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Carrier month · October 2024
Southwest Airlines in October 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 October 2024, Southwest Airlines (WN) reported 119,251 scheduled domestic flights. 85.4% arrived on time, 1.3% were cancelled and 0.1% diverted.
All reporting carriers together recorded 85.8% on time and 1.0% cancelled that month, so the carrier was level with the combined figure.
A year earlier, in October 2023, it reported 128,588 flights with 80.0% on time: a change of +5.4 points.
Of the delay minutes that carriers assigned to a BTS cause category that month, late-arriving aircraft 49%, air carrier 32% and national aviation system 17%.
- On time 85.4%
- Arrived 15+ minutes late 13.2%
- Cancelled 1.3%
- Diverted 0.1%
October 2024 against a year earlier, the carrier's year and all carriers
| Measure | Oct 2024 | Oct 2023 | WN, 12 months to Jul 2026 | All carriers, Oct 2024 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Arrived on time | 85.4% | 80.0% | 75.5% | 85.8% |
| Departed on time | 82.6% | 77.1% | 71.2% | 85.5% |
| Cancelled | 1.3% | 0.2% | 0.9% | 1.0% |
| Average arrival delay | -1.3 min | 4.0 min | 6.8 min | -1.3 min |
| Scheduled flights a day | 3,975 | 4,286 | 3,808 | 20,517 |
| Scheduled flights | 119,251 | 128,588 | 1,389,951 | 615,497 |
104 airports and 1,574 routes had WN flights that month.
Busiest airports that month
| Airport | Departures | On time | Avg arrival delay | Cancelled |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| DEN Denver | 7,717 | 84.9% | 0.5 min | 0.5% |
| LAS Las Vegas | 7,462 | 83.4% | -1.2 min | 0.3% |
| BWI Baltimore | 6,248 | 84.4% | -1.6 min | 1.5% |
| MDW Chicago | 6,062 | 88.2% | -4.0 min | 0.8% |
| PHX Phoenix | 5,938 | 83.3% | 1.7 min | 0.3% |
| DAL Dallas | 5,933 | 83.9% | 0.6 min | 0.6% |
| BNA Nashville | 4,620 | 87.3% | -3.4 min | 1.1% |
| HOU Houston | 4,467 | 86.6% | -5.0 min | 0.9% |
| MCO Orlando | 3,626 | 80.8% | -0.4 min | 7.3% |
| STL St. Louis | 3,618 | 87.3% | -3.0 min | 1.1% |
| AUS Austin | 3,192 | 85.0% | -0.6 min | 0.8% |
| SAN San Diego | 2,947 | 67.7% | 16.5 min | 1.4% |
| OAK Oakland | 2,811 | 85.1% | 0.6 min | 0.3% |
| SMF Sacramento | 2,604 | 85.0% | 0.6 min | 0.5% |
| ATL Atlanta | 2,535 | 87.7% | -3.1 min | 1.6% |
By scheduled departure hour
Delay causes
Questions and answers
What share of Southwest Airlines flights were on time in October 2024?
85.4% of 119,251 scheduled domestic flights arrived less than 15 minutes late; all reporting carriers together recorded 85.8% that month.
How does that compare with a year earlier?
In October 2023 the carrier reported 128,588 flights with 80.0% on time and 0.2% cancelled, against 85.4% and 1.3% in October 2024.
Provenance
Source: Bureau of Transportation Statistics, Reporting Carrier On-Time Performance, file for October 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.