WN685

WN685 (Southwest Airlines) is a multi-stop service on 24 routes, busiest Austin to Houston. Of 674 departures recorded from October 2024 to July 2026, 78.9% 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
January3031▲ 3.3%
February28280.0%
March3727▼ 27.0%
April3229▼ 9.4%
May31310.0%
June3626▼ 27.8%
July4130▼ 26.8%
August31––
September30––
October31–in progress
November30––
December31––
Year to date (Jan–Jul)235202▼ 14.0%

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
January96.4%90.3%▼ 6.3%
February92.9%75.0%▼ 19.2%
March91.9%92.3%▲ 0.5%
April84.4%58.6%▼ 30.5%
May83.9%54.8%▼ 34.6%
June85.7%30.8%▼ 64.1%
July95.1%26.7%▼ 72.0%
August87.1%––
September83.3%––
October96.8%–in progress
November64.3%––
December61.3%––
Year-to-date average (Jan–Jul)90.0%61.2%▼ 32.0%

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–
March01–
April00–
May00–
June10▼ 100.0%
July00–
August0––
September0––
October0–in progress
November2––
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 99.1% 668
  • Cancelled 0.9% 6

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

On time, leg by leg

  1. AUS–HOU121 94.1%
  2. TPA–MDW64 59.7%
  3. HOU–MCI61 91.7%
  4. PHX–BOI58 82.8%
  5. MCO–CMH58 84.5%
  6. BWI–DTW58 55.2%
  7. BNA–TPA50 22.0%
  8. BOI–DEN47 85.1%

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 23 23 82.6% 0
November 2024 31 31 96.8% 0
December 2024 30 30 90.0% 0
January 2025 30 28 96.4% 2
February 2025 28 28 92.9% 0
March 2025 37 37 91.9% 0
April 2025 32 32 84.4% 0
May 2025 31 31 83.9% 0
June 2025 36 35 85.7% 1
July 2025 41 41 95.1% 0
August 2025 31 31 87.1% 0
September 2025 30 30 83.3% 0
October 2025 31 31 96.8% 0
November 2025 30 28 64.3% 2
December 2025 31 31 61.3% 0
January 2026 31 31 90.3% 0
February 2026 28 28 75.0% 0
March 2026 27 26 92.3% 1
April 2026 29 29 58.6% 0
May 2026 31 31 54.8% 0
June 2026 26 26 30.8% 0
July 2026 30 30 26.7% 0

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