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WN45

Dallas (DAL) to Houston (HOU) · scheduled 5:30 PM – 6:40 PM

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How WN45 performs

484 operations, 2023-08-15 to 2026-06-30.

On-time arrivals
59.4%
279 of 470 completed
Cancellation rate
2.69%
13 cancelled
Median arrival delay
7 min
Average 20.5 min
Severe delays
12.1%
Arrived 60+ minutes late
Delay when late
58 min
Average, when 15+ min late
Departure punctuality
58.8%
Left the gate on time

WN45 arrived on time 59.4% of the time, against 76.8% for all DALHOU flights — this specific departure is 17.4 percentage points worse than the route as a whole. Against Southwest Airlines’s own flights on this route it is 17.4 points worse.

Source: US DOT Bureau of Transportation Statistics · 484 operations between 2023-08-15 to 2026-06-30

Against the rest of the route

On timeCancelledMedian delaySevereFlights
WN4559.4%2.69%7 min12.1%484
Southwest Airlines on DALHOU76.8%1.98%-5 min6.7%12,339
All DALHOU flights76.8%1.98%-5 min6.7%12,339

Source: FlyerIntel analysis of US DOT BTS data · 2023-08-15 to 2026-06-30

Other routes WN45 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
CHSDAL Charleston to Dallas2026-06-042026-06-2912
DENDAL Denver to Dallas2025-01-122026-06-0339
HOUCRP Houston to Corpus Christi2024-03-122026-06-0185
MCIDAL Kansas City to Dallas2024-04-112026-04-0639
BNADAL Nashville to Dallas2026-03-102026-04-018
MTJDAL Montrose to Dallas2026-02-142026-02-283
ORDDAL Chicago to Dallas2025-11-082025-12-134
ONTDAL Ontario to Dallas2025-08-072025-09-2924
PITDAL Pittsburgh to Dallas2025-06-052025-08-0426
PHXDAL Phoenix to Dallas2025-04-102025-06-0224
ATLDAL Atlanta to Dallas2025-03-112025-04-028
AMADAL Amarillo to Dallas2024-11-042025-01-0624
BHMDAL Birmingham to Dallas2024-08-062024-10-0218
CMHDAL Columbus to Dallas2024-06-042024-07-3118
DCACMH Washington to Columbus2024-06-042024-07-3118
ABQDAL Albuquerque to Dallas2024-04-092024-05-2916
BUFBWI Buffalo to Baltimore2024-03-072024-04-0815
BWICVG Baltimore to Cincinnati / Covington2024-03-072024-04-0815
CVGMDW Cincinnati / Covington to Chicago2024-03-072024-04-0815
MDWDAL Chicago to Dallas2024-03-072024-04-0815
HOUTPA Houston to Tampa2024-01-092024-03-0618
CMHTPA Columbus to Tampa2024-01-142024-03-038
MDWCMH Chicago to Columbus2024-01-142024-03-038
TPADAL Tampa to Dallas2024-01-142024-03-038
ECPDAL Panama City Beach to Dallas2023-08-152023-09-0417
HOUDEN Houston to Denver2023-08-152023-09-0116

Because the same number has served different journeys, the statistics above describe only the route WN45 currently operates. Blending them would produce an average of two different flights.

Data and methodology

Calculated by FlyerIntel from 484 records of WN45 operating DALHOU, 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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