WN543

WN543 (Southwest Airlines) is a multi-stop service on 42 routes, busiest Austin to Denver. Of 803 departures recorded from October 2024 to July 2026, 72.8% 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
January3331▼ 6.1%
February28280.0%
March3531▼ 11.4%
April3145▲ 45.2%
May3149▲ 58.1%
June6233▼ 46.8%
July6533▼ 49.2%
August46––
September42––
October26–in progress
November30––
December31––
Year to date (Jan–Jul)285250▼ 12.3%

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
January87.5%77.4%▼ 11.5%
February85.2%71.4%▼ 16.2%
March91.2%50.0%▼ 45.2%
April58.1%84.4%▲ 45.4%
May61.3%75.5%▲ 23.2%
June56.5%78.8%▲ 39.6%
July58.3%84.9%▲ 45.5%
August91.3%––
September88.1%––
October88.5%–in progress
November43.3%––
December38.7%––
Year-to-date average (Jan–Jul)71.1%74.6%▲ 4.9%

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
January10▼ 100.0%
February10▼ 100.0%
March110.0%
April00–
May00–
June00–
July50▼ 100.0%
August0––
September0––
October0–in progress
November0––
December0––
Year to date (Jan–Jul)81▼ 87.5%

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 98.9% 794
  • Cancelled 1.1% 9

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

On time, leg by leg

  1. AUS–DEN81 62.5%
  2. HOU–RDU65 78.5%
  3. SJC–SAN58 81.0%
  4. ALB–BWI50 78.0%
  5. MDW–ALB42 88.1%
  6. BWI–ALB42 35.0%
  7. ATL–DEN42 50.0%
  8. PHX–LGB39 94.9%

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 21 21 81.0% 0
November 2024 33 33 90.9% 0
December 2024 39 39 69.2% 0
January 2025 33 32 87.5% 1
February 2025 28 27 85.2% 1
March 2025 35 34 91.2% 1
April 2025 31 31 58.1% 0
May 2025 31 31 61.3% 0
June 2025 62 62 56.5% 0
July 2025 65 60 58.3% 5
August 2025 46 46 91.3% 0
September 2025 42 42 88.1% 0
October 2025 26 26 88.5% 0
November 2025 30 30 43.3% 0
December 2025 31 31 38.7% 0
January 2026 31 31 77.4% 0
February 2026 28 28 71.4% 0
March 2026 31 30 50.0% 1
April 2026 45 45 84.4% 0
May 2026 49 49 75.5% 0
June 2026 33 33 78.8% 0
July 2026 33 33 84.9% 0

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