Southwest Airlines Delays in 2025

78.4% of flights arrived on time in 2025

1,391,885Flights
78.4%On-time
13.3 minAvg delay
0.8%Cancelled
0.2%Diverted

Delay causes

  • Air carrier26.2%
  • Extreme weather3%
  • National Aviation System19.3%
  • Security0.2%
  • Late-arriving aircraft51.3%

2024 · Southwest Airlines overview · 2026

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.