WN653

WN653 (Southwest Airlines) is a multi-stop service on 24 routes, busiest San Antonio to Nashville. Of 667 departures recorded from October 2024 to July 2026, 77.9% 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
January3127▼ 12.9%
February2827▼ 3.6%
March3731▼ 16.2%
April4130▼ 26.8%
May4530▼ 33.3%
June2126▲ 23.8%
July1827▲ 50.0%
August38––
September39––
October33–in progress
November28––
December31––
Year to date (Jan–Jul)221198▼ 10.4%

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
January93.1%92.6%▼ 0.5%
February100.0%100.0%0.0%
March91.9%65.5%▼ 28.7%
April90.2%63.3%▼ 29.8%
May86.7%60.0%▼ 30.8%
June52.4%65.4%▲ 24.8%
July66.7%48.2%▼ 27.8%
August73.7%––
September76.3%––
October84.9%–in progress
November65.4%––
December50.0%––
Year-to-date average (Jan–Jul)83.0%70.7%▼ 14.8%

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
January20▼ 100.0%
February00–
March02–
April00–
May00–
June00–
July00–
August0––
September1––
October0–in progress
November2––
December1––
Year to date (Jan–Jul)220.0%

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 98.8% 659
  • Cancelled 1.2% 8

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

On time, leg by leg

  1. SAT–BNA123 92.6%
  2. MCI–FLL64 57.4%
  3. PHX–STL58 80.7%
  4. ONT–HOU46 87.0%
  5. SJC–ONT42 100.0%
  6. BNA–RDU42 50.0%
  7. OAK–ONT40 92.5%
  8. DAL–MDW36 52.8%

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 17 17 88.2% 0
November 2024 30 30 96.7% 0
December 2024 32 32 81.3% 0
January 2025 31 29 93.1% 2
February 2025 28 28 100.0% 0
March 2025 37 37 91.9% 0
April 2025 41 41 90.2% 0
May 2025 45 45 86.7% 0
June 2025 21 21 52.4% 0
July 2025 18 18 66.7% 0
August 2025 38 38 73.7% 0
September 2025 39 38 76.3% 1
October 2025 33 33 84.9% 0
November 2025 28 26 65.4% 2
December 2025 31 30 50.0% 1
January 2026 27 27 92.6% 0
February 2026 27 27 100.0% 0
March 2026 31 29 65.5% 2
April 2026 30 30 63.3% 0
May 2026 30 30 60.0% 0
June 2026 26 26 65.4% 0
July 2026 27 27 48.2% 0

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