WN1589 DCA → MCI

Southwest Airlines · Washington, DC to Kansas City, MO · 42 flights observed, 2026-04-07 to 2026-06-03 · 949 mi

This flight's reliability varies a lot by day of week — 100% on-time on Tuesdays vs. 50% on Thursdays.

WN1589 covers more than one route in the data window — the stats below are for DCA → MCI, the one it has flown most recently. The others are linked under “Other routes”.

On-time arrival
69%
Median delay
+3 min
90th percentile
+50 min
Cancellation rate
0%

How often is WN1589 on time?

Across 42 flights on DCA → MCI from 2026-04-07 to 2026-06-03, WN1589 arrived within 15 minutes of schedule 69% of the time. The median arrival delay was +3 min, and the worst 10% of flights arrived +50 min or later. 0% of flights were cancelled.

Delay distribution

Arrival delay for completed flights (excludes cancellations and diversions).

ArrivalFlightsShare
Early / on-time2969%
16-30 min614%
31-60 min37%
61-120 min37%
2+ hrs12%

Performance by month

MonthFlightsOn-timeAvg delay
2026-041878%-1 min
2026-052157%+42 min
2026-063100%-6 min

Performance by day of week

DayFlightsOn-time
Mon863%
Tue9100%
Wed956%
Thu850%
Fri875%
SatNo data—
SunNo data—

Based on US Department of Transportation Bureau of Transportation Statistics on-time data. Loading live conditions and full charts…