Airline head-to-head
Southwest Airlines vs United Airlines
Source: US DOT · BTSOn-time = arrival within 15 min
Too close to call — WN 78%, UA 78% on-time.
Southwest Airlines
on-time
- p90 delay
- 40 min
- Cancelled
- 0.8%
On time 78%
15–59 min 15%
1–2 hr 4%
2 hr+ 2%
- On time78%
- 15–59 min15%
- 1–2 hr4%
- 2 hr+2%
1,391,885 flights
United Airlines
on-time
- p90 delay
- 45 min
- Cancelled
- 0.8%
On time 78%
15–59 min 13%
1–2 hr 4%
2 hr+ 3%
- On time78%
- 15–59 min13%
- 1–2 hr4%
- 2 hr+3%
795,271 flights
Last 12 months · system-wide · on-time means arriving within 15 minutes (BTS standard).