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Carrier month · November 2024
Southwest Airlines in November 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 November 2024, Southwest Airlines (WN) reported 112,591 scheduled domestic flights. 86.9% arrived on time, 0.3% were cancelled and 0.1% diverted.
All reporting carriers together recorded 84.8% on time and 0.5% cancelled that month, so the carrier was 2.1 points above the combined figure.
A year earlier, in November 2023, it reported 122,501 flights with 85.9% on time: a change of +1.0 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 86.9%
- Arrived 15+ minutes late 12.6%
- Cancelled 0.3%
- Diverted 0.1%
November 2024 against a year earlier, the carrier's year and all carriers
| Measure | Nov 2024 | Nov 2023 | WN, 12 months to Jul 2026 | All carriers, Nov 2024 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Arrived on time | 86.9% | 85.9% | 75.5% | 84.8% |
| Departed on time | 84.2% | 82.7% | 71.2% | 85.2% |
| Cancelled | 0.3% | 0.2% | 0.9% | 0.5% |
| Average arrival delay | -2.5 min | -1.1 min | 6.8 min | -0.3 min |
| Scheduled flights a day | 3,753 | 4,083 | 3,808 | 19,180 |
| Scheduled flights | 112,591 | 122,501 | 1,389,951 | 575,404 |
104 airports and 1,622 routes had WN flights that month.
Busiest airports that month
| Airport | Departures | On time | Avg arrival delay | Cancelled |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| DEN Denver | 7,340 | 77.4% | 4.2 min | 1.0% |
| LAS Las Vegas | 7,031 | 86.7% | -3.7 min | 0.1% |
| BWI Baltimore | 5,817 | 87.5% | -3.9 min | 0.1% |
| DAL Dallas | 5,781 | 82.0% | 2.9 min | 1.0% |
| PHX Phoenix | 5,763 | 86.8% | -2.1 min | 0.2% |
| MDW Chicago | 5,239 | 87.3% | -2.1 min | 0.3% |
| BNA Nashville | 4,235 | 88.4% | -3.8 min | 0.2% |
| HOU Houston | 4,157 | 87.9% | -2.3 min | 0.2% |
| MCO Orlando | 3,582 | 87.5% | -3.8 min | 0.2% |
| STL St. Louis | 3,297 | 87.8% | -3.7 min | 0.1% |
| AUS Austin | 3,063 | 86.4% | -1.3 min | 0.2% |
| SAN San Diego | 2,768 | 81.2% | 2.7 min | 0.4% |
| OAK Oakland | 2,659 | 88.5% | -4.4 min | 0.4% |
| SMF Sacramento | 2,501 | 87.0% | -1.8 min | 0.1% |
| ATL Atlanta | 2,449 | 88.4% | -2.9 min | 0.2% |
By scheduled departure hour
Delay causes
Questions and answers
What share of Southwest Airlines flights were on time in November 2024?
86.9% of 112,591 scheduled domestic flights arrived less than 15 minutes late; all reporting carriers together recorded 84.8% that month.
How does that compare with a year earlier?
In November 2023 the carrier reported 122,501 flights with 85.9% on time and 0.2% cancelled, against 86.9% and 0.3% in November 2024.
Provenance
Source: Bureau of Transportation Statistics, Reporting Carrier On-Time Performance, file for November 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.