UA491 Los AngelesLAX · 00:51 New OrleansMSY · 06:11
UA491 by United Airlines flies from Los Angeles (LAX) to New Orleans (MSY) for the Wed, Sep 9 departure.
Same number through LAX → IAH → MSY
arrived at MSY · 7 min late
The route today
live boardsWeather lens
Delay & cancellation outlook for this flight
Measured, 90-day sampleConditions at LAX 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 departuresEach mark is a scheduled departure at its origin-local time. Today is highlighted.
Other Los Angeles to New Orleans flights today
same route · United AirlinesIf UA491 is cancelled, these are the other United Airlines nonstop flights from Los Angeles to New Orleans on the same day, with scheduled departure times in LAX local time. Most flights posting a delay still operate — rebooking usually only beats a very large posted delay. Every airline on this route →
How UA491 actually runs
Pro Flight Search has tracked every published board update for UA491 across the LAX and MSY boards: schedule changes, gate pushes and actual clocks. Early read — pattern not clear yet. Only 3 completed legs so far: left noticeably late (~25 min) but landed right on schedule. Not enough to call it.
The verdict above is that record speaking, so it reflects how UA491 operates rather than what the timetable promises. Numbers refresh as new flights operate.
How this operation is measured
Board log
scheduled → actual, per operationAircraft
Recent tails: N33103.
Board clocks recorded as LAX and MSY published them.
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