WN736

WN736 (Southwest Airlines) is a multi-stop service on 29 routes, busiest New Orleans to Chicago. Of 745 departures recorded from October 2024 to July 2026, 73.5% 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
January3128▼ 9.7%
February2820▼ 28.6%
March4542▼ 6.7%
April3449▲ 44.1%
May2954▲ 86.2%
June2634▲ 30.8%
July2736▲ 33.3%
August34––
September34––
October31–in progress
November52––
December45––
Year to date (Jan–Jul)220263▲ 19.5%

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%73.1%▼ 24.2%
February92.9%79.0%▼ 15.0%
March93.3%76.2%▼ 18.4%
April81.8%63.3%▼ 22.7%
May89.7%81.5%▼ 9.1%
June61.5%61.8%▲ 0.4%
July81.5%68.6%▼ 15.8%
August69.7%––
September39.4%––
October74.2%–in progress
November44.0%––
December60.0%––
Year-to-date average (Jan–Jul)85.3%71.9%▼ 15.7%

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
January32▼ 33.3%
February01–
March00–
April10▼ 100.0%
May00–
June00–
July01–
August1––
September1––
October0–in progress
November2––
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 98.4% 733
  • Cancelled 1.6% 12

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

On time, leg by leg

  1. MSY–MDW118 91.3%
  2. SBA–SMF58 82.8%
  3. OAK–SEA56 87.5%
  4. DEN–SEA52 71.2%
  5. PHX–LAS44 50.0%
  6. AUS–PHX35 48.6%
  7. BOS–BWI34 45.5%
  8. LAS–SBA32 56.3%

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 11 11 100.0% 0
November 2024 27 27 92.6% 0
December 2024 28 28 82.1% 0
January 2025 31 28 96.4% 3
February 2025 28 28 92.9% 0
March 2025 45 45 93.3% 0
April 2025 34 33 81.8% 1
May 2025 29 29 89.7% 0
June 2025 26 26 61.5% 0
July 2025 27 27 81.5% 0
August 2025 34 33 69.7% 1
September 2025 34 33 39.4% 1
October 2025 31 31 74.2% 0
November 2025 52 50 44.0% 2
December 2025 45 45 60.0% 0
January 2026 28 26 73.1% 2
February 2026 20 19 79.0% 1
March 2026 42 42 76.2% 0
April 2026 49 49 63.3% 0
May 2026 54 54 81.5% 0
June 2026 34 34 61.8% 0
July 2026 36 35 68.6% 1

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