Flight OddsWN971 MDW → DEN
Southwest Airlines · Chicago, IL to Denver, CO · 47 flights observed, 2026-01-06 to 2026-03-04 · 895 mi
WN971 covers more than one route in the data window — the stats below are for MDW → DEN, the one it has flown most recently. The others are linked under “Other routes”.
On-time arrival
67%
Median delay
+2 min
90th percentile
+33 min
Cancellation rate
2%
How often is WN971 on time?
Across 47 flights on MDW → DEN from 2026-01-06 to 2026-03-04, WN971 arrived within 15 minutes of schedule 67% of the time. The median arrival delay was +2 min, and the worst 10% of flights arrived +33 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 | 31 | 67% |
| 16-30 min | 9 | 20% |
| 31-60 min | 4 | 9% |
| 61-120 min | 2 | 4% |
| 2+ hrs | 0 | 0% |
Performance by month
| Month | Flights | On-time | Avg delay |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2026-01 | 26 | 69% | +5 min |
| 2026-02 | 17 | 65% | +11 min |
| 2026-03 | 3 | 67% | +11 min |
Performance by day of week
| Day | Flights | On-time |
|---|---|---|
| Mon | 7 | 57% |
| Tue | 8 | 88% |
| Wed | 9 | 67% |
| Thu | 6 | 67% |
| Fri | 5 | 100% |
| Sat | 5 | 80% |
| Sun | 6 | 17% |
Other routes
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