WN561

WN561 (Southwest Airlines) is a multi-stop service on 28 routes, busiest Dallas to Atlanta. Of 749 departures recorded from October 2024 to July 2026, 74.9% 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
January31310.0%
February2725▼ 7.4%
March3967▲ 71.8%
April3239▲ 21.9%
May31310.0%
June2630▲ 15.4%
July2731▲ 14.8%
August37––
September39––
October31–in progress
November52––
December33––
Year to date (Jan–Jul)213254▲ 19.2%

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
January86.7%74.2%▼ 14.4%
February92.6%60.0%▼ 35.2%
March73.7%68.2%▼ 7.5%
April81.3%64.1%▼ 21.1%
May93.6%74.2%▼ 20.7%
June57.7%66.7%▲ 15.6%
July37.0%80.7%▲ 117.7%
August48.7%––
September76.9%––
October96.8%–in progress
November75.0%––
December78.8%––
Year-to-date average (Jan–Jul)74.6%69.7%▼ 6.6%

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
January10▼ 100.0%
February00–
March110.0%
April00–
May00–
June00–
July00–
August0––
September0––
October0–in progress
November0––
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 99.6% 746
  • Cancelled 0.4% 3

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

On time, leg by leg

  1. DAL–ATL121 90.8%
  2. HNL–KOA58 72.4%
  3. CHS–BNA58 94.8%
  4. MCO–MSY55 83.6%
  5. DEN–HOU52 44.2%
  6. LAS–HOU50 72.0%
  7. HOU–PHX47 70.2%
  8. HOU–MCO42 71.4%

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 27 27 85.2% 0
November 2024 32 32 90.6% 0
December 2024 31 31 93.6% 0
January 2025 31 30 86.7% 1
February 2025 27 27 92.6% 0
March 2025 39 38 73.7% 1
April 2025 32 32 81.3% 0
May 2025 31 31 93.6% 0
June 2025 26 26 57.7% 0
July 2025 27 27 37.0% 0
August 2025 37 37 48.7% 0
September 2025 39 39 76.9% 0
October 2025 31 31 96.8% 0
November 2025 52 52 75.0% 0
December 2025 33 33 78.8% 0
January 2026 31 31 74.2% 0
February 2026 25 25 60.0% 0
March 2026 67 66 68.2% 1
April 2026 39 39 64.1% 0
May 2026 31 31 74.2% 0
June 2026 30 30 66.7% 0
July 2026 31 31 80.7% 0

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