WN686

WN686 (Southwest Airlines) is a multi-stop service on 35 routes, busiest Austin to Las Vegas. Of 649 departures recorded from October 2024 to July 2026, 65.0% 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
January3329▼ 12.1%
February28280.0%
March4531▼ 31.1%
April3420▼ 41.2%
May3118▼ 41.9%
June2641▲ 57.7%
July2640▲ 53.8%
August30––
September30––
October39–in progress
November16––
December13––
Year to date (Jan–Jul)223207▼ 7.2%

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
January66.7%67.9%▲ 1.8%
February75.0%53.9%▼ 28.2%
March84.4%80.7%▼ 4.5%
April85.3%85.0%▼ 0.3%
May41.9%61.1%▲ 45.7%
June28.0%39.0%▲ 39.4%
July33.3%35.0%▲ 5.0%
August73.3%––
September86.7%––
October64.1%–in progress
November43.8%––
December92.3%––
Year-to-date average (Jan–Jul)59.2%60.4%▲ 1.9%

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
January01–
February02–
March00–
April00–
May00–
June10▼ 100.0%
July20▼ 100.0%
August0––
September0––
October0–in progress
November0––
December0––
Year to date (Jan–Jul)330.0%

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% 643
  • Cancelled 0.9% 6

Share of all recorded flights in the period, all legs. · Oct 13, 2024 → Jul 31, 2026

On time, leg by leg

  1. AUS–LAS71 81.7%
  2. MCO–DEN58 56.9%
  3. BOS–BNA58 61.8%
  4. BWI–FLL51 27.1%
  5. BNA–TPA49 24.5%
  6. MSY–HOU34 97.1%
  7. SMF–GEG33 84.9%
  8. BWI–BNA33 69.7%

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 24 24 75.0% 0
November 2024 30 30 90.0% 0
December 2024 37 37 73.0% 0
January 2025 33 33 66.7% 0
February 2025 28 28 75.0% 0
March 2025 45 45 84.4% 0
April 2025 34 34 85.3% 0
May 2025 31 31 41.9% 0
June 2025 26 25 28.0% 1
July 2025 26 24 33.3% 2
August 2025 30 30 73.3% 0
September 2025 30 30 86.7% 0
October 2025 39 39 64.1% 0
November 2025 16 16 43.8% 0
December 2025 13 13 92.3% 0
January 2026 29 28 67.9% 1
February 2026 28 26 53.9% 2
March 2026 31 31 80.7% 0
April 2026 20 20 85.0% 0
May 2026 18 18 61.1% 0
June 2026 41 41 39.0% 0
July 2026 40 40 35.0% 0

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