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Carrier month · August 2024
Southwest Airlines in August 2024
BTS: A flight is counted as on time if it arrived less than 15 minutes after its scheduled time. Only carriers with at least 0.5 percent of domestic scheduled passenger revenue report.
In August 2024, Southwest Airlines (WN) reported 118,338 scheduled domestic flights. 78.8% arrived on time, 0.9% were cancelled and 0.3% diverted.
All reporting carriers together recorded 74.7% on time and 2.1% cancelled that month, so the carrier was 4.1 points above the combined figure.
A year earlier, in August 2023, it reported 125,664 flights with 75.5% on time: a change of +3.3 points.
Of the delay minutes that carriers assigned to a BTS cause category that month, late-arriving aircraft 49%, air carrier 28% and national aviation system 20%.
- On time 78.8%
- Arrived 15+ minutes late 20.1%
- Cancelled 0.9%
- Diverted 0.3%
August 2024 against a year earlier, the carrier's year and all carriers
| Measure | Aug 2024 | Aug 2023 | WN, 12 months to Jul 2026 | All carriers, Aug 2024 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Arrived on time | 78.8% | 75.5% | 75.5% | 74.7% |
| Departed on time | 76.8% | 73.0% | 71.2% | 75.4% |
| Cancelled | 0.9% | 1.6% | 0.9% | 2.1% |
| Average arrival delay | 5.1 min | 6.8 min | 6.8 min | 10.6 min |
| Scheduled flights a day | 3,945 | 4,189 | 3,808 | 20,634 |
| Scheduled flights | 118,338 | 125,664 | 1,389,951 | 619,025 |
107 airports and 1,714 routes had WN flights that month.
Busiest airports that month
| Airport | Departures | On time | Avg arrival delay | Cancelled |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| DEN Denver | 7,984 | 71.7% | 10.8 min | 0.3% |
| LAS Las Vegas | 7,188 | 76.8% | 4.9 min | 0.2% |
| MDW Chicago | 6,507 | 75.3% | 7.5 min | 0.7% |
| BWI Baltimore | 6,458 | 65.0% | 17.0 min | 2.3% |
| DAL Dallas | 5,692 | 80.3% | 3.8 min | 0.5% |
| PHX Phoenix | 5,481 | 78.7% | 5.7 min | 0.3% |
| BNA Nashville | 4,403 | 81.0% | 3.6 min | 1.0% |
| HOU Houston | 4,279 | 84.3% | -2.7 min | 0.7% |
| STL St. Louis | 3,587 | 80.9% | 3.1 min | 1.0% |
| MCO Orlando | 3,240 | 68.7% | 11.4 min | 2.4% |
| SAN San Diego | 3,016 | 76.6% | 6.9 min | 0.3% |
| AUS Austin | 2,963 | 83.4% | -0.5 min | 0.3% |
| OAK Oakland | 2,960 | 82.5% | 1.9 min | 0.3% |
| SMF Sacramento | 2,675 | 83.8% | 1.2 min | 0.3% |
| ATL Atlanta | 2,596 | 81.2% | 3.2 min | 1.5% |
By scheduled departure hour
Delay causes
Questions and answers
What share of Southwest Airlines flights were on time in August 2024?
78.8% of 118,338 scheduled domestic flights arrived less than 15 minutes late; all reporting carriers together recorded 74.7% that month.
How does that compare with a year earlier?
In August 2023 the carrier reported 125,664 flights with 75.5% on time and 1.6% cancelled, against 78.8% and 0.9% in August 2024.
Provenance
Source: Bureau of Transportation Statistics, Reporting Carrier On-Time Performance, file for August 2024; public domain. Domestic scheduled flights, totals and averages only. The site's data runs through July 2026. Full record for Southwest Airlines · methodology · corrections.