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Carrier month · September 2024
Southwest Airlines in September 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 September 2024, Southwest Airlines (WN) reported 112,561 scheduled domestic flights. 85.0% arrived on time, 0.4% were cancelled and 0.1% diverted.
All reporting carriers together recorded 83.9% on time and 0.6% cancelled that month, so the carrier was 1.1 points above the combined figure.
A year earlier, in September 2023, it reported 117,870 flights with 79.5% on time: a change of +5.5 points.
Of the delay minutes that carriers assigned to a BTS cause category that month, late-arriving aircraft 48%, air carrier 31% and national aviation system 19%.
- On time 85.0%
- Arrived 15+ minutes late 14.4%
- Cancelled 0.4%
- Diverted 0.1%
September 2024 against a year earlier, the carrier's year and all carriers
| Measure | Sep 2024 | Sep 2023 | WN, 12 months to Jul 2026 | All carriers, Sep 2024 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Arrived on time | 85.0% | 79.5% | 75.5% | 83.9% |
| Departed on time | 82.8% | 77.5% | 71.2% | 84.4% |
| Cancelled | 0.4% | 0.6% | 0.9% | 0.6% |
| Average arrival delay | -0.3 min | 4.9 min | 6.8 min | 1.0 min |
| Scheduled flights a day | 3,752 | 3,929 | 3,808 | 19,421 |
| Scheduled flights | 112,561 | 117,870 | 1,389,951 | 582,622 |
104 airports and 1,570 routes had WN flights that month.
Busiest airports that month
| Airport | Departures | On time | Avg arrival delay | Cancelled |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| DEN Denver | 7,594 | 83.9% | 1.3 min | 0.2% |
| LAS Las Vegas | 6,900 | 79.8% | 2.5 min | 0.2% |
| MDW Chicago | 6,208 | 84.9% | -1.0 min | 0.2% |
| BWI Baltimore | 6,152 | 82.4% | 1.4 min | 0.5% |
| DAL Dallas | 5,403 | 81.7% | 1.7 min | 0.3% |
| PHX Phoenix | 5,239 | 84.6% | 0.1 min | 0.2% |
| BNA Nashville | 4,145 | 84.7% | 0.2 min | 0.5% |
| HOU Houston | 4,048 | 89.3% | -6.6 min | 0.4% |
| STL St. Louis | 3,428 | 87.5% | -1.9 min | 0.5% |
| MCO Orlando | 2,941 | 83.8% | -0.3 min | 0.2% |
| SAN San Diego | 2,885 | 76.9% | 5.2 min | 0.1% |
| OAK Oakland | 2,840 | 84.6% | 0.6 min | 0.4% |
| AUS Austin | 2,817 | 86.1% | -0.9 min | 0.5% |
| SMF Sacramento | 2,587 | 84.3% | 0.8 min | 0.3% |
| ATL Atlanta | 2,454 | 87.1% | 0.6 min | 0.5% |
By scheduled departure hour
Delay causes
Questions and answers
What share of Southwest Airlines flights were on time in September 2024?
85.0% of 112,561 scheduled domestic flights arrived less than 15 minutes late; all reporting carriers together recorded 83.9% that month.
How does that compare with a year earlier?
In September 2023 the carrier reported 117,870 flights with 79.5% on time and 0.6% cancelled, against 85.0% and 0.4% in September 2024.
Provenance
Source: Bureau of Transportation Statistics, Reporting Carrier On-Time Performance, file for September 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.