WN540

WN540 (Southwest Airlines) is a multi-stop service on 33 routes, busiest Denver to Seattle. Of 781 departures recorded from October 2024 to July 2026, 67.1% 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
January3329▼ 12.1%
February2827▼ 3.6%
March4331▼ 27.9%
April2530▲ 20.0%
May1631▲ 93.8%
June4550▲ 11.1%
July4853▲ 10.4%
August56––
September57––
October20–in progress
November32––
December40––
Year to date (Jan–Jul)238251▲ 5.5%

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
January57.6%96.4%▲ 67.5%
February63.0%59.3%▼ 5.9%
March71.4%48.4%▼ 32.3%
April80.0%56.7%▼ 29.2%
May93.8%58.1%▼ 38.1%
June64.4%40.0%▼ 37.9%
July60.4%26.4%▼ 56.3%
August73.2%––
September80.7%––
October90.0%–in progress
November96.8%––
December80.0%––
Year-to-date average (Jan–Jul)70.1%55.0%▼ 21.5%

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–
February10▼ 100.0%
March10▼ 100.0%
April00–
May00–
June00–
July00–
August0––
September0––
October0–in progress
November1––
December0––
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 99.4% 776
  • 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. DEN–SEA110 67.9%
  2. OAK–ONT57 54.4%
  3. SJC–LAX53 77.4%
  4. AUS–DAL50 80.0%
  5. DCA–MDW46 90.9%
  6. SMF–SAN43 62.8%
  7. JAN–HOU42 45.2%
  8. BNA–JAN42 16.7%

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 90.0% 0
November 2024 30 29 93.1% 1
December 2024 37 37 62.2% 0
January 2025 33 33 57.6% 0
February 2025 28 27 63.0% 1
March 2025 43 42 71.4% 1
April 2025 25 25 80.0% 0
May 2025 16 16 93.8% 0
June 2025 45 45 64.4% 0
July 2025 48 48 60.4% 0
August 2025 56 56 73.2% 0
September 2025 57 57 80.7% 0
October 2025 20 20 90.0% 0
November 2025 32 31 96.8% 1
December 2025 40 40 80.0% 0
January 2026 29 28 96.4% 1
February 2026 27 27 59.3% 0
March 2026 31 31 48.4% 0
April 2026 30 30 56.7% 0
May 2026 31 31 58.1% 0
June 2026 50 50 40.0% 0
July 2026 53 53 26.4% 0

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