WN551

WN551 (Southwest Airlines) is a multi-stop service on 48 routes, busiest Boston to Baltimore. Of 798 departures recorded from October 2024 to July 2026, 64.7% 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
January4031▼ 22.5%
February3528▼ 20.0%
March4431▼ 29.5%
April3356▲ 69.7%
May3167▲ 116.1%
June36360.0%
July4234▼ 19.0%
August31––
September30––
October31–in progress
November29––
December31––
Year to date (Jan–Jul)261283▲ 8.4%

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
January85.0%93.6%▲ 10.1%
February77.1%96.4%▲ 25.0%
March95.4%40.0%▼ 58.0%
April51.6%39.3%▼ 23.9%
May41.9%49.3%▲ 17.4%
June50.0%47.2%▼ 5.6%
July50.0%23.5%▼ 52.9%
August77.4%––
September93.3%––
October64.5%–in progress
November69.0%––
December67.7%––
Year-to-date average (Jan–Jul)64.4%55.6%▼ 13.7%

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
January00–
February00–
March110.0%
April20▼ 100.0%
May00–
June00–
July00–
August0––
September0––
October0–in progress
November0––
December0––
Year to date (Jan–Jul)31▼ 66.7%

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% 794
  • 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. BOS–BWI57 50.9%
  2. TPA–AUS42 92.9%
  3. LAS–ONT42 45.2%
  4. DEN–SLC42 32.5%
  5. AUS–DEN42 90.5%
  6. OMA–PHX41 90.2%
  7. BNA–LAX41 17.1%
  8. AUS–ECP35 57.1%

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 85.0% 0
November 2024 33 33 87.9% 0
December 2024 49 49 75.5% 0
January 2025 40 40 85.0% 0
February 2025 35 35 77.1% 0
March 2025 44 43 95.4% 1
April 2025 33 31 51.6% 2
May 2025 31 31 41.9% 0
June 2025 36 36 50.0% 0
July 2025 42 42 50.0% 0
August 2025 31 31 77.4% 0
September 2025 30 30 93.3% 0
October 2025 31 31 64.5% 0
November 2025 29 29 69.0% 0
December 2025 31 31 67.7% 0
January 2026 31 31 93.6% 0
February 2026 28 28 96.4% 0
March 2026 31 30 40.0% 1
April 2026 56 56 39.3% 0
May 2026 67 67 49.3% 0
June 2026 36 36 47.2% 0
July 2026 34 34 23.5% 0

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