Airline · WA · United StatesHow reliable is Western Airlines?
Western Airlines runs 75% on time across 25,167 flights of official history. Here’s how it really performs — including when it’s late and on which routes.
Reliability score
on-time, cancellations & delays
Network reliability
Western Airlines’s on-time record across its whole network
Source: UK CAA. All-cause performance (this source has no delay-cause split). Advisory context, not a guarantee for any one flight.
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When flights run late
It’s not just if Western Airlines is late — it’s how late
Of every 100 Western Airlines flights, how they actually land — on time, or in each lateness band. A short delay is a nuisance; a 2-hour delay misses connections.
Routes
Western Airlines’s routes, ranked by on-time rate
Every route with a meaningful sample, most to least on-time. Tap an airport for its full profile.
The read on Western Airlines
What the record actually tells you about flying Western Airlines
Western Airlines runs about 75% on time across 25,167 flights of official all-cause history — a respectable, middle-of-the-pack record. On cancellations, cancellations are rare here, at roughly 0.2%.
It's not just whether a flight is late, but how late. When Western Airlines runs behind, the typical delay lands around 13 minutes, and only a small slice — about 0.9% — slip two hours or more, so the worst-case tail is relatively contained.
Reliability isn't uniform across Western Airlines's map. Its strongest route in the data is AMS–ABZ, running around 79% on time. Where a single carrier flies the same city pair well or poorly comes down to the hub, the aircraft rotation, and the time of day as much as the airline itself.
A track record is the backdrop, not a verdict on your flight. To put it to work, score your actual Western Airlines flight on reliability, weather, and connection safety, see how the PlaneSane Score works, and read are some airlines really more reliable and how to read on-time stats.
Common questions about Western Airlines
- How often is Western Airlines on time?
- Western Airlines (WA) ran about 75% on time across 25,167 flights of official history — a respectable, middle-of-the-pack record. Its cancellation rate is roughly 0.2%.
- Is Western Airlines a reliable airline?
- On the numbers, Western Airlines has a respectable, middle-of-the-pack record. Typical delays run around 13 minutes when flights are late. Reliability varies by route and time of day, so check your specific flight rather than the brand average. It's advisory context, not a guarantee for any one flight.
- Which routes does Western Airlines fly most reliably?
- In our data, AMS–ABZ is among Western Airlines's most reliable routes at about 79% on time. The same airline can perform very differently route to route.
Flying Western Airlines?
Score your actual flight on reliability, weather, and connection safety before you book — Western Airlines’s track record is just the start.