Flight WN4970
Southwest Airlines flight WN4970
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New York (LGA) to Kansas City (MCI)
Historically, this flight arrives 15+ minutes late 40% of the time, and when it is late the delay averages 55 minutes. It was cancelled 5.9% of the time.
- On-time arrivals
- 60.4%
- Less than 15 minutes late
- Cancelled
- 5.9%
- Of scheduled flights
- Average delay when late
- 55 min
- Flights arriving 15+ minutes late
- Flights tracked
- 51
- Scheduled flights in the period
What caused the delays
- Air traffic control & airport 52%
- Late-arriving aircraft 28%
- Airline (crew, maintenance, cleaning) 15%
- Extreme weather 5%
- Security 0%
Share of delay minutes airlines attributed to each cause (BTS).
Chicago (MDW) to Detroit (DTW)
Only 4 flights on record, which is too few for reliable odds.
- On-time arrivals
- 50.0%
- Less than 15 minutes late
- Cancelled
- 0.0%
- Of scheduled flights
- Average delay when late
- 140 min
- Flights arriving 15+ minutes late
- Flights tracked
- 4
- Scheduled flights in the period
What caused the delays
- Late-arriving aircraft 85%
- Air traffic control & airport 13%
- Airline (crew, maintenance, cleaning) 2%
- Extreme weather 0%
- Security 0%
Share of delay minutes airlines attributed to each cause (BTS).
Albuquerque (ABQ) to Oakland (OAK)
Only 1 flight on record, which is too few for reliable odds.
- On-time arrivals
- 100.0%
- Less than 15 minutes late
- Cancelled
- 0.0%
- Of scheduled flights
- Average delay when late
- —
- Flights arriving 15+ minutes late
- Flights tracked
- 1
- Scheduled flights in the period
Houston (HOU) to Orlando (MCO)
Only 1 flight on record, which is too few for reliable odds.
- On-time arrivals
- 100.0%
- Less than 15 minutes late
- Cancelled
- 0.0%
- Of scheduled flights
- Average delay when late
- —
- Flights arriving 15+ minutes late
- Flights tracked
- 1
- Scheduled flights in the period
Las Vegas (LAS) to Denver (DEN)
Only 1 flight on record, which is too few for reliable odds.
- On-time arrivals
- 100.0%
- Less than 15 minutes late
- Cancelled
- 0.0%
- Of scheduled flights
- Average delay when late
- —
- Flights arriving 15+ minutes late
- Flights tracked
- 1
- Scheduled flights in the period
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| Month | On time | Flights |
|---|---|---|
| November 2025 | 100.0% | 1 |
| December 2025 | 100.0% | 1 |
| March 2026 | 100.0% | 1 |
| June 2026 | 54.5% | 23 |
| July 2026 | 62.5% | 26 |
| August 2026 | 66.7% | 6 |
Source: U.S. DOT Bureau of Transportation Statistics on-time data, September 2025 – August 2026. Covers flights operated by reporting U.S. carriers. About our data