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WN26

Houston (HOU) to Dallas (DAL) · scheduled 12:30 PM – 1:35 PM

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How WN26 performs

467 operations, 2023-07-02 to 2026-06-30.

On-time arrivals
82.8%
375 of 453 completed
Cancellation rate
2.78%
13 cancelled
Median arrival delay
-7 min
Average 4.6 min
Severe delays
5.5%
Arrived 60+ minutes late
Delay when late
65 min
Average, when 15+ min late
Departure punctuality
80.2%
Left the gate on time

WN26 arrived on time 82.8% of the time, against 81.5% for all HOUDAL flights — this specific departure is 1.2 percentage points better than the route as a whole. Against Southwest Airlines’s own flights on this route it is 1.2 points better.

Source: US DOT Bureau of Transportation Statistics · 467 operations between 2023-07-02 to 2026-06-30

Against the rest of the route

On timeCancelledMedian delaySevereFlights
WN2682.8%2.78%-7 min5.5%467
Southwest Airlines on HOUDAL81.5%2.08%-8 min6.0%12,341
All HOUDAL flights81.5%2.08%-8 min6.0%12,341

Source: FlyerIntel analysis of US DOT BTS data · 2023-07-02 to 2026-06-30

Other routes WN26 has flown

A flight number is a slot in a schedule, and carriers reassign it. These are the other city pairs this number served in the analysis period.

RouteOperatedFlightsOn time
DALDCA Dallas to Washington2023-09-032026-06-3012
LAXHOU Los Angeles to Houston2026-06-092026-06-307
DALBHM Dallas to Birmingham2024-04-112026-05-2425
ATLHOU Atlanta to Houston2026-05-242026-05-241
BNAPNS Nashville to Pensacola2026-02-142026-02-283
PNSHOU Pensacola to Houston2026-02-142026-02-283
CLTBWI Charlotte to Baltimore2025-11-032025-12-1720
DALCLT Dallas to Charlotte2025-11-032025-12-1720
DALDEN Dallas to Denver2023-07-022025-10-266
DENBUR Denver to Burbank2025-10-052025-10-264
PHLMSY Philadelphia to New Orleans2025-02-072025-02-071
DALRDU Dallas to Raleigh–Durham2024-06-042025-01-0530
DALCHS Dallas to Charleston2024-12-012024-12-011
HRLHOU Harlingen to Houston2024-12-012024-12-011
DALATL Dallas to Atlanta2024-06-092024-08-049
CRPHOU Corpus Christi to Houston2023-07-032024-08-0221289.6%
DALPHX Dallas to Phoenix2024-06-062024-08-0224
BHMMCO Birmingham to Orlando2024-04-112024-06-0324
DALSTL Dallas to St. Louis2024-04-092024-05-2916
DALCOS Dallas to Colorado Springs2023-07-112024-04-0845
DALSAN Dallas to San Diego2024-01-142024-04-0713
PHXOMA Phoenix to Omaha2024-03-102024-04-075
SANPHX San Diego to Phoenix2024-03-102024-04-075
DALBNA Dallas to Nashville2024-03-122024-04-038
DALRSW Dallas to Fort Myers2024-01-092024-03-0618
MCOHOU Orlando to Houston2024-01-092024-03-0618
SANSMF San Diego to Sacramento2024-01-142024-03-038
DALELP Dallas to El Paso2024-01-132024-03-028
ELPDEN El Paso to Denver2024-01-132024-03-028
OAKHOU Oakland to Houston2024-01-132024-03-028
DALLAX Dallas to Los Angeles2023-11-052024-01-0743
LAXRNO Los Angeles to Reno2023-11-052024-01-0743
DALTUL Dallas to Tulsa2023-10-052023-11-0322
TULMDW Tulsa to Chicago2023-10-052023-11-0322
ABQHOU Albuquerque to Houston2023-09-032023-09-031
COSLAS Colorado Springs to Las Vegas2023-07-112023-08-1425
DALMAF Dallas to Midland2023-07-032023-07-106
MAFDEN Midland to Denver2023-07-032023-07-106

Because the same number has served different journeys, the statistics above describe only the route WN26 currently operates. Blending them would produce an average of two different flights.

Data and methodology

Calculated by FlyerIntel from 467 records of WN26 operating HOUDAL, published by the US DOT Bureau of Transportation Statistics. A flight counts as delayed when it arrives 15 or more minutes after schedule. Cancelled and diverted flights are excluded from the on-time rate and reported separately. Flight numbers are resolved as carrier plus number plus route, because the same number serves different routes over time.

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