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WN 45 on time

Southwest Airlines 45: Dallas to Houston at 5:30 p.m. (past 12 months)

On time
62%
159 flights · likely 55–69%
Cancelled
0.6%
of scheduled flights
Typical arrival
+5 min
median vs schedule
When late
+61 min
average delay
Similar flights
62%
WN, same route & hour

About 1 in 3 WN 45 flights from Dallas arrived 15+ minutes late, diverted or cancelled over the past year (38%); 0.6% were cancelled. The typical flight landed 5 minutes late.

WN 45: DAL → HOU

Scheduled to leave Dallas at 5:30 p.m. local time. Over the past year it arrived on time 62% of the time (159 flights), in line with other WN flights on the route at that hour (62%). Last seen in the data Aug 29, 2026.

Month by month

20%60%100%Aug 2025: 30% on time (23 flights)30AugSep 2025: 73% on time (22 flights)73SepOct 2025: too few flights (9 flights)OctNov 2025: too few flights (2 flights)NovDec 2025: too few flights (2 flights)DecFeb 2026: too few flights (3 flights)FebMar 2026: 37% on time (19 flights)37MarApr 2026: 86% on time (22 flights)86AprMay 2026: 52% on time (21 flights)52MayJun 2026: 59% on time (22 flights)59JunJul 2026: 58% on time (24 flights)58JulAug 2026: too few flights (13 flights)Aug

By day of week

DayFlightsOn time
Monday2774%
Tuesday3462%
Wednesday3468%
Thursday2654%
Friday2654%
Saturday12—

Why it was late

Late inbound plane 62%Airline (crew, maintenance, ops) 20%Air traffic & airport (NAS) 13%Severe weather 4%

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Questions

How often is WN 45 from DAL to HOU late?

Southwest Airlines 45 from Dallas, TX to Houston, TX arrived 15 or more minutes late, was diverted or was cancelled on 38% of 159 scheduled flights between September 2025 and August 2026. 0.6% were cancelled.

Flight numbers change. Figures cover flights with this airline, number and route only. "Likely range" is the 95% interval for the true on-time rate given the number of flights. This is history, not live status: check Southwest Airlines for today's flight. Method.