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WN 39 on time

Southwest Airlines 39: Dallas to Houston at 4:00 p.m. (past 12 months)

On time
71%
139 flights · likely 63–78%
Cancelled
1.4%
of scheduled flights
Typical arrival
−6 min
median vs schedule
When late
+56 min
average delay
Similar flights
68%
WN, same route & hour

About 1 in 3 WN 39 flights from Dallas arrived 15+ minutes late, diverted or cancelled over the past year (29%); 1.4% were cancelled. The typical flight landed 6 minutes early.

WN 39: DAL → HOU

Scheduled to leave Dallas at 4:00 p.m. local time. Over the past year it arrived on time 71% of the time (139 flights), in line with other WN flights on the route at that hour (68%). Last seen in the data Aug 31, 2026.

Month by month

40%70%100%Sep 2025: 73% on time (26 flights)73SepOct 2025: 73% on time (15 flights)73OctNov 2025: too few flights (14 flights)NovDec 2025: too few flights (13 flights)DecJan 2026: too few flights (8 flights)JanFeb 2026: 78% on time (18 flights)78FebMar 2026: too few flights (13 flights)MarApr 2026: too few flights (5 flights)AprMay 2026: too few flights (5 flights)MayJun 2026: too few flights (4 flights)JunJul 2026: too few flights (5 flights)JulAug 2026: too few flights (13 flights)Aug

By day of week

DayFlightsOn time
Monday2475%
Tuesday13—
Wednesday10—
Thursday2186%
Friday2673%
Saturday8—
Sunday3759%

Why it was late

Late inbound plane 39%Air traffic & airport (NAS) 34%Airline (crew, maintenance, ops) 28%

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Questions

How often is WN 39 from DAL to HOU late?

Southwest Airlines 39 from Dallas, TX to Houston, TX arrived 15 or more minutes late, was diverted or was cancelled on 29% of 139 scheduled flights between September 2025 and August 2026. 1.4% 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.