Airline
Southwest Airlines
WN / SWA · United States
- IATA Code
- WN
- ICAO Code
- SWA
- Country
- United States
- Hub Airports
- DAL
- Website
- www.southwest.com
Southwest Airlines is an airline based in United States, founded in 1967. It flies under IATA code WN and ICAO code SWA with the radio callsign “SOUTHWEST”.
Its hubs include DAL.
Below, the official U.S. DOT punctuality numbers sit side by side with what travelers actually say. Flown Southwest Airlines lately? Add your review.
Scorecard: official numbers vs. traveler stars
Official punctuality
75.7% on time
#8 of 14 reporting U.S. airlines
Traveler rating
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- On-time arrivals
- 75.7%
- Less than 15 minutes late
- Cancelled
- 0.9%
- Of scheduled flights
- Average delay when late
- 58 min
- Flights arriving 15+ minutes late
- Flights tracked
- 1,391,794
- Scheduled flights in the period
What caused the delays
- Late-arriving aircraft 51%
- Airline (crew, maintenance, cleaning) 28%
- Air traffic control & airport 18%
- Extreme weather 2%
- Security 0%
Share of delay minutes airlines attributed to each cause (BTS).
Show as table
| Month | On time | Flights |
|---|---|---|
| September 2025 | 83.0% | 110,361 |
| October 2025 | 77.4% | 121,588 |
| November 2025 | 79.8% | 113,938 |
| December 2025 | 75.4% | 118,075 |
| January 2026 | 84.8% | 104,002 |
| February 2026 | 81.7% | 100,783 |
| March 2026 | 74.4% | 122,298 |
| April 2026 | 77.6% | 117,814 |
| May 2026 | 72.4% | 120,646 |
| June 2026 | 66.0% | 120,933 |
| July 2026 | 69.2% | 124,994 |
| August 2026 | 70.1% | 116,362 |
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
Fleet
955 aircraft · average age 16.4 years
- Boeing 737-700 511
- Boeing 737-800 207
- Boeing BBJ (737 MAX 8) 130
- Boeing 737-300 63
- North American L-17 Navion 1
- Beech 35 Bonanza 1
Sources: OpenSky Network aircraft database, FAA registry and tail numbers reported to BTS.
Tags: Southwest Airlines, WN, SWA
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