WN541

WN541 (Southwest Airlines) is a multi-stop service on 29 routes, busiest San Francisco to San Diego. Of 676 departures recorded from October 2024 to July 2026, 78.8% 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
January3344▲ 33.3%
February3036▲ 20.0%
March3121▼ 32.3%
April3927▼ 30.8%
May4531▼ 31.1%
June3126▼ 16.1%
July3128▼ 9.7%
August34––
September34––
October31–in progress
November30––
December31––
Year to date (Jan–Jul)240213▼ 11.3%

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
January84.9%66.7%▼ 21.4%
February70.0%82.9%▲ 18.4%
March74.2%52.4%▼ 29.4%
April89.7%74.1%▼ 17.5%
May95.6%74.2%▼ 22.4%
June100.0%69.2%▼ 30.8%
July87.1%100.0%▲ 14.8%
August47.1%––
September56.3%––
October67.7%–in progress
November93.3%––
December100.0%––
Year-to-date average (Jan–Jul)85.9%74.2%▼ 13.6%

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–
February01–
March00–
April00–
May00–
June00–
July00–
August0––
September2––
October0–in progress
November0––
December0––
Year to date (Jan–Jul)03

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 99.1% 670
  • Cancelled 0.9% 6

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

On time, leg by leg

  1. SFO–SAN72 70.4%
  2. CLE–BNA64 96.9%
  3. BNA–BOS58 74.1%
  4. RSW–BWI57 100.0%
  5. BNA–LGA53 66.0%
  6. BNA–JAX51 86.3%
  7. AUS–DEN45 93.3%
  8. PHX–MSP40 46.2%

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 21 21 85.7% 0
November 2024 17 17 70.6% 0
December 2024 25 24 79.2% 1
January 2025 33 33 84.9% 0
February 2025 30 30 70.0% 0
March 2025 31 31 74.2% 0
April 2025 39 39 89.7% 0
May 2025 45 45 95.6% 0
June 2025 31 31 100.0% 0
July 2025 31 31 87.1% 0
August 2025 34 34 47.1% 0
September 2025 34 32 56.3% 2
October 2025 31 31 67.7% 0
November 2025 30 30 93.3% 0
December 2025 31 31 100.0% 0
January 2026 44 42 66.7% 2
February 2026 36 35 82.9% 1
March 2026 21 21 52.4% 0
April 2026 27 27 74.1% 0
May 2026 31 31 74.2% 0
June 2026 26 26 69.2% 0
July 2026 28 28 100.0% 0

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