Southwest Airlines Delays in 2020

93.6% of flights arrived on time in 2020

961,276Flights
93.6%On-time
3.4 minAvg delay
8.1%Cancelled
0.1%Diverted

Delay causes

  • Air carrier40.5%
  • Extreme weather3.3%
  • National Aviation System20.4%
  • Security0.3%
  • Late-arriving aircraft35.5%

2019 · Southwest Airlines overview · 2021

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.