WN696

WN696 (Southwest Airlines) is a multi-stop service on 41 routes, busiest Denver to Long Beach. Of 879 departures recorded from October 2024 to July 2026, 74.5% 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
January3135▲ 12.9%
February2827▼ 3.6%
March3536▲ 2.9%
April3146▲ 48.4%
May3251▲ 59.4%
June6231▼ 50.0%
July6331▼ 50.8%
August36––
September30––
October48–in progress
November72––
December73––
Year to date (Jan–Jul)282257▼ 8.9%

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
January90.3%94.3%▲ 4.4%
February82.1%96.3%▲ 17.2%
March65.7%72.2%▲ 9.9%
April77.4%65.2%▼ 15.8%
May81.3%51.0%▼ 37.3%
June48.4%41.9%▼ 13.3%
July56.5%36.7%▼ 35.0%
August86.1%––
September93.3%––
October75.0%–in progress
November91.7%––
December91.8%––
Year-to-date average (Jan–Jul)71.7%65.4%▼ 8.8%

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
January00–
February00–
March00–
April00–
May00–
June00–
July110.0%
August0––
September0––
October0–in progress
November0––
December0––
Year to date (Jan–Jul)110.0%

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 99.8% 877
  • Cancelled 0.2% 2

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

On time, leg by leg

  1. DEN–LGB122 85.3%
  2. DAL–LIT60 95.0%
  3. MKE–DEN58 81.0%
  4. PHX–SAN57 49.1%
  5. SMF–SNA42 92.9%
  6. BNA–TUL42 45.2%
  7. AUS–MSP42 38.1%
  8. TPA–PIT32 96.9%

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 20 20 100.0% 0
November 2024 31 31 83.9% 0
December 2024 30 30 83.3% 0
January 2025 31 31 90.3% 0
February 2025 28 28 82.1% 0
March 2025 35 35 65.7% 0
April 2025 31 31 77.4% 0
May 2025 32 32 81.3% 0
June 2025 62 62 48.4% 0
July 2025 63 62 56.5% 1
August 2025 36 36 86.1% 0
September 2025 30 30 93.3% 0
October 2025 48 48 75.0% 0
November 2025 72 72 91.7% 0
December 2025 73 73 91.8% 0
January 2026 35 35 94.3% 0
February 2026 27 27 96.3% 0
March 2026 36 36 72.2% 0
April 2026 46 46 65.2% 0
May 2026 51 51 51.0% 0
June 2026 31 31 41.9% 0
July 2026 31 30 36.7% 1

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