WN279 AUS → ATL

Southwest Airlines · Austin, TX to Atlanta, GA · 58 flights observed, 2026-04-07 to 2026-06-03 · 813 mi

This flight runs much more reliably at some times of day than others — 100% on-time departing 6–9am vs. 62% departing 12–3pm.

WN279 covers more than one route in the data window — the stats below are for AUS → ATL, the one it has flown most recently. The others are linked under “Other routes”.

On-time arrival
67%
Median delay
+3 min
90th percentile
+51 min
Cancellation rate
0%

How often is WN279 on time?

Across 58 flights on AUS → ATL from 2026-04-07 to 2026-06-03, WN279 arrived within 15 minutes of schedule 67% of the time. The median arrival delay was +3 min, and the worst 10% of flights arrived +51 min or later. 0% of flights were cancelled.

Delay distribution

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

ArrivalFlightsShare
Early / on-time3967%
16-30 min1017%
31-60 min59%
61-120 min35%
2+ hrs12%

Performance by month

MonthFlightsOn-timeAvg delay
2026-042479%+4 min
2026-053158%+14 min
2026-06367%+11 min

Performance by day of week

DayFlightsOn-time
Mon838%
Tue989%
Wed989%
Thu850%
Fri825%
Sat875%
Sun8100%

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