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%
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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.