Southwest Airlines Delays in 2021
77.5% of flights arrived on time in 2021
1,064,640Flights
77.5%On-time
12.6 minAvg delay
2.2%Cancelled
0.2%Diverted
Delay causes
- Air carrier37.6%
- Extreme weather2.1%
- National Aviation System13.6%
- Security0.3%
- Late-arriving aircraft46.5%
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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.