
July110.0%
August0––
September0––
October0–in progress
November0––
December0––
Year to date (Jan–Jul)42▼ 50.0%

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% 795
  • Cancelled 0.7% 6

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

On time, leg by leg

  1. MSY–HOU118 92.2%
  2. BNA–CMH58 93.1%
  3. PIT–BNA50 74.0%
  4. DEN–SEA50 72.0%
  5. AUS–SJC50 75.5%
  6. BNA–CHS49 40.8%
  7. AUS–BNA46 87.0%
  8. PHX–DAL34 72.7%

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 7 7 100.0% 0
November 2024 28 28 96.4% 0
December 2024 31 31 83.9% 0
January 2025 28 25 96.0% 3
February 2025 28 28 96.4% 0
March 2025 31 31 77.4% 0
April 2025 27 27 77.8% 0
May 2025 26 26 69.2% 0
June 2025 18 18 61.1% 0
July 2025 18 17 76.5% 1
August 2025 31 31 93.6% 0
September 2025 30 30 86.7% 0
October 2025 35 35 71.4% 0
November 2025 32 32 84.4% 0
December 2025 31 31 74.2% 0
January 2026 27 26 84.6% 1
February 2026 27 27 63.0% 0
March 2026 49 49 73.5% 0
April 2026 73 73 72.6% 0
May 2026 83 83 73.5% 0
June 2026 69 69 40.6% 0
July 2026 72 71 32.4% 1

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