WN985

WN985 (Southwest Airlines) is a multi-stop service on 42 routes, busiest San Diego to Oakland. Of 713 departures recorded from October 2024 to June 2026, 78.0% 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 periods18 periods
PeriodDepartures 2025Departures 2026Change vs last year
January31310.0%
February3642▲ 16.7%
March1745▲ 164.7%
April4236▼ 14.3%
May5334▼ 35.8%
June433▼ 93.0%
July38––
August39––
September38––
October22–in progress
November28––
December29––
Year to date (Jan–Jun)222191▼ 14.0%

according to the US BTS · October 2024 → June 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 periods18 periods
PeriodOn time 2025On time 2026Change vs last year
January83.9%83.3%▼ 0.6%
February91.7%100.0%▲ 9.1%
March94.1%71.1%▼ 24.4%
April64.3%77.8%▲ 21.0%
May69.8%73.5%▲ 5.3%
June72.1%66.7%▼ 7.5%
July71.1%––
August76.9%––
September76.3%––
October72.7%–in progress
November77.8%––
December58.6%––
Year-to-date average (Jan–Jun)79.3%78.7%▼ 0.7%

according to the US BTS · October 2024 → June 2026

Average departure delay by month

All legs combined

according to the US BTS · October 2024 → June 2026

Cancelled departures by month

All legs combined
The most recent periods18 periods
PeriodCancelled 2025Cancelled 2026Change vs last year
January01–
February00–
March00–
April00–
May00–
June00–
July0––
August0––
September0––
October0–in progress
November1––
December0––
Year to date (Jan–Jun)01

according to the US BTS · October 2024 → June 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% 710
  • Cancelled 0.4% 3

Share of all recorded flights in the period, all legs. · Oct 12, 2024 → Jun 3, 2026

On time, leg by leg

  1. SAN–OAK80 94.9%
  2. IND–LAS60 64.4%
  3. DEN–BUR57 79.0%
  4. MAF–HOU52 98.0%
  5. SJC–LAS50 78.0%
  6. DEN–TUS44 77.3%
  7. OAK–BOI37 78.4%
  8. SJC–PDX33 63.6%

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 21 21 100.0% 0
November 2024 39 38 89.5% 1
December 2024 46 46 76.1% 0
January 2025 31 31 83.9% 0
February 2025 36 36 91.7% 0
March 2025 17 17 94.1% 0
April 2025 42 42 64.3% 0
May 2025 53 53 69.8% 0
June 2025 43 43 72.1% 0
July 2025 38 38 71.1% 0
August 2025 39 39 76.9% 0
September 2025 38 38 76.3% 0
October 2025 22 22 72.7% 0
November 2025 28 27 77.8% 1
December 2025 29 29 58.6% 0
January 2026 31 30 83.3% 1
February 2026 42 42 100.0% 0
March 2026 45 45 71.1% 0
April 2026 36 36 77.8% 0
May 2026 34 34 73.5% 0
June 2026 3 3 66.7% 0

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