WN972 STL → LIT

Southwest Airlines · St. Louis, MO to Little Rock, AR · 25 flights observed, 2026-01-11 to 2026-03-02 · 296 mi

This flight is usually on time, but has a real long-delay tail — typical (median) delay is +4 min, while the worst 10% run +69 min or later.

WN972 covers more than one route in the data window — the stats below are for STL → LIT, the one it has flown most recently. The others are linked under “Other routes”.

On-time arrival
76%
Median delay
+4 min
90th percentile
+69 min
Cancellation rate
0%

How often is WN972 on time?

Across 25 flights on STL → LIT from 2026-01-11 to 2026-03-02, WN972 arrived within 15 minutes of schedule 76% of the time. The median arrival delay was +4 min, and the worst 10% of flights arrived +69 min or later. 0% of flights were cancelled.

Delay distribution

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

ArrivalFlightsShare
Early / on-time1976%
16-30 min14%
31-60 min14%
61-120 min416%
2+ hrs00%

Performance by month

MonthFlightsOn-timeAvg delay
2026-01580%+1 min
2026-021878%+19 min
2026-03250%+39 min

Performance by day of week

DayFlightsOn-time
Mon580%
Tue10%
WedNo data—
Thu580%
Fri5100%
Sat367%
Sun667%

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