WN490

WN490 (Southwest Airlines) is a multi-stop service on 40 routes, busiest Phoenix to Austin. Of 799 departures recorded from October 2024 to July 2026, 69.5% 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
January3826▼ 31.6%
February3624▼ 33.3%
March3227▼ 15.6%
April3836▼ 5.3%
May39390.0%
June3242▲ 31.3%
July3143▲ 38.7%
August32––
September30––
October43–in progress
November28––
December29––
Year to date (Jan–Jul)246237▼ 3.7%

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
January86.8%87.5%▲ 0.8%
February54.3%50.0%▼ 7.9%
March93.8%32.0%▼ 65.9%
April92.1%75.0%▼ 18.6%
May61.5%42.1%▼ 31.6%
June78.1%28.6%▼ 63.4%
July93.6%27.9%▼ 70.2%
August84.4%––
September96.7%––
October60.5%–in progress
November60.7%––
December72.4%––
Year-to-date average (Jan–Jul)80.0%49.0%▼ 38.8%

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–
February10▼ 100.0%
March02–
April00–
May01–
June00–
July00–
August0––
September0––
October0–in progress
November0––
December0––
Year to date (Jan–Jul)15▲ 400.0%

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% 793
  • Cancelled 0.8% 6

Share of all recorded flights in the period, all legs. · Oct 13, 2024 → Jul 31, 2026

On time, leg by leg

  1. PHX–AUS103 77.7%
  2. LAS–HNL61 83.6%
  3. BWI–CHS58 74.1%
  4. SNA–SJC50 98.0%
  5. BNA–DCA50 64.6%
  6. BNA–DAL50 30.0%
  7. MSY–AUS46 60.9%
  8. MHT–BWI42 73.8%

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

Legs flown under this number

9
Monthly figures
PeriodDepartures With departure delay recordedOn time Cancelled
October 2024 11 11 81.8% 0
November 2024 73 73 83.6% 0
December 2024 70 70 82.9% 0
January 2025 38 38 86.8% 0
February 2025 36 35 54.3% 1
March 2025 32 32 93.8% 0
April 2025 38 38 92.1% 0
May 2025 39 39 61.5% 0
June 2025 32 32 78.1% 0
July 2025 31 31 93.6% 0
August 2025 32 32 84.4% 0
September 2025 30 30 96.7% 0
October 2025 43 43 60.5% 0
November 2025 28 28 60.7% 0
December 2025 29 29 72.4% 0
January 2026 26 24 87.5% 2
February 2026 24 24 50.0% 0
March 2026 27 25 32.0% 2
April 2026 36 36 75.0% 0
May 2026 39 38 42.1% 1
June 2026 42 42 28.6% 0
July 2026 43 43 27.9% 0

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