Airline head-to-head
American Airlines vs Southwest Airlines
Source: US DOT · BTSOn-time = arrival within 15 min
WN is more on-time — 76% vs 72%.
American Airlines
on-time
- p90 delay
- 60 min
- Cancelled
- 2.3%
- On time72%
- 15–59 min15%
- 1–2 hr6%
- 2 hr+4%
985,252 flights
more on-time
Southwest Airlines
on-time
- p90 delay
- 40 min
- Cancelled
- 0.9%
- On time76%
- 15–59 min16%
- 1–2 hr4%
- 2 hr+2%
1,392,049 flights
Last 12 months · system-wide · on-time means arriving within 15 minutes (BTS standard).