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WN 46 on time

Southwest Airlines 46: Houston to Dallas at 5:30 p.m. (past 12 months)

On time
71%
255 flights · likely 65–76%
Cancelled
2.0%
of scheduled flights
Typical arrival
−4 min
median vs schedule
When late
+56 min
average delay
Similar flights
68%
WN, same route & hour

About 1 in 3 WN 46 flights from Houston arrived 15+ minutes late, diverted or cancelled over the past year (29%); 2.0% were cancelled. The typical flight landed 4 minutes early.

WN 46: HOU → DAL

Scheduled to leave Houston at 5:30 p.m. local time. Over the past year it arrived on time 71% of the time (255 flights), in line with other WN flights on the route at that hour (68%). Last seen in the data Aug 26, 2026.

Month by month

30%65%100%Sep 2025: 83% on time (30 flights)83SepOct 2025: 54% on time (26 flights)54OctNov 2025: 57% on time (21 flights)57NovDec 2025: 89% on time (18 flights)89DecJan 2026: 88% on time (24 flights)88JanFeb 2026: 96% on time (24 flights)96FebMar 2026: 65% on time (23 flights)65MarApr 2026: 64% on time (22 flights)64AprMay 2026: 62% on time (21 flights)62MayJun 2026: 42% on time (19 flights)42JunJul 2026: 65% on time (17 flights)65JulAug 2026: too few flights (10 flights)Aug

By day of week

DayFlightsOn time
Monday4672%
Tuesday4171%
Wednesday4372%
Thursday4762%
Friday4468%
Saturday12—
Sunday2291%

Why it was late

Late inbound plane 45%Air traffic & airport (NAS) 26%Airline (crew, maintenance, ops) 25%Security 3%

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Questions

How often is WN 46 from HOU to DAL late?

Southwest Airlines 46 from Houston, TX to Dallas, TX arrived 15 or more minutes late, was diverted or was cancelled on 29% of 255 scheduled flights between September 2025 and August 2026. 2.0% 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.