WN506

WN506 (Southwest Airlines) is a multi-stop service on 34 routes, busiest Phoenix to Santa Ana. Of 742 departures recorded from October 2024 to July 2026, 74.1% 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
January3230▼ 6.3%
February3649▲ 36.1%
March3246▲ 43.8%
April3836▼ 5.3%
May3935▼ 10.3%
June4030▼ 25.0%
July3931▼ 20.5%
August32––
September30––
October37–in progress
November21––
December17––
Year to date (Jan–Jul)256257▲ 0.4%

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
January81.3%72.4%▼ 10.9%
February75.0%75.5%▲ 0.7%
March93.8%78.3%▼ 16.5%
April70.3%63.9%▼ 9.1%
May79.5%48.6%▼ 38.9%
June77.5%56.7%▼ 26.9%
July92.3%64.5%▼ 30.1%
August81.3%––
September86.7%––
October59.5%–in progress
November60.0%––
December50.0%––
Year-to-date average (Jan–Jul)81.4%65.7%▼ 19.3%

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
January01–
February00–
March00–
April10▼ 100.0%
May00–
June00–
July00–
August0––
September0––
October0–in progress
November1––
December1––
Year to date (Jan–Jul)110.0%

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 99.5% 738
  • Cancelled 0.5% 4

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

On time, leg by leg

  1. PHX–SNA86 80.2%
  2. MCO–SAT58 53.5%
  3. MCI–BNA58 84.5%
  4. DAL–DEN50 66.0%
  5. BWI–DEN47 73.9%
  6. AUS–CHS42 78.6%
  7. BNA–DEN41 61.0%
  8. ELP–AUS36 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 20 20 95.0% 0
November 2024 32 32 90.6% 0
December 2024 40 40 67.5% 0
January 2025 32 32 81.3% 0
February 2025 36 36 75.0% 0
March 2025 32 32 93.8% 0
April 2025 38 37 70.3% 1
May 2025 39 39 79.5% 0
June 2025 40 40 77.5% 0
July 2025 39 39 92.3% 0
August 2025 32 32 81.3% 0
September 2025 30 30 86.7% 0
October 2025 37 37 59.5% 0
November 2025 21 20 60.0% 1
December 2025 17 16 50.0% 1
January 2026 30 29 72.4% 1
February 2026 49 49 75.5% 0
March 2026 46 46 78.3% 0
April 2026 36 36 63.9% 0
May 2026 35 35 48.6% 0
June 2026 30 30 56.7% 0
July 2026 31 31 64.5% 0

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