UA1541United Airlines · DEN → MSY
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Route confirmed United Airlines

UA1541 DenverDEN · 17:45 New OrleansMSY · 21:31

UA1541 by United Airlines flies from Denver (DEN) to New Orleans (MSY) for the Mon, Aug 17 departure.

Right nowEn route to New Orleans · off blocks 18:12 · 27 min late
En route

en route from DEN to MSY

En routeUA1541 · position estimated
DENDenverMSYNew Orleans
Estimated from the boards

Board estimate · gate and arrival times. Off blocks 18:12 · typical taxi-out at DEN ≈ 7.1 min.

⚖ UA1541 typically leaves +39 and lands +18. The air wins minutes back.

Where the minutes go

last 7 operations · gate push → arrival
0+137+275+412 min
08-18
+27 gate · +1 arrival
08-17
+27 gate · −9 arrival
08-16
+112 gate · +77 arrival
08-15
+179 gate · +164 arrival
08-14
+412 gate · +380 arrival
08-13
+15 gate · −15 arrival
08-12
+52 gate · +18 arrival

The bar is how late it left the gate; the ring is where it actually arrived. Board clocks, not estimates.

The last 30 days

arrival outcome per operation

median arrival +18 min · 0 cancelled · 11 operations tracked

The route today

live boards
DENDenverOn-time likelyDEN delay board →
MSYNew OrleansModerate riskMSY delay board →
DEN→MSYevery carrier, schedules and on-time historyRoute intelligence →

Weather lens

Delay & cancellation outlook for this flight

Measured, 90-day sample
45%Chance of 15+ min delay
1.3%Chance of cancellation
+9 minAvg hub delay right now

Conditions at DEN and MSY are near their clear-air norm right now, so this reflects the route's recent baseline rather than a weather penalty. For this route and airline, under conditions like today's, over the last 90 days.

Pro Flight Search tracking, 90 days · the weather × delay correlation study → · live weather risk by airport →

When it flies

scheduled departures
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Each mark is a scheduled departure at its origin-local time. Today is highlighted.

Other Denver to New Orleans flights today

same route · United Airlines
UA2273departs 09:50

If UA1541 is cancelled, this is the other United Airlines nonstop flight from Denver to New Orleans on the same day, with scheduled departure times in DEN local time. Most flights posting a delay still operate — rebooking usually only beats a very large posted delay. Every airline on this route →

How UA1541 actually runs

Pro Flight Search has tracked every published board update for UA1541 across the DEN and MSY boards: schedule changes, gate pushes and actual clocks. Usually lands ~23 min late. Based on 10 confirmed landings · 5/10 within 15 min of schedule. Pushes back late but makes up time in the air.

The verdict above is that record speaking, so it reflects how UA1541 operates rather than what the timetable promises. Numbers refresh as new flights operate.

Technical record

How this operation is measured

board clocksaircraft

Board log

scheduled → actual, per operation
08-18DEN 17:45 18:12 (+27)MSY 21:31 21:32 (+1)
08-17DEN 17:45 18:12 (+27)MSY 21:31 21:22 (−9)
08-16DEN 17:45 19:37 (+112)MSY 21:31 22:48 (+77)
08-15DEN 17:45 20:44 (+179)MSY 21:31 00:15 (+164)
08-14DEN 17:45 00:37 (+412)MSY 21:31 03:51 (+380)
08-13DEN 17:45 18:00 (+15)MSY 21:31 21:16 (−15)
08-12DEN 17:45 18:37 (+52)MSY 21:31 21:49 (+18)
08-11DEN 17:45 18:21 (+36)MSY 21:31 21:32 (+1)
08-10DEN 17:45 18:24 (+39)MSY 21:34 (+0)
08-09DEN 17:45 19:16 (+91)MSY 21:34 22:34 (+60)
08-07DEN 17:45 18:00 (+15)MSY

Aircraft

Recent tails: N892UA, N884UA, N883UA, N807UA.

Board clocks recorded as DEN and MSY published them.

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