WN281 AUS → DAL

Southwest Airlines · Austin, TX to Dallas, TX · 58 flights observed, 2026-01-06 to 2026-03-04 · 189 mi

This flight's reliability varies a lot by day of week — 86% on-time on Fridays vs. 38% on Sundays.

WN281 covers more than one route in the data window — the stats below are for AUS → DAL, the one it has flown most recently. The others are linked under “Other routes”.

On-time arrival
65%
Median delay
-4 min
90th percentile
+39 min
Cancellation rate
5%

How often is WN281 on time?

Across 58 flights on AUS → DAL from 2026-01-06 to 2026-03-04, WN281 arrived within 15 minutes of schedule 65% of the time. The median arrival delay was -4 min, and the worst 10% of flights arrived +39 min or later. 5% of flights were cancelled.

Delay distribution

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

ArrivalFlightsShare
Early / on-time3665%
16-30 min59%
31-60 min1120%
61-120 min24%
2+ hrs12%

Performance by month

MonthFlightsOn-timeAvg delay
2026-012378%+3 min
2026-022857%+11 min
2026-03450%+72 min

Performance by day of week

DayFlightsOn-time
Mon771%
Tue967%
Wed978%
Thu863%
Fri786%
Sat757%
Sun838%

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