WN509 DEN → LAX

Southwest Airlines · Denver, CO to Los Angeles, CA · 40 flights observed, 2025-11-02 to 2026-01-05 · 862 mi

This flight has been getting less reliable recently — 2025-12's on-time rate (53%) is well below the 89% average from earlier months.

WN509 covers more than one route in the data window — the stats below are for DEN → LAX, the one it has flown most recently. The others are linked under “Other routes”.

On-time arrival
73%
Median delay
+3 min
90th percentile
+47 min
Cancellation rate
0%

How often is WN509 on time?

Across 40 flights on DEN → LAX from 2025-11-02 to 2026-01-05, WN509 arrived within 15 minutes of schedule 73% of the time. The median arrival delay was +3 min, and the worst 10% of flights arrived +47 min or later. 0% of flights were cancelled.

Delay distribution

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

ArrivalFlightsShare
Early / on-time2973%
16-30 min410%
31-60 min615%
61-120 min00%
2+ hrs13%

Performance by month

MonthFlightsOn-timeAvg delay
2025-111989%+1 min
2025-121753%+22 min
2026-01475%+19 min

Performance by day of week

DayFlightsOn-time
Mon683%
Tue367%
Wed1100%
Thu3100%
Fri888%
Sat956%
Sun1060%

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