WN586

WN586 (Southwest Airlines) is a multi-stop service on 47 routes, busiest Columbus to Chicago. Of 952 departures recorded from October 2024 to July 2026, 77.5% 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
January4136▼ 12.2%
February2836▲ 28.6%
March3125▼ 19.4%
April3018▼ 40.0%
May3119▼ 38.7%
June9464▼ 31.9%
July9670▼ 27.1%
August42––
September30––
October52–in progress
November40––
December30––
Year to date (Jan–Jul)351268▼ 23.6%

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
January97.4%84.9%▼ 12.9%
February96.4%88.9%▼ 7.8%
March96.8%76.0%▼ 21.5%
April96.7%72.2%▼ 25.3%
May83.3%63.2%▼ 24.2%
June66.0%43.8%▼ 33.7%
July75.0%43.5%▼ 42.0%
August76.2%––
September93.3%––
October88.5%–in progress
November94.9%––
December96.7%––
Year-to-date average (Jan–Jul)87.4%67.5%▼ 22.8%

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
January330.0%
February00–
March00–
April00–
May10▼ 100.0%
June00–
July01–
August0––
September0––
October0–in progress
November1––
December0––
Year to date (Jan–Jul)440.0%

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 99.1% 943
  • Cancelled 0.9% 9

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

On time, leg by leg

  1. CMH–MDW123 92.6%
  2. JAX–BNA58 87.7%
  3. HOU–BHM57 87.7%
  4. AUS–MSY42 52.4%
  5. SAN–OAK38 100.0%
  6. DCA–BNA36 77.8%
  7. LGB–PHX35 62.9%
  8. BNA–LGB35 80.0%

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 92.6% 0
November 2024 41 41 92.7% 0
December 2024 71 71 73.2% 0
January 2025 41 38 97.4% 3
February 2025 28 28 96.4% 0
March 2025 31 31 96.8% 0
April 2025 30 30 96.7% 0
May 2025 31 30 83.3% 1
June 2025 94 94 66.0% 0
July 2025 96 96 75.0% 0
August 2025 42 42 76.2% 0
September 2025 30 30 93.3% 0
October 2025 52 52 88.5% 0
November 2025 40 39 94.9% 1
December 2025 30 30 96.7% 0
January 2026 36 33 84.9% 3
February 2026 36 36 88.9% 0
March 2026 25 25 76.0% 0
April 2026 18 18 72.2% 0
May 2026 19 19 63.2% 0
June 2026 64 64 43.8% 0
July 2026 70 69 43.5% 1

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