WN851 HOU → MDW
Southwest Airlines · Houston, TX to Chicago, IL · 64 flights observed, 2025-11-02 to 2026-01-05 · 937 mi
WN851 covers more than one route in the data window — the stats below are for HOU → MDW, the one it has flown most recently. The others are linked under “Other routes”.
On-time arrival
84%
Median delay
+2 min
90th percentile
+21 min
Cancellation rate
2%
How often is WN851 on time?
Across 64 flights on HOU → MDW from 2025-11-02 to 2026-01-05, WN851 arrived within 15 minutes of schedule 84% of the time. The median arrival delay was +2 min, and the worst 10% of flights arrived +21 min or later. 2% of flights were cancelled.
Delay distribution
Arrival delay for completed flights (excludes cancellations and diversions).
| Arrival | Flights | Share |
|---|---|---|
| Early / on-time | 53 | 84% |
| 16-30 min | 5 | 8% |
| 31-60 min | 5 | 8% |
| 61-120 min | 0 | 0% |
| 2+ hrs | 0 | 0% |
Performance by month
| Month | Flights | On-time | Avg delay |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2025-11 | 27 | 81% | +2 min |
| 2025-12 | 31 | 84% | +8 min |
| 2026-01 | 5 | 100% | +1 min |
Performance by day of week
| Day | Flights | On-time |
|---|---|---|
| Mon | 9 | 89% |
| Tue | 9 | 78% |
| Wed | 9 | 89% |
| Thu | 8 | 100% |
| Fri | 9 | 89% |
| Sat | 9 | 89% |
| Sun | 10 | 60% |
Other routes
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