WN857

WN857 (Southwest Airlines) is a multi-stop service on 48 routes, busiest Grand Rapids to Denver. Of 927 departures recorded from October 2024 to July 2026, 76.5% 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
January5831▼ 46.6%
February4956▲ 14.3%
March3039▲ 30.0%
April41410.0%
May4844▼ 8.3%
June5331▼ 41.5%
July5031▼ 38.0%
August35––
September30––
October53–in progress
November36––
December23––
Year to date (Jan–Jul)329273▼ 17.0%

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
January72.4%83.9%▲ 15.8%
February77.6%85.7%▲ 10.5%
March93.3%97.4%▲ 4.4%
April95.1%63.4%▼ 33.3%
May72.9%25.6%▼ 64.9%
June73.6%77.4%▲ 5.2%
July64.0%83.9%▲ 31.0%
August88.6%––
September96.7%––
October69.8%–in progress
November75.0%––
December60.9%––
Year-to-date average (Jan–Jul)78.4%73.9%▼ 5.8%

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–
May01–
June00–
July00–
August0––
September0––
October0–in progress
November0––
December0––
Year to date (Jan–Jul)01

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 99.6% 923
  • Cancelled 0.4% 4

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

On time, leg by leg

  1. GRR–DEN60 76.7%
  2. MSP–BWI58 96.6%
  3. BWI–ALB58 82.8%
  4. BNA–DTW51 76.5%
  5. DEN–SMF47 91.5%
  6. DTW–MDW44 54.6%
  7. VPS–HOU42 78.6%
  8. MSY–DCA36 55.6%

Departures within 15 minutes of schedule; small figure = departures recorded.

Legs flown under this number

12
12 of 12
RoutesDistance (km)Avg delay On timeDepartures
GRR DEN Gerald R. Ford International Airport – Denver International Airport 1,629 7.5 min 76.7% 60
MSP BWI Minneapolis–Saint Paul International Airport / Wold–Chamberlain Field – Baltimore/Washington International Thurgood Marshall Airport 1,504 0.4 min 96.6% 58
BWI ALB Baltimore/Washington International Thurgood Marshall Airport – Albany International Airport 464 5.4 min 82.8% 58
BNA DTW Nashville International Airport – Detroit Metropolitan Wayne County Airport 735 8.9 min 76.5% 51
DEN SMF Denver International Airport – Sacramento International Airport 1,460 8.2 min 91.5% 47
DTW MDW Detroit Metropolitan Wayne County Airport – Chicago Midway International Airport 367 24.5 min 54.6% 44
VPS HOU Destin-Fort Walton Beach Airport – William P. Hobby Airport 848 28.9 min 78.6% 42
MSY DCA Louis Armstrong New Orleans International Airport – Ronald Reagan Washington National Airport 1,560 36.3 min 55.6% 36
DEN AUS Denver International Airport – Austin Bergstrom International Airport 1,249 19.1 min 63.9% 36
PHX LAS Phoenix Sky Harbor International Airport – Harry Reid International Airport 411 -4.6 min 100.0% 33
BWI GRR Baltimore/Washington International Thurgood Marshall Airport – Gerald R. Ford International Airport 849 6.9 min 87.9% 33
ATL DAL Hartsfield Jackson Atlanta International Airport – Dallas Love Field 1,158 44.9 min 32.3% 32
Monthly figures
PeriodDepartures With departure delay recordedOn time Cancelled
October 2024 35 33 84.9% 2
November 2024 62 61 83.6% 1
December 2024 51 51 72.6% 0
January 2025 58 58 72.4% 0
February 2025 49 49 77.6% 0
March 2025 30 30 93.3% 0
April 2025 41 41 95.1% 0
May 2025 48 48 72.9% 0
June 2025 53 53 73.6% 0
July 2025 50 50 64.0% 0
August 2025 35 35 88.6% 0
September 2025 30 30 96.7% 0
October 2025 53 53 69.8% 0
November 2025 36 36 75.0% 0
December 2025 23 23 60.9% 0
January 2026 31 31 83.9% 0
February 2026 56 56 85.7% 0
March 2026 39 39 97.4% 0
April 2026 41 41 63.4% 0
May 2026 44 43 25.6% 1
June 2026 31 31 77.4% 0
July 2026 31 31 83.9% 0

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