WN487

WN487 (Southwest Airlines) is a multi-stop service on 33 routes, busiest Columbus to Tampa. Of 783 departures recorded from October 2024 to July 2026, 76.8% 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
January3134▲ 9.7%
February2818▼ 35.7%
March3130▼ 3.2%
April3861▲ 60.5%
May3970▲ 79.5%
June2650▲ 92.3%
July2047▲ 135.0%
August35––
September35––
October46–in progress
November43––
December38––
Year to date (Jan–Jul)213310▲ 45.5%

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
January90.0%79.4%▼ 11.8%
February100.0%83.3%▼ 16.7%
March77.4%83.3%▲ 7.6%
April78.4%91.8%▲ 17.1%
May74.4%92.9%▲ 24.9%
June46.2%67.4%▲ 45.9%
July30.0%72.3%▲ 141.1%
August82.9%––
September91.4%––
October87.0%–in progress
November41.5%––
December46.0%––
Year-to-date average (Jan–Jul)70.9%81.5%▲ 14.9%

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
January10▼ 100.0%
February00–
March00–
April10▼ 100.0%
May00–
June01–
July00–
August0––
September0––
October0–in progress
November2––
December1––
Year to date (Jan–Jul)21▼ 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 99.2% 777
  • Cancelled 0.8% 6

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

On time, leg by leg

  1. CMH–TPA108 91.6%
  2. BOS–BWI66 56.3%
  3. BHM–MCO58 79.3%
  4. BNA–DAL50 55.1%
  5. BNA–PHL44 36.4%
  6. ABQ–PHX42 88.1%
  7. MDW–MCO42 81.0%
  8. LGB–SMF36 94.4%

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 14 14 64.3% 0
November 2024 21 21 95.2% 0
December 2024 28 28 82.1% 0
January 2025 31 30 90.0% 1
February 2025 28 28 100.0% 0
March 2025 31 31 77.4% 0
April 2025 38 37 78.4% 1
May 2025 39 39 74.4% 0
June 2025 26 26 46.2% 0
July 2025 20 20 30.0% 0
August 2025 35 35 82.9% 0
September 2025 35 35 91.4% 0
October 2025 46 46 87.0% 0
November 2025 43 41 41.5% 2
December 2025 38 37 46.0% 1
January 2026 34 34 79.4% 0
February 2026 18 18 83.3% 0
March 2026 30 30 83.3% 0
April 2026 61 61 91.8% 0
May 2026 70 70 92.9% 0
June 2026 50 49 67.4% 1
July 2026 47 47 72.3% 0

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