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WN 26 on time

Southwest Airlines 26: Houston to Dallas at 12:30 p.m. (past 12 months)

On time
83%
142 flights · likely 76–88%
Cancelled
2.8%
of scheduled flights
Typical arrival
−8 min
median vs schedule
When late
+52 min
average delay
Similar flights
83%
WN, same route & hour

About 1 in 6 WN 26 flights from Houston arrived 15+ minutes late, diverted or cancelled over the past year (17%); 2.8% were cancelled. The typical flight landed 8 minutes early.

WN 26: HOU → DAL

Scheduled to leave Houston at 12:30 p.m. local time. Over the past year it arrived on time 83% of the time (142 flights), in line with other WN flights on the route at that hour (83%). Last seen in the data Aug 26, 2026.

Month by month

40%70%100%Feb 2025: too few flights (2 flights)FebOct 2025: 75% on time (16 flights)75OctNov 2025: too few flights (12 flights)NovDec 2025: 78% on time (23 flights)78DecJan 2026: 95% on time (20 flights)95JanFeb 2026: too few flights (12 flights)FebMar 2026: too few flights (6 flights)MarApr 2026: too few flights (9 flights)AprMay 2026: too few flights (9 flights)MayJun 2026: too few flights (13 flights)JunJul 2026: too few flights (13 flights)JulAug 2026: too few flights (9 flights)Aug

By day of week

DayFlightsOn time
Monday10—
Tuesday4290%
Wednesday4386%
Thursday8—
Friday7—
Saturday8—
Sunday2467%

Why it was late

Airline (crew, maintenance, ops) 45%Air traffic & airport (NAS) 37%Late inbound plane 9%Severe weather 9%

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Questions

How often is WN 26 from HOU to DAL late?

Southwest Airlines 26 from Houston, TX to Dallas, TX arrived 15 or more minutes late, was diverted or was cancelled on 17% of 142 scheduled flights between September 2025 and August 2026. 2.8% were cancelled.

Flight numbers change. Figures cover flights with this airline, number and route only. "Likely range" is the 95% interval for the true on-time rate given the number of flights. This is history, not live status: check Southwest Airlines for today's flight. Method.