WN488

WN488 (Southwest Airlines) is a multi-stop service on 53 routes, busiest Lubbock to Dallas. Of 821 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
January3173▲ 135.5%
February2864▲ 128.6%
March3137▲ 19.4%
April3630▼ 16.7%
May4130▼ 26.8%
June3050▲ 66.7%
July3054▲ 80.0%
August25––
September21––
October39–in progress
November46––
December44––
Year to date (Jan–Jul)227338▲ 48.9%

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
January86.7%79.1%▼ 8.7%
February85.7%87.3%▲ 1.9%
March87.1%59.5%▼ 31.7%
April100.0%50.0%▼ 50.0%
May95.0%46.7%▼ 50.9%
June70.0%44.0%▼ 37.1%
July63.3%40.7%▼ 35.7%
August76.0%––
September100.0%––
October61.5%–in progress
November71.7%––
December61.4%––
Year-to-date average (Jan–Jul)84.0%58.2%▼ 30.7%

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
January16▲ 500.0%
February01–
March00–
April10▼ 100.0%
May10▼ 100.0%
June00–
July00–
August0––
September0––
October0–in progress
November0––
December0––
Year to date (Jan–Jul)37▲ 133.3%

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 98.8% 811
  • Cancelled 1.2% 10

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

On time, leg by leg

  1. LBB–DAL55 94.2%
  2. TUS–LAS42 73.8%
  3. SJC–LAS42 66.7%
  4. LAS–RNO42 95.1%
  5. OAK–ONT39 92.3%
  6. DAL–MAF34 44.1%
  7. LAS–RDU33 60.6%
  8. DEN–COS33 45.5%

Departures within 15 minutes of schedule; small figure = departures recorded.

Legs flown under this number

11
Monthly figures
PeriodDepartures With departure delay recordedOn time Cancelled
October 2024 17 17 58.8% 0
November 2024 31 31 80.7% 0
December 2024 33 33 84.9% 0
January 2025 31 30 86.7% 1
February 2025 28 28 85.7% 0
March 2025 31 31 87.1% 0
April 2025 36 35 100.0% 1
May 2025 41 40 95.0% 1
June 2025 30 30 70.0% 0
July 2025 30 30 63.3% 0
August 2025 25 25 76.0% 0
September 2025 21 21 100.0% 0
October 2025 39 39 61.5% 0
November 2025 46 46 71.7% 0
December 2025 44 44 61.4% 0
January 2026 73 67 79.1% 6
February 2026 64 63 87.3% 1
March 2026 37 37 59.5% 0
April 2026 30 30 50.0% 0
May 2026 30 30 46.7% 0
June 2026 50 50 44.0% 0
July 2026 54 54 40.7% 0

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