WN976

WN976 (Southwest Airlines) is a multi-stop service on 23 routes, busiest New Orleans to Tampa. Of 692 departures recorded from October 2024 to July 2026, 71.1% 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
January3325▼ 24.2%
February2816▼ 42.9%
March3130▼ 3.2%
April2930▲ 3.4%
May3130▼ 3.2%
June3042▲ 40.0%
July3145▲ 45.2%
August32––
September30––
October23–in progress
November45––
December42––
Year to date (Jan–Jul)213218▲ 2.3%

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
January96.7%68.2%▼ 29.5%
February89.3%37.5%▼ 58.0%
March90.3%51.7%▼ 42.7%
April75.9%80.0%▲ 5.5%
May74.2%30.0%▼ 59.6%
June43.3%57.1%▲ 31.9%
July60.0%55.8%▼ 7.0%
August75.0%––
September96.7%––
October69.6%–in progress
November77.3%––
December64.3%––
Year-to-date average (Jan–Jul)75.7%54.3%▼ 28.2%

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
January330.0%
February00–
March01–
April00–
May00–
June00–
July12▲ 100.0%
August0––
September0––
October0–in progress
November1––
December0––
Year to date (Jan–Jul)46▲ 50.0%

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% 681
  • Cancelled 1.6% 11

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

On time, leg by leg

  1. MSY–TPA118 92.2%
  2. BNA–CLE105 60.6%
  3. BWI–LAS58 42.9%
  4. RSW–BWI57 54.4%
  5. MCO–PIT57 77.2%
  6. HOU–ONT57 89.5%
  7. DAL–DCA46 67.4%
  8. BNA–MCI33 59.4%

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 95.0% 0
November 2024 33 33 97.0% 0
December 2024 36 36 77.8% 0
January 2025 33 30 96.7% 3
February 2025 28 28 89.3% 0
March 2025 31 31 90.3% 0
April 2025 29 29 75.9% 0
May 2025 31 31 74.2% 0
June 2025 30 30 43.3% 0
July 2025 31 30 60.0% 1
August 2025 32 32 75.0% 0
September 2025 30 30 96.7% 0
October 2025 23 23 69.6% 0
November 2025 45 44 77.3% 1
December 2025 42 42 64.3% 0
January 2026 25 22 68.2% 3
February 2026 16 16 37.5% 0
March 2026 30 29 51.7% 1
April 2026 30 30 80.0% 0
May 2026 30 30 30.0% 0
June 2026 42 42 57.1% 0
July 2026 45 43 55.8% 2

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