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WN 52 on time

Southwest Airlines 52: Houston to Dallas at 7:00 p.m. (past 12 months)

On time
71%
217 flights · likely 65–77%
Cancelled
1.4%
of scheduled flights
Typical arrival
−6 min
median vs schedule
When late
+52 min
average delay
Similar flights
72%
WN, same route & hour

About 1 in 4 WN 52 flights from Houston arrived 15+ minutes late, diverted or cancelled over the past year (29%); 1.4% were cancelled. The typical flight landed 6 minutes early.

WN 52: HOU → DAL

Scheduled to leave Houston at 7:00 p.m. local time. Over the past year it arrived on time 71% of the time (217 flights), in line with other WN flights on the route at that hour (72%). Last seen in the data Aug 3, 2026.

Month by month

40%70%100%Sep 2025: 77% on time (26 flights)77SepOct 2025: 65% on time (23 flights)65OctNov 2025: 68% on time (22 flights)68NovDec 2025: 87% on time (15 flights)87DecJan 2026: 87% on time (23 flights)87JanFeb 2026: 79% on time (24 flights)79FebMar 2026: 73% on time (15 flights)73MarApr 2026: too few flights (12 flights)AprMay 2026: too few flights (12 flights)MayJun 2026: 67% on time (21 flights)67JunJul 2026: 52% on time (23 flights)52JulAug 2026: too few flights (1 flights)Aug

By day of week

DayFlightsOn time
Monday3373%
Tuesday4168%
Wednesday4180%
Thursday3275%
Friday3272%
Saturday9—
Sunday2959%

Why it was late

Late inbound plane 56%Air traffic & airport (NAS) 28%Airline (crew, maintenance, ops) 11%Severe weather 5%

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Questions

How often is WN 52 from HOU to DAL late?

Southwest Airlines 52 from Houston, TX to Dallas, TX arrived 15 or more minutes late, was diverted or was cancelled on 29% of 217 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.