Southwest Airlines Delays in 2011

82.2% of flights arrived on time in 2011

1,155,717Flights
82.2%On-time
10.1 minAvg delay
1.1%Cancelled
0.2%Diverted

Delay causes

  • Air carrier26.4%
  • Extreme weather4%
  • National Aviation System13.1%
  • Security0.3%
  • Late-arriving aircraft56.2%

2010 · Southwest Airlines overview · 2012

On-time = arrival within 15 minutes of schedule, per U.S. DOT definitions. Source: Bureau of Transportation Statistics (public domain). Delay-cause attribution is reported by carriers since June 2003.