WN500

WN500 (Southwest Airlines) is a multi-stop service on 36 routes, busiest Phoenix to St Louis. Of 809 departures recorded from October 2024 to July 2026, 78.6% 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
January3531▼ 11.4%
February2834▲ 21.4%
March31310.0%
April3051▲ 70.0%
May3155▲ 77.4%
June3059▲ 96.7%
July3158▲ 87.1%
August31––
September30––
October27–in progress
November30––
December31––
Year to date (Jan–Jul)216319▲ 47.7%

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
January85.7%78.6%▼ 8.3%
February96.4%76.5%▼ 20.7%
March80.7%77.4%▼ 4.0%
April86.7%82.4%▼ 5.0%
May100.0%65.5%▼ 34.6%
June46.7%66.1%▲ 41.6%
July43.3%63.8%▲ 47.2%
August90.0%––
September93.3%––
October66.7%–in progress
November93.3%––
December93.6%––
Year-to-date average (Jan–Jul)77.1%72.9%▼ 5.4%

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
January03–
February00–
March00–
April00–
May00–
June00–
July10▼ 100.0%
August1––
September0––
October0–in progress
November0––
December0––
Year to date (Jan–Jul)13▲ 200.0%

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 99.4% 804
  • Cancelled 0.6% 5

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

On time, leg by leg

  1. PHX–STL64 93.8%
  2. BWI–PWM61 43.3%
  3. LGB–SMF58 98.3%
  4. AUS–BWI58 93.0%
  5. BNA–DEN49 51.0%
  6. DEN–CLT47 77.3%
  7. SAN–DAL46 100.0%
  8. DEN–SMF43 90.7%

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 20 20 100.0% 0
November 2024 46 46 91.3% 0
December 2024 59 59 81.4% 0
January 2025 35 35 85.7% 0
February 2025 28 28 96.4% 0
March 2025 31 31 80.7% 0
April 2025 30 30 86.7% 0
May 2025 31 31 100.0% 0
June 2025 30 30 46.7% 0
July 2025 31 30 43.3% 1
August 2025 31 30 90.0% 1
September 2025 30 30 93.3% 0
October 2025 27 27 66.7% 0
November 2025 30 30 93.3% 0
December 2025 31 31 93.6% 0
January 2026 31 28 78.6% 3
February 2026 34 34 76.5% 0
March 2026 31 31 77.4% 0
April 2026 51 51 82.4% 0
May 2026 55 55 65.5% 0
June 2026 59 59 66.1% 0
July 2026 58 58 63.8% 0

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