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Carrier month · July 2026
Southwest Airlines in July 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 July 2026, Southwest Airlines (WN) reported 124,994 scheduled domestic flights. 68.0% arrived on time, 1.1% were cancelled and 0.6% diverted.
All reporting carriers together recorded 69.4% on time and 2.6% cancelled that month, so the carrier was 1.4 points below the combined figure.
A year earlier, in July 2025, it reported 125,677 flights with 69.9% on time: a change of −1.9 points.
Of the delay minutes that carriers assigned to a BTS cause category that month, late-arriving aircraft 52%, air carrier 29% and national aviation system 16%.
- On time 68.0%
- Arrived 15+ minutes late 30.3%
- Cancelled 1.1%
- Diverted 0.6%
July 2026 against a year earlier, the carrier's year and all carriers
| Measure | Jul 2026 | Jul 2025 | WN, 12 months to Jul 2026 | All carriers, Jul 2026 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Arrived on time | 68.0% | 69.9% | 75.5% | 69.4% |
| Departed on time | 62.0% | 66.5% | 71.2% | 68.8% |
| Cancelled | 1.1% | 1.3% | 0.9% | 2.6% |
| Average arrival delay | 13.3 min | 14.7 min | 6.8 min | 15.6 min |
| Scheduled flights a day | 4,167 | 4,189 | 3,808 | 21,066 |
| Scheduled flights | 124,994 | 125,677 | 1,389,951 | 631,970 |
106 airports and 1,674 routes had WN flights that month.
Busiest airports that month
| Airport | Departures | On time | Avg arrival delay | Cancelled |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| DEN Denver | 8,375 | 62.3% | 20.2 min | 0.8% |
| LAS Las Vegas | 7,518 | 67.4% | 11.5 min | 0.4% |
| MDW Chicago | 7,025 | 67.1% | 14.5 min | 2.2% |
| BWI Baltimore | 6,466 | 65.4% | 15.9 min | 4.4% |
| DAL Dallas | 6,090 | 63.3% | 16.1 min | 1.0% |
| BNA Nashville | 5,878 | 57.4% | 20.7 min | 0.6% |
| PHX Phoenix | 5,224 | 65.4% | 15.3 min | 0.4% |
| MCO Orlando | 4,492 | 67.8% | 14.8 min | 0.7% |
| HOU Houston | 4,450 | 67.9% | 12.4 min | 0.9% |
| SAN San Diego | 3,733 | 60.6% | 16.0 min | 0.6% |
| AUS Austin | 3,545 | 62.8% | 16.4 min | 0.6% |
| STL St. Louis | 3,520 | 66.4% | 14.7 min | 0.8% |
| SMF Sacramento | 2,906 | 76.3% | 5.9 min | 0.6% |
| SJC San Jose | 2,383 | 73.4% | 7.6 min | 0.5% |
| LAX Los Angeles | 2,313 | 62.6% | 16.0 min | 0.5% |
By scheduled departure hour
Delay causes
Questions and answers
What share of Southwest Airlines flights were on time in July 2026?
68.0% of 124,994 scheduled domestic flights arrived less than 15 minutes late; all reporting carriers together recorded 69.4% that month.
How does that compare with a year earlier?
In July 2025 the carrier reported 125,677 flights with 69.9% on time and 1.3% cancelled, against 68.0% and 1.1% in July 2026.
Provenance
Source: Bureau of Transportation Statistics, Reporting Carrier On-Time Performance, file for July 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.