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WN 54 on time

Southwest Airlines 54: Houston to Dallas at 8:30 p.m. (past 12 months)

On time
68%
214 flights · likely 62–74%
Cancelled
2.3%
of scheduled flights
Typical arrival
−1 min
median vs schedule
When late
+46 min
average delay
Similar flights
69%
WN, same route & hour

About 1 in 3 WN 54 flights from Houston arrived 15+ minutes late, diverted or cancelled over the past year (32%); 2.3% were cancelled. The typical flight landed 1 minutes early.

WN 54: HOU → DAL

Scheduled to leave Houston at 8:30 p.m. local time. Over the past year it arrived on time 68% of the time (214 flights), in line with other WN flights on the route at that hour (69%). Last seen in the data Aug 31, 2026.

Usually Southwest Airlines's last flight of the day from Houston to Dallas (53% of days). Southwest Airlines's last HOU–DAL flight was cancelled 1.1% of the time, against 2.2% for its earlier ones. If it's cancelled, the next Southwest Airlines flight is usually around 6:00 a.m. the next morning.

Month by month

40%70%100%Aug 2025: too few flights (13 flights)AugSep 2025: too few flights (13 flights)SepNov 2025: 56% on time (25 flights)56NovDec 2025: 69% on time (29 flights)69DecJan 2026: 71% on time (21 flights)71JanFeb 2026: too few flights (12 flights)FebMar 2026: 59% on time (22 flights)59MarApr 2026: 81% on time (21 flights)81AprMay 2026: 70% on time (23 flights)70MayJun 2026: too few flights (13 flights)JunJul 2026: too few flights (14 flights)JulAug 2026: 67% on time (21 flights)67Aug

By day of week

DayFlightsOn time
Monday4480%
Tuesday2176%
Wednesday2264%
Thursday4163%
Friday4262%
Saturday2075%
Sunday2458%

Why it was late

Late inbound plane 38%Airline (crew, maintenance, ops) 31%Air traffic & airport (NAS) 30%Severe weather 1%

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Questions

How often is WN 54 from HOU to DAL late?

Southwest Airlines 54 from Houston, TX to Dallas, TX arrived 15 or more minutes late, was diverted or was cancelled on 32% of 214 scheduled flights between September 2025 and August 2026. 2.3% 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.