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Carrier month · February 2026
Southwest Airlines in February 2026
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 February 2026, Southwest Airlines (WN) reported 100,783 scheduled domestic flights. 80.8% arrived on time, 1.0% were cancelled and 0.2% diverted.
All reporting carriers together recorded 78.3% on time and 2.3% cancelled that month, so the carrier was 2.5 points above the combined figure.
A year earlier, in February 2025, it reported 100,199 flights with 82.9% on time: a change of −2.1 points.
Of the delay minutes that carriers assigned to a BTS cause category that month, late-arriving aircraft 47%, air carrier 32% and national aviation system 19%.
- On time 80.8%
- Arrived 15+ minutes late 18.0%
- Cancelled 1.0%
- Diverted 0.2%
February 2026 against a year earlier, the carrier's year and all carriers
| Measure | Feb 2026 | Feb 2025 | WN, 12 months to Jul 2026 | All carriers, Feb 2026 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Arrived on time | 80.8% | 82.9% | 75.5% | 78.3% |
| Departed on time | 76.5% | 80.8% | 71.2% | 78.1% |
| Cancelled | 1.0% | 0.6% | 0.9% | 2.3% |
| Average arrival delay | 1.4 min | 0.2 min | 6.8 min | 4.3 min |
| Scheduled flights a day | 3,359 | 3,340 | 3,808 | 17,168 |
| Scheduled flights | 100,783 | 100,199 | 1,389,951 | 515,037 |
105 airports and 1,581 routes had WN flights that month.
Busiest airports that month
| Airport | Departures | On time | Avg arrival delay | Cancelled |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| LAS Las Vegas | 6,451 | 79.6% | 3.3 min | 0.3% |
| DEN Denver | 6,368 | 78.1% | 3.9 min | 0.8% |
| PHX Phoenix | 5,144 | 80.8% | 2.9 min | 0.2% |
| BWI Baltimore | 5,090 | 79.6% | -0.7 min | 3.7% |
| DAL Dallas | 5,037 | 78.7% | 3.2 min | 0.9% |
| BNA Nashville | 4,275 | 80.0% | 0.5 min | 0.8% |
| MDW Chicago | 4,231 | 80.7% | -0.3 min | 0.9% |
| MCO Orlando | 4,088 | 68.4% | 12.7 min | 1.1% |
| HOU Houston | 3,601 | 83.6% | 0.4 min | 0.6% |
| STL St. Louis | 2,828 | 83.9% | -1.9 min | 0.7% |
| AUS Austin | 2,739 | 78.6% | 2.7 min | 0.3% |
| SAN San Diego | 2,694 | 80.8% | 0.9 min | 0.4% |
| SMF Sacramento | 2,319 | 83.9% | 1.1 min | 0.3% |
| OAK Oakland | 2,128 | 82.7% | 1.9 min | 0.3% |
| SJC San Jose | 1,963 | 84.6% | -0.3 min | 0.7% |
By scheduled departure hour
Delay causes
Questions and answers
What share of Southwest Airlines flights were on time in February 2026?
80.8% of 100,783 scheduled domestic flights arrived less than 15 minutes late; all reporting carriers together recorded 78.3% that month.
How does that compare with a year earlier?
In February 2025 the carrier reported 100,199 flights with 82.9% on time and 0.6% cancelled, against 80.8% and 1.0% in February 2026.
Provenance
Source: Bureau of Transportation Statistics, Reporting Carrier On-Time Performance, file for February 2026; public domain. Domestic scheduled flights, totals and averages only. The site's data runs through July 2026. Full record for Southwest Airlines · methodology · corrections.