Southwest Airlines Delays in 2023
78% of flights arrived on time in 2023
1,438,465Flights
78%On-time
12.1 minAvg delay
1%Cancelled
0.2%Diverted
Delay causes
- Air carrier28%
- Extreme weather2.3%
- National Aviation System17.5%
- Security0.3%
- Late-arriving aircraft52%
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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.